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.
$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
Key specs
A human-friendly subset of specs (non-null)
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.
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
/25.0
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5000.0mAh
Battery is in the Top 15%
of all phones
(25% weight)
biggest contributor
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+20.9 pts
/25.0
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6.8"
Screen Size is in the Top 17%
of all phones
(25% weight)
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+16.0 pts
/25.0
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256.0GB
Storage is in the mid-pack (64th pct)
of all phones
(25% weight)
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+12.6 pts
/25.0
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8.0GB
RAM is in the mid-pack (50th pct)
of all phones
(25% weight)
Travel / Battery
58
Fair
Why this score?
🟢
+34.1 pts
/40.0
—
5000.0mAh
Battery is in the Top 15%
of all phones
(40% weight)
biggest contributor
🟡
+12.8 pts
/20.0
—
256.0GB
Storage is in the mid-pack (64th pct)
of all phones
(20% weight)
🟢
+8.3 pts
/10.0
—
6.8"
Screen Size is in the Top 17%
of all phones
(10% weight)
🔴
+2.4 pts
/30.0
—
0.23kg
Weight is in the Bottom 8%
of all phones
(30% weight)
⚠ drags score down
Offers
| Retailer | SKU | Price | Stock | Offer | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best Buy | 6671599 | 599.99 USD | In stock | View offer → | 2026-03-14 05:12:50.606475+00:00 |
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| bestbuy | 599.99 USD | In stock | 2026-03-14 05:12:50.606475+00:00 |
| bestbuy | 599.99 USD | In stock | 2026-03-13 05:22:55.076785+00:00 |
| bestbuy | 599.99 USD | In stock | 2026-03-12 05:10:19.328896+00:00 |
| bestbuy | 599.99 USD | In stock | 2026-03-11 05:08:01.106144+00:00 |
| bestbuy | 599.99 USD | In stock | 2026-03-10 05:18:35.962902+00:00 |
| bestbuy | 599.99 USD | In stock | 2026-03-09 05:18:42.591944+00:00 |
| bestbuy | 599.99 USD | In stock | 2026-03-06 07:26:42.470835+00:00 |
Full specs
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| Capacity (GB) | 256 |
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| Screen size (in) | 6.8 |
| Resolution | 1440 x 3088 |
| CPU | Qualcomm SM8550-AC Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 |
| RAM (GB) | 8 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 |
| Panel | AMOLED |
| Refresh rate (Hz) | 120 |
| Reconciled at | 2026-03-06 10:20:22.157613+00:00 |
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