With the popularity of premium compact smartphones, Samsung’s Galaxy S23 was ahead of its time since it barely had any competition. So two years ago, this model was one of the best compact flagship. While the price cuts makes the device tempting, there are plenty of compromises and alternatives that should have you steer clear of the Galaxy S23 in 2025. So here are all the details.
1. No Longer Cutting Edge
When it first debuted, the Galaxy S23 was part of Samsung’s latest and greatest flagship lineup. It brought Qualcomm’s fastest processor at the time, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, bringing improved power efficiency and performance gains. But over the last two years, there have been notable upgrades in both regards.
The Galaxy S23 is not slow by any means, but if you’re expect the cutting edge performance, you might want to skip this device. Samsung is one of the manufacturers that offers long 7 years of major OS updates. However, the Galaxy S23 arrived just before this shift, so it only offers 4 years of OS updates. Two years after its release, now you also get two more major software upgrades.
2. Mediocre Battery Life
Samsung is still slow in adopting newer battery technology and even its latest gen Galaxy S25 carrying a tiny battery pack. But the older chipset paired with the small 3,900mAh cell, the battery life on the Galaxy S23 barely lasts a day. You are likely looking for your charger after a couple of hours of heavy use as well. Making matters worse is the snail paced 25W wired fast charging speeds.
3. Cameras
On paper, it seems like the South Korean tech giant has made no changes to the camera sensors to its base level Galaxy S series phones since 2022. In other words, the Galaxy S22, Galaxy S23, Galaxy S24, and Galaxy S25 still uses the same image sensors. While these were on par with other smartphones of its class. Compact devices are now rivaling premium flagships with impressive camera hardware.
4. Odd Pricing & Better Alternatives
As of right now, the Galaxy S23 is barely available in the market, and the pricing is inconsistent. In India, the smartphone is selling via Flipkart with a more hefty price tag than the newer Galaxy S24. While it is more affordable than the S24 in the US and the UK, the price gap isn’t quite large.
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