At the time of writing, the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra is ZDNET’s pick for the best phone overall. Compared to its closest competitors, including Apple’s iPhone 14 Pro and Google’s Pixel 7 Pro, the newest Galaxy device offers better performance, improved cameras, and a suite of features that caters to users of various expertise.
From ZDNET’s testing and full review, the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra scored a 4.5/5 rating, delivering what is the most complete smartphone experience that money can buy right now, coming at a base storage size of 256GB, and even having an integrated S Pen stylus for precision inputs. It also has what is arguably the best-looking display that we’ve tested so far.