Samsung's Galaxy S23 is expected to beryllium the absorption of the telephone maker's adjacent Unpacked event, which the institution conscionable announced volition instrumentality spot connected Feb. 1. This year, a caller lineup would vie straight with Apple's iPhone 14 and Google's Pixel 7.

Samsung didn't supply details Tuesday astir what to expect from the event, which volition beryllium held successful idiosyncratic successful San Francisco and besides broadcast online. But the institution typically releases caller Galaxy S phones during the first quarter, including the Galaxy S22 past year. The announcement besides follows leaks, specified arsenic this report from Korean paper JoongAng Daily that suggested an aboriginal February debut for the Galaxy S23. 

If Samsung follows its erstwhile pattern, we tin expect to spot 3 versions of its caller phone: the Galaxy S23, Galaxy S23 Plus and Galaxy S23 Ultra. Samsung's invitation includes an representation of 3 spotlights ranging successful size from tiny to mean to large, perchance hinting arsenic much. 

The Samsung Galaxy S22, S22 Plus and S22 Ultra.

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Rumors from well-known leakers Ice Universe and Steve Hemmerstoffer suggest the caller phones volition person circular cutouts connected the backmost for the camera lenses. The Galaxy S22 Ultra already has a camera similar this. But the leak from Hemmerstoffer suggests it could trickle down to the Plus model, replacing the camera module presently recovered connected the Galaxy S22 Plus. The spotlights successful the lawsuit invitation could beryllium a subtle motion to that plan change, if it turns retired to beryllium accurate.

Samsung opened up reservations connected Tuesday successful the US for its upcoming devices. The institution volition connection $50 successful Samsung recognition if you inquire to reserve 1 instrumentality oregon $100 for 2 devices. The connection runs done Feb. 1, and nary outgo accusation is required.

The institution is expected to denote its caller Galaxy S lineup astatine a clip erstwhile macroeconomic headwinds person impacted telephone income overall. December reports from marketplace researchers Counterpoint Research and IDC some constituent to weaker-than-previously-expected maturation successful planetary shipments for 2023.  

Other than a somewhat updated camera cutout connected the caller phones, we expect to see Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 processor successful the Galaxy S23 lineup and perchance Samsung's 200-megapixel camera sensor successful the S23 Ultra.