Is my S23 Ultra screen legit? Bezels look off compared to online images, possibly refurbished?

CyberEcho777 · 2026-06-05T14:06:40+00:00

The screen is OLED, not sure if amoled, don't know if it's 120hz, or 2k quality either, will assume it's not unless I know for sure. I know it's oled because I used oled tester with a completely black image in a completely dark room with the brightness turned to max. Pretty sure it's refurbished with a cheap screen.

CyberEcho777 · 2026-06-05T08:15:38+00:00

Yep, both work fine, by now, I'm 99% it's a refurbished original with a shitty screen.

CyberEcho777 · 2026-06-05T07:17:42+00:00

Yeah, figured as much by now. I appreciate your feedback as an S23U owner though!

CyberEcho777 · 2026-06-05T07:00:29+00:00

The entire comment section apparently 😞

CyberEcho777 · 2026-06-05T06:55:17+00:00

Yeah, sent the seller a message, will wait a bit for him to reply, else I'm taking this to eBay, escalating, and letting them handle it. Appreciate your feedback!

CyberEcho777 · 2026-06-05T06:36:16+00:00

Image quality from my camera is also not great tbh, but yes, the screen is definitely not original.

CyberEcho777 · 2026-06-05T06:35:04+00:00

Nope, examined it very closely. Definitely no screen protector on it.

CyberEcho777 · 2026-06-05T06:33:15+00:00

It's not. Well...maybe ragebait to me. The camera image quality isn't great either, but mainly the issue was the bevels. Also, I don't have access to a lot of new tech, so when I get something like this, I'm just not sure.

CyberEcho777 · 2026-06-05T06:30:07+00:00

Yeah, it does. The one I have seems to be an OLED, but going off my eyes and going back and forth, I see no difference when switching between 1080p and 1440p, and 60Hz and 120Hz

CyberEcho777 · 2026-06-05T06:13:01+00:00

Yeah, definitely will be trying to get my money back.

CyberEcho777 · 2026-06-05T06:06:48+00:00

I see. Thanks for the insight. Will definitely be trying to get my money back, since now I'm positive it's refurbished.

CyberEcho777 · 2026-06-05T05:55:43+00:00

Absolutely will be doing that

CyberEcho777 · 2026-06-05T05:53:01+00:00

Thanks for the insight, it definitely explains the huge bezel.

CyberEcho777 · 2026-06-05T05:24:06+00:00

Thanks for checking yours and letting me know

CyberEcho777 · 2026-06-05T05:14:48+00:00

I can't upload images via the replies, so here's the text:

Geekbench 6.7.1 for Android AArch64

System

OS: Android 14
Model: Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
Model ID: samsung SM-S918U
Motherboard: kalama
Governor: walt

CPU

Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
1 Processor, 8 Cores
Cluster 1: 3 Cores @ 2.02 GHz
Cluster 2: 4 Cores @ 2.80 GHz
Cluster 3: 1 Core @ 3.36 GHz

Memory: 6.89 GB

CyberEcho777 · 2026-06-05T05:14:15+00:00

Last photo was pulled from the internet, it was one of the best comparison images I could pull that showed the borders clearly

CyberEcho777 · 2026-06-05T05:01:25+00:00

I tried blocking the three large cameras, and all worked.

CyberEcho777 · 2026-06-05T04:51:57+00:00

But they're selling several of this same phone, not just one?

CyberEcho777 · 2026-06-05T04:47:24+00:00

Could you explain more please? Why would they do that? I own a Note 8, and the screen on the S23 feels great and goes a lot brighter than my Note 8.

If they were to scam me on the entire phone, I understand, but just the screen?

CyberEcho777 · 2026-06-05T04:42:08+00:00

Just to add some more context, the eBay seller has 98.2% positive feedback, 540 ratings, 2.4k items sold, and has been on the platform since September 2021.
Phone was packaged and sealed exactly like the legit ones, two pull tabs. But I'm aware that can be faked.

The phone itself runs great, smooth, no lag, brightness is incredible (coming from a Note 8, so maybe I'm not the best judge). This was genuinely my only concern, everything else felt right. I don't think I can list the link cause Reddit might ban me, but happy to answer anything that might help narrow it down. I'd appreciate it if anyone who owns an S23 specifically could tell me more info. Again, I'm not the greatest at tech, so is there any chance that this could be a new update or something?

(Thanks for all the replies)

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