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Galaxy W 2023 review: Korea Heart Phone refresh.

SpecEagle Editorial·Dec 2023·$2200
Overall
80/100
Class rank
#2 of 2
Tier
Luxury
Buy?
At the right price
The verdict, up front

Galaxy W 2023.

Galaxy W 2023 refreshed Samsung's Korea-only classic clamshell — SD 8 Gen 2 + 3x telephoto in a heart-phone format.

01Display

86/100

86/100 trails the 90-point cohort average for luxury phones of 2023.

Main6.7" Dynamic AMOLED 2X
Cover5.04" Super AMOLED

02Performance

88/100

88/100 trails the 92-point cohort average for luxury phones of 2023.

ChipsetSD 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy
RAM12 GB
Storage512 GB

03Camera

82/100

82/100 trails the 86-point cohort average for luxury phones of 2023.

Main50 MP OIS
Telephoto10 MP 3x OIS
Ultrawide12 MP
Front12 MP

04Battery

76/100

76/100 is one of the weaker battery results among luxury phones of 2023 — 6 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

Capacity3,700 mAh
Charging25 W

05Software

86/100

86/100 — right at the average for luxury phones of 2023.

What works
  • SD 8 Gen 2 + 3x telephoto.
  • 5.04" cover screen.
  • 7 OS updates.
  • Korean luxury exclusive.
What doesn't
  • $2,200 Korea-only.
  • 254 g brick.
  • 3,700 mAh modest.
  • 25 W charging.
Cross-shop it against
Magic 6 RSR Porsche Design
$1500 · score 90/100

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 2-phone cohort of luxury devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .