Samsung Galaxy Refurbished Excellent S23 Phantom Black 128GB
The compact 168g body houses a Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy and a 6.1-inch 120Hz OLED peaking at 1750 nits, delivering smooth AI features like Circle to Search and Live Translate. Refurbished pricing makes its flagship AI tools—Generative Edit, Interpreter mode—accessible, while IP68 durability and the 50MP Nightography camera provide practical value. Best for frequent travelers and social content creators needing on-the-fly translation and pocket-sized photo editing, provided the 3900mAh battery’s modest endurance is acceptable.
Screen 6.1
Display OLED
Refresh 120 Hz
Chip Snapdragon® 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform for Galaxy
RAM 8 GB
Storage 128 GB
Camera 50 MP
front camera mp 12
69 Overall Score
Price €0
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong camera (86th percentile) 86th
- Strong display (83th percentile) 83th
- Strong performance (79th percentile) 79th
- Strong user sentiment (78th percentile) 78th
Cons
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Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Display
| Screen Size | 6.1" |
| Display Type | OLED |
| Resolution | 2340 x 1080 |
| Refresh Rate | 120 Hz |
| Brightness | 1750 nits |
| HDR | Yes |
Performance
| Processor | Snapdragon® 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform for Galaxy |
| Processor Model | Snapdragon® 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform for Galaxy |
| CPU Speed | 3.36 |
| RAM | 8 MB |
| Storage | 128 GB |
Camera
| Main Camera | 50 |
| Camera Count | 3 |
| Ultrawide | 12 |
| Telephoto | 10 |
| Front Camera | 12 |
| Optical Zoom | 3x |
| Video | 8K |
Battery & Charging
| Battery | 3900 Wh |
| Fast Charging | Adaptive Fast Charging |
| Connector | USB-C |
Connectivity
| 5G | Yes |
| NFC | Yes |
| USB | USB-C |
| SIM | eSIM, Nano SIM |
| eSIM | Yes |
Design & Build
| Water Resistance | IP68 |
| Weight | 0.2 kg / 0.4 lbs |
| OS | Android 13 |
| Headphone Jack | No |
vs Competition
| Spec | Samsung Galaxy Refurbished Excellent S23 | Motorola razr razr ultra 2025 | Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max | Google Pixel Pixel 10a | OnePlus OnePlus 15 15 | ASUS ROG Phone 8 Pro |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Screen Size | 6.1 | 7.0 | 6.9 | 6.3 | 6.8 | 6.8 |
| Display Type | OLED | OLED | Super Retina XDR | OLED | AMOLED | LTPO AMOLED |
| Refresh Rate | 120 | 165 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 165 |
| Processor | Snapdragon® 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform for Galaxy | Snapdragon 8 Elite Mobile Platform | Apple A18 Pro | Google Tensor G4 | Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 128 | 512 | 256 | 128 | 512 | 512 |
| Rear Camera Mp | 50 | 50 | 48 | 48 | 50 | 50 |
| Front Camera Mp | 12 | 50 | 12 | 13 | 32 | 32 |
| Battery Capacity Mah | 3900 | 4700 | 4685 | 5100 | 7300 | 5500 |
| Charging Wattage | - | 68 | 30 | 30 | 80 | 65 |
| Wireless Charging | - | true | true | true | true | true |
| Five (g) | true | true | true | true | true | true |
| Water Resistance | IP68 | IP48 | IP68 | IP68 | IP69K | IP68 |
| Operating System | Android 13 | Android | iOS | Android | Android | Android |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Build | Camera | Battery | Display | Feature | User Sentiment | Performance | Connectivity | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samsung Galaxy Refurbished Excellent S23 | 71.8 | 86.3 | 50 | 83.1 | 38.1 | 78.1 | 79.1 | 64.9 | 74.8 |
| Motorola razr razr ultra 2025 Compare | 66.4 | 84.9 | 97 | 99 | 87.1 | 78.1 | 99.6 | 73.8 | 92.9 |
| Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max Compare | 78.5 | 93.5 | 88.6 | 96 | 78.3 | 0 | 89.2 | 95.9 | 94.4 |
| Google Pixel Pixel 10a Compare | 93.2 | 54.5 | 89.6 | 87.5 | 78.3 | 78.1 | 81.1 | 98 | 98.4 |
| OnePlus OnePlus 15 15 Compare | 84.5 | 98 | 99.5 | 83.1 | 51.6 | 0 | 99.6 | 87.7 | 99.8 |
| ASUS ROG Phone 8 Pro Compare | 84.5 | 93.5 | 99.2 | 99.8 | 87.1 | 0 | 99.2 | 92.2 | 24.7 |
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