Rewrite this content Only a few days ago there were the first price leaks for the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S23 series for Germany and Spain. The same source has now published the final prices for the German market. According to this, the cheapest Galaxy S23 with 8 GB RAM and 128 GB storage will start at 949 euros. The 256 GB model costs 1,009 euros. Both sums are 10 euros below the alleged Spanish prices. The Samsung Galaxy S23+ costs 1,199 euros with 8/256 GB and 1,319 euros with 8/512 GB. The Galaxy S23 Ultra with 8/256 GB starts at 1,399 euros and increases to 1,579 euros with 12/512 GB. Compared to the prices of the Galaxy S22 series, the S23 and S23+ are exactly 100 euros more expensive. The Galaxy S23 Ultra increases by 50 euros, but already has 256 GB of memory on board instead of the 128 GB of the Galaxy S22 Ultra. At the very least, there will be some free memory upgrades for pre-orders via the Samsung website. Snapdragon 8 Gen 2: Own Galaxy S23 version Samsung and chipmaker Qualcomm have struck a deal for an exclusive chipset in the Galaxy S23 series. The official name is Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform for Galaxy. The first promotional images already show the changed Snapdragon logo. The Qualcomm chipset is produced exclusively for Samsung. Details about the deal with Qualcomm are currently still scarce. The first benchmarks had already revealed several Samsung Galaxy S23 models with higher prime core clock rates. Now we have the Snapdragon for Galaxy confirmation. The whole thing is likely to be a long-term cooperation that will probably continue with the Galaxy S24 generation. After that, Samsung’s chip division could jump off with its own competitive chipset. Gorilla Glass 2 Samsung had early access to the original Gorilla Glass Victus. Later, the Galaxy S22 series was the first to get the improved Victus+. Now history repeats itself. The upcoming Galaxy S23 models will be the first phones with the new Gorilla Glass Victus 2. Version 2 focuses on falling. This includes falls onto very rough surfaces from up to 1 meter (waist height) onto concrete or up to 2 meters (head height) onto asphalt. According to the manufacturer Corning, the improved drop resistance is not at the expense of the scratch resistance. Price-performance savedAway 3 Compare 8.3 Samsung Galaxy A53 5G savedAway 3 Compare 314,50€ Bestseller savedAway 2 Compare 9.2 Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra savedAway 2 Compare 649,99€ Hot savedAway 0 Compare 8.7 Samsung Galaxy Z Flip4 savedAway 0 Compare 599,00€ Hot savedAway 0 Compare 9.3 Samsung Galaxy Z Fold4 savedAway 0 Compare 949,99€ Gorilla Glass Victus 2 consists of 22% recycled materials. The press release does not explicitly mention the S23 series. But given the timing, there’s little doubt where we’ll see GG Victus 2 first. Presumably, the new glass will guard both the front and back of Samsung phones, just like Victus+ guarded the entire Galaxy S22 series. “We are committed to embedding sustainability throughout our product lifecycle and working with like-minded partners like Corning to improve performance while reducing our environmental impact. Our next generation of Galaxy flagship smartphones are the first devices to use Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2 while offering better durability and improved sustainability.” Stephanie Choi, Executive Vice President und Chief Marketing Officer Samsung MX Those 1 / Those 2 / Those 3 and add more content about Samsung Galaxy S23: prices, own CPU and Victus 2 glass
