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Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra

Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
R18,000
SKU: 3721
Brand: Samsung
Category: Mobiles
  • CPU: Octa-core (1x3.36 GHz Cortex-X3 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A715 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A710 & 3x2.0 GHz Cortex-A510)
  • RAM: 8GB/12GB
  • Storage: 256GB/512GB/1T
  • Display: Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1200 nits (HBM), 1750 nits (peak)
  • Camera: 200MP
  • OS: Android 14, One UI 6.1

Our Rating

The overall rating is based on review by our experts

8.3
  • Display 8 / 10
  • Camera 9 / 10
  • Performance 8 / 10
  • Battery 8 / 10

PROS

  1. Best design.
  2. Huge storage and RAM.
  3. Dynamic AMOLED 2X display with high resolution.
  4. Good Performance.

CONS

  1. FM Radio is not supported.

The Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra sits at the absolute pinnacle of smartphone engineering. It is widely celebrated for its uncompromising approach to technology—bringing together an incredibly powerful 200-megapixel camera, an advanced space zoom system, an integrated S Pen stylus, and immense battery life into a striking, premium frame.

If you are looking to invest in this ultimate flagship device within South Africa, here is the complete breakdown of its pricing landscape, retail pathways, and key purchasing considerations.

Current Pricing in South Africa

The Galaxy S23 Ultra is available starting from approximately ZAR 18,000.

An Essential Reality Check on Pricing: Finding an Ultra-tier flagship starting at ZAR 18,000 is an incredibly attractive entry point, but it requires some market context. At this baseline, you are almost exclusively looking at certified pre-owned (CPO), open-box, or high-grade refurbished units. If you are hunting for a brand-new, factory-sealed retail unit or a model with advanced storage capacities, prices will scale up significantly, typically sitting between ZAR 21,000 and ZAR 26,000+.

The exact price of your Ultra will fluctuate based on a few main elements:

  • Cosmetic and Functional Grading: Refurbished units are priced strictly on their condition (such as “Like New/Pristine” versus “Very Good”).

  • Storage and RAM Configurations: The base model features 256GB of storage with 8GB or 128GB of RAM, but upgrading to the 512GB or massive 1TB tiers (which come with a boosted 12GB of RAM) commands a heavy premium.

  • Location and Courier Shipping: Costs can shift slightly due to localized brick-and-mortar dealer markdowns or online delivery surcharges to outlying provinces.

Where to Buy: Major Retailers & Providers

As Samsung’s ultimate marquee phone, the Galaxy S23 Ultra is widely distributed across South Africa’s leading commercial outlets and premium cellular networks:

1. High-Probability E-Commerce Platforms & Retailers

For outright cash purchases, store account payment plans, or browsing verified pre-owned premium tiers, check out these avenues:

  • Takealot: The primary digital marketplace for finding competitive deals on certified refurbished or open-box S23 Ultra units from highly rated third-party tech merchants.

  • Makro & Game: Excellent destinations for tracking down remaining brand-new warehouse clearance stock, standalone cash deals, or online marketplace listings.

  • HiFi Corp & Hi Online: Specialist consumer electronics hubs that frequently run trade-in promotions or cash discounts on premium tier hardware.

  • Foschini, Mr Price, PEP, & Ackermans: While these chains are traditionally household names for fashion and lifestyle, their prominent, specialized cellular counters and online catalogs frequently facilitate flagship device sales and high-tier contract upgrades.

2. Network Operators & Premium Cellular Outlets

If you prefer a structured monthly contract, data-heavy bundles, or hands-on customer support, visit:

  • MTN: Offers robust monthly contract options, corporate upgrade paths, and widespread local network support.

  • Cellucity & 4U: High-end cellular specialists that are ideal for grabbing official Samsung protective cases, premium screen guards, and receiving expert help setting up your new device.

  • Chatz Connect: A nationwide independent dealer network that simplifies mobile contract upgrades and walks you through individualized contract terms.

Critical Checkpoints Before Finalizing Your Purchase

When investing your hard-earned money into a high-end machine like the Galaxy S23 Ultra, keeping these vital considerations in mind ensures a premium ownership experience:

  • Test the S Pen: The S Pen stylus is a core feature built right into the body of the phone. If you are buying a refurbished or pre-owned unit, always test the stylus immediately to ensure it connects via Bluetooth, charges correctly inside the slot, and offers smooth pressure sensitivity.

  • Acquire a 45W Fast Charging Block: The Galaxy S23 Ultra features a massive 5000 mAh battery that supports Samsung’s faster 45W wired charging. However, because it ships in an eco-friendly slim box, no charging brick is included. Make sure to pair it with a high-quality 45W USB-C Power Delivery (PD) 3.0 charger to juice up at maximum speed.

  • Verify Your Local Warranty: Always check whether the seller is offering an official Samsung South Africa manufacturer warranty or an independent store-backed warranty. Official local stock gives you seamless access to authorized local Samsung service centers if you ever need technical assistance.

Full Specifications

General

Brand Samsung
Model Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
Announced 01 February, 2023
Released 17 July, 2024
Status Available
Price ZAR 18,000

Design

Type Design Type called form factor refers to a mobile phone's size, shape, and style as well as the layout and position of major components of phone. There are three major form factors seen in mobile phones => bar phones, folding phones and sliding phones. Bar
Dimensions 163.4 x 78.1 x 8.9 mm (6.43 x 3.07 x 0.35 in)
Weight 234 g (8.25 oz)
Protection IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Colors Phantom Black, Green, Cream, Lavender, Graphite, Sky Blue, Lime, Red, BMW M Edition

Network

2G Network
3G Network
4G Network
5G Network
SIM SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) is a small card that contains mobile network subscriber's account information. This allows the phone using the card to attach to a mobile network. The SIM card is most commonly associated with GSM and UMTS mobile networks. Moving a SIM card from one phone to another allows a subscriber to switch mobile phones without having to contact their mobile network carrier. SIM cards can also be used by a phone to store limited amounts of data, such as phone numbers and text messages. Nano-SIM and eSIM or Dual SIM (2 Nano-SIMs and eSIM, dual stand-by)

Display

Display Type Display Technology => A number of display technologies and types used in mobile phones => TFT (Thin Film Transistor), IPS (In-Place Switching), OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode), AMOLED (Active-Matrix Organic Light-Emitting Diode), Super AMOLED (an even advanced version of AMOLED), Resistive Touchscreen (Resistive touchscreens contain two layer of conductive material with a very small gap between them which acts as a resistance), Capacitive Touchsceen (Capacitive touchscreen technology consists of a layer of glass coated with a transparent conductor) Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1200 nits (HBM), 1750 nits (peak)
Size 6.8 inches, 114.7 cm2 (~89.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1440 x 3088 pixels, 19.3:9 ratio (~500 ppi density)
Display Protection Display Protection => Gorilla Glass is a special alkali-aluminosilicate glass shield with exceptional damage resistance that helps protect mobile displays from scratches, drops, and bumps of everyday use, It is always better to go for a smartphone with Gorilla Glass for that added protection and peace of mind. Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2

Media

Audio Playback
Video Playback
FM Radio No
Ring Tones
Loudspeaker

Camera

Main Camera Camera is able to capture photographs and usually videos, The most important characteristics of a camera are the resolution (measured in megapixels), lens focus type (fixed or automatic), higher megapixel cameras are known to capture higher quality photos, but not always a good measurement of the photos quality. 200 MP, f/1.7, 24mm (wide), 1/1.3", 0.6µm, multi-directional PDAF, Laser AF, OIS
10 MP, f/2.4, 70mm (telephoto), 1/3.52", 1.12µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom
10 MP, f/4.9, 230mm (periscope telephoto), 1/3.52", 1.12µm, PDAF, OIS, 10x optical zoom
12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, Super Steady video
Camera Features Dual video call, Auto-HDR, HDR10+
Video 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps
Selfie Camera 12 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), dual pixel PDAF
Camera Features Dual video call, Auto-HDR, HDR10+
Video 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps

Software

Operating System OS => Every computer system run on a base software called Operating System (OS). Operating System controls all basic operations of the computer (such as smartphone, PDAs, tablet computers and other handheld devices). The Operating System allows the user to install and run third party applications (apps), apps are used to add new functionality to the device. Android 14
User Interface UI or user interface of a device is the look and feel of the on-screen menu system. How it works, its color scheme, how it responds to button presses, all of these things are part of the user interface. One UI 6.1

Hardware

Chipset Chipset is a group of integrated circuits designed to perform one or a more dedicated functions, often with real time computing constraints, Popular smartphones are equipped with more advanced embedded chipsets that can do many different tasks depending on their programming. Qualcomm SM8550-AC Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (4 nm)
CPU CPU (Central Processing Unit) mostly known as processors, CPU processes instructions in order to carry out certain functions that make your device operate properly. Processors are often described as the brain of computers, smartphones and tablets, Smartphones and tablets rely on processors to carry out their every task, Processors are an incredibly important factor in selecting any type of computing device, including your smartphone. Octa-core (1x3.36 GHz Cortex-X3 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A715 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A710 & 3x2.0 GHz Cortex-A510)
GPU GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) is a single-chip processor designed to rapidly manipulate and alter memory to accelerate the creation of images in a frame buffer intended for output to a display, This includes things such as lighting effects, object transformations, and 3D motion. Adreno 740
RAM (Memory) RAM (Random Access Memory) is a type of computer memory that can be accessed randomly, any byte of memory can be accessed without touching the preceding bytes that allows information to be stored and accessed quickly from random locations. RAM is the most common type of memory found in computer systems, smartphones, tablets and other electronic devices. 8GB/12GB
Internal Storage Internal Storage is a data storage space (flash memory) mostly used in smartphones, tablets and other electronic devices where operating system, apps, music, photos, videos, files and other user data Is stored. 256GB/512GB/1TB
Card Slot Memory Card Slot is a special slot for inserting a memory card. Memory cards allow you to expand the phone's built-in memory, A memory card (sometimes called a flash memory card or a storage card) is a small storage medium used to store data such as text, pictures, audio, and video, for use on small, portable or remote computing devices such as mobile phones, mp3 players, digital cameras. No
Sensors Sensors are electronic components that detects and responds to some type of input from the physical environment. The specific input could be light, heat, motion, moisture, pressure and location, The output is generally a signal that is converted to use in computing systems, a location sensor, such as a GPS receiver is able to detect current location of your electronic device. Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support)
Ultra Wideband (UWB) support

Connectivity

Bluetooth Bluetooth is a wireless communications technology for exchanging data between mobile phones, headsets, computers and other network devices over short distances without wires, Bluetooth technology was primarily designed to support simple wireless networking of personal consumer devices. 5.3, A2DP, LE
Wi-fi Wi-Fi is a popular wireless networking technology using radio waves to provide high-speed network connections that allows devices to communicate without cords or cables, Wi-Fi is increasingly becoming the preferred mode of internet connectivity all over the world. Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Wi-fi Hotspot
USB USB Type-C 3.2, OTG
Positioning GPS The Global Positioning System is a satellite-based radio navigation system, GPS permits users to determine their position, velocity and the time 24 hours a day, in all weather, anywhere in the world, In order to locate your position, your device or GPS receiver must have a clear view of the sky. GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS
NFC NFC (Near field communication) is a set of standards for smartphones and similar devices to establish peer-to-peer radio communications with each other by touching them together or bringing them into proximity, usually no more than a few inches.

Battery

Battery Type Battery Type => Cell phones run on various kinds of batteries depending on the manufacturer, phone size or shape and features. There are basically four types of cell phone batteries => Lithium Polymer, Lithium Ion, Nickel Metal Hydride and Nickel Cadmium. Li-Ion 5000 mAh, non-removable
Charging Wireless Charging (Inductive Charging) uses an electromagnetic field to transfer energy between two objects. This is usually done with a charging station. Energy is sent through an inductive coupling to an electrical device, which can then use that energy to charge batteries or run the device. 45W wired, PD3.0, 65% in 30 min (advertised)
15W wireless (Qi/PMA)
4.5W reverse wireless

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