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Samsung - Pre-Owned Excellent Galaxy S23 Ultra 5G 256GB (Unlocked) - Phathom Black

Price range: $599.99
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Good Value
Outperforms 58% of phones at a lower price than 60%.
$600 is 18% below the $730 category median.
Brand: Samsung
Category: Phone
The 2023 Samsung is a 6.8" phone powered by the Qualcomm SM8550-AC Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 with 8 GB RAM and a 256 GB SSD. Its 120 Hz AMOLED display delivers 1440 × 3088 resolution.
PQS: 87 (computed 2026-03-14 07:04:55.688275+00:00)
GTIN-14: 00647056437246
Samsung - Pre-Owned Excellent Galaxy S23 Ultra 5G 256GB (Unlocked) - Phathom Black

Key specs

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Storage
256 GB
RAM
8 GB
CPU
Qualcomm SM8550-AC Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Display
6.8", AMOLED, 1440 × 3088, 120 Hz
Resolution
1440 x 3088
Panel
AMOLED
Refresh rate
120 Hz

How this Phone compares vs. 1045 phones

Percentile rank for each spec — higher means this product outperforms more of its peers.
RAM 8.0GB
50%
Weight 0.23kg
8% Bottom 20%
Battery 5000.0mAh
85% Above avg
Screen Size 6.8"
83% Above avg
Storage 256.0GB
64%

Spec Profile Radar

Visual snapshot — outer edge = 100th percentile (best in class)

Use-Case Fitness Deterministic

Weighted scoring based on specs that matter most for each workflow
Photography
71
Good
Why this score?
🟢 +21.3 pts /25.05000.0mAh Battery is in the Top 15% of all phones (25% weight) biggest contributor
🟢 +20.9 pts /25.06.8" Screen Size is in the Top 17% of all phones (25% weight)
🟡 +16.0 pts /25.0256.0GB Storage is in the mid-pack (64th pct) of all phones (25% weight)
🟡 +12.6 pts /25.08.0GB RAM is in the mid-pack (50th pct) of all phones (25% weight)
Travel / Battery
58
Fair
Why this score?
🟢 +34.1 pts /40.05000.0mAh Battery is in the Top 15% of all phones (40% weight) biggest contributor
🟡 +12.8 pts /20.0256.0GB Storage is in the mid-pack (64th pct) of all phones (20% weight)
🟢 +8.3 pts /10.06.8" Screen Size is in the Top 17% of all phones (10% weight)
🔴 +2.4 pts /30.00.23kg Weight is in the Bottom 8% of all phones (30% weight) ⚠ drags score down

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Full specs

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Capacity (GB)256
Screen size (in)6.8
Resolution1440 x 3088
CPUQualcomm SM8550-AC Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
RAM (GB)8
Storage (GB)256
PanelAMOLED
Refresh rate (Hz)120
Reconciled at2026-03-06 10:20:22.157613+00:00
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