Samsung Galaxy S23 Series Launch Highlights: Next-Gen Flagships Unveiled; OnePlus 11 Series Launch To Follow
The Galaxy Unpacked 2023 event saw the launch of the next-gen Galaxy S23 flagship phones and new laptops from Samsung, days ahead of the launch of the flagship OnePlus 11.
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Samsung is set to host its first Galaxy Unpacked event in three years. The Galaxy Unpacked 2023 will be a flagship event from the South Korean tech giant and also its first in-person event that will be held in Masonic Auditorium in San Francisco, three years since the coronavirus pandemic. The event will start at 11:30 pm IST on Wednesday (February 1) and officially launch the much-awaited Galaxy S23 series of smartphones. The unveiling of the Galaxy S23 series comes days ahead of the launch of the flagship OnePlus 11 and the OnePlus 11R.
The Galaxy S23 lineup will be the company's next-generation non-folding flagship smartphones and may come with the top-tier Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset. All the models in the Galaxy S23 lineup may come with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset, which would bring a significant jump in the CPU and GPU performance of the devices along with better thermal management.
Samsung will also live-stream the launch of the Galaxy S23 line on its official YouTube channel, Samsung Newsroom, Samsung.com and Samsung India’s YouTube channel. The handset maker is expected to officially unveil three smartphones -- the vanilla Galaxy S23, the Galaxy S23+ and the Galaxy S23 Ultra. The new Galaxy S23 smartphones will come with different display and battery sizes and the premium Galaxy S23 Ultra will feature the best specs, recent rumours said.
According to rumours, Samsung is likely to use AMOLED E6 panel in the upcoming Galaxy S23 series. The same AMOLED E6 was also featured on the new iQOO 11.
The upcoming Galaxy S23 lineup is expected to come with top-tier faster Snapdragon chipsets and better camera hardware.
Meanwhile, carrying on the tradition of launching the first smartphone in the industry to incorporate Corning’s new Gorilla Glass protection, Samsung will unveil the flagship Galaxy S23 series with the Gorilla Glass Victus 2 that was unveiled a few months back.
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