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.
About This Phone
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 size 6.1
- Display type OLED
- Refresh rate 120
- Processor Snapdragon® 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform for Galaxy
- RAM 8 GB
- Storage 128 GB
- Rear camera mp 50
- Front camera mp 12
- Battery capacity 3900 mAh
- Five g
- Water resistance IP68
- Operating system Android 13
Overview
Performance
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong camera (87th percentile) 87th
- Strong display (84th percentile) 84th
- Strong performance (79th percentile) 79th
- Strong user sentiment (77th percentile) 77th
Cons
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 |
Value & Pricing
Price History
vs Competition
| Spec | Samsung Galaxy Refurbished Excellent S23 | Google Pixel 10a | Apple iPhone 16 16 | Motorola razr razr ultra 2025 | Xiaomi Xiaomi 17 Pro | Nothing Nothing Phone (4a) Pro A069P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Screen Size | 6.1 | 6.3 | 6.1 | 7.0 | 6.3 | 6.8 |
| Display Type | OLED | OLED | Super Retina XDR | OLED | LTPO AMOLED | AMOLED |
| Refresh Rate | 120 | 120 | 120 | 165 | 120 | 144 |
| Processor | Snapdragon® 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform for Galaxy | Google Tensor G4 | A18 | Snapdragon 8 Elite Mobile Platform | Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 12 | 12 |
| Storage (GB) | 128 | 128 | 128 | 512 | 256 | 256 |
| Rear Camera Mp | 50 | 48 | 48 | 50 | 50 | 50 |
| Front Camera Mp | 12 | 13 | 12 | 50 | 50 | 32 |
| Battery Capacity Mah | 3900 | 5000 | 3561 | 4700 | 6300 | 5150 |
| Charging Wattage | - | 30 | 20 | 68 | 100 | 45 |
| Wireless Charging | - | true | true | true | true | true |
| Five (g) | true | true | true | true | true | true |
| Water Resistance | IP68 | IP68 | IP68 | IP48 | IP68 | IP65 |
| 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 | 72.3 | 86.7 | 50.5 | 83.5 | 38.5 | 77.4 | 79.3 | 65.5 | 64.9 |
| Google Pixel 10a Compare | 93.5 | 76.8 | 90 | 87.7 | 78.8 | 45.9 | 81.2 | 98 | 98.7 |
| Apple iPhone 16 16 Compare | 79 | 79.9 | 64.4 | 92.1 | 78.8 | 95.6 | 86.7 | 95.8 | 94.8 |
| Motorola razr razr ultra 2025 Compare | 67 | 85.3 | 97 | 99 | 87.5 | 77.4 | 99.6 | 74.4 | 87.9 |
| Xiaomi Xiaomi 17 Pro Compare | 84.9 | 98.1 | 99.9 | 98.1 | 65 | 0 | 94.8 | 95.8 | 13.8 |
| Nothing Nothing Phone (4a) Pro A069P Compare | 67 | 95.5 | 94 | 99 | 38.5 | 0 | 69.5 | 57.4 | 75 |
Usage Scores
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