Well, it seems like this is the time for incremental upgrades on phones, and after Apple, it is now Samsung’s turn to unveil its new flagship phone that looks suspiciously similar to the company’s previous offering.
Still, although incremental, some of the upgrades and improvements coming to the Galaxy S23 Ultra will likely be nice to have and therefore appreciated. However, there's a “but”, which is there because (I don't know about you), but I'm not willing to pay $1,200 for a phone that's likely to turn out being 80-90% similar to what we already know and love about the Galaxy S22 Ultra...
According to Samsung’s teaser, one of the Galaxy S23 Ultra’s selling points is going to be the phone’s ability to take better photos of the moon and stars - you know, because that’s what the average person wants to do. Right… average person?
Despite the fact the Galaxy S23 Ultra is shaping up as one of the most comprehensive, feature-rich and capable smartphones of 2023, that doesn’t mean it will exist in a vacuum, which is the key point I'll be making here.
And while I'm not going to bring up the Pixel and iPhone into this argument, I do think you might want to consider buying Samsung's current (soon to be “old”) top-of-the-line flagship phone - the Galaxy S22 Ultra! Why? Because it's an amazing phone! Especiallybecause you’ll probably get it at half the price of the upcoming Galaxy S23 Ultra once the latter is released (or even right now...)
Let's get into a bit more detail...
Galaxy S22 Ultra instead of Galaxy S23 Ultra? Long software support makes getting last-year's Galaxy flagship phone over the new one a great idea
While I wouldn’t usually advise anyone to buy an older phone when the new model is released, this year might be slightly different, as the Galaxy S22 Ultra already ticks every box and looks basically the same as the S23 Ultra!
But more importantly, the Galaxy S22 Ultra promises a total of fouryears of Android upgrades, which means even if you pick it up now (running Android 13), you're guaranteed to receive a total of three new Android versions (up to Android 16 ), as well as four years of security support! iPhone aside, that's the longest software support you can get when buying an “old” phone. Hats off Samsung!
