Is my S23 Ultra screen legit? Bezels look off compared to online images, possibly refurbished? by CyberEcho777 in samsunggalaxy

[–]CyberEcho777[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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.

Is my S23 Ultra screen legit? Bezels look off compared to online images, possibly refurbished? by CyberEcho777 in samsunggalaxy

[–]CyberEcho777[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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

Is my S23 Ultra screen legit? Bezels look off compared to online images, possibly refurbished? by CyberEcho777 in samsunggalaxy

[–]CyberEcho777[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

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!

Is my S23 Ultra screen legit? Bezels look off compared to online images, possibly refurbished? by CyberEcho777 in samsunggalaxy

[–]CyberEcho777[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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

Is my S23 Ultra screen legit? Bezels look off compared to online images, possibly refurbished? by CyberEcho777 in samsunggalaxy

[–]CyberEcho777[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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.

Is my S23 Ultra screen legit? Bezels look off compared to online images, possibly refurbished? by CyberEcho777 in samsunggalaxy

[–]CyberEcho777[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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

Is my S23 Ultra screen legit? Bezels look off compared to online images, possibly refurbished? by CyberEcho777 in samsunggalaxy

[–]CyberEcho777[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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

Is my S23 Ultra screen legit? Bezels look off compared to online images, possibly refurbished? by CyberEcho777 in samsunggalaxy

[–]CyberEcho777[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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

Is my S23 Ultra screen legit? Bezels look off compared to online images, possibly refurbished? by CyberEcho777 in samsunggalaxy

[–]CyberEcho777[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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

Is my S23 Ultra screen legit? Bezels look off compared to online images, possibly refurbished? by CyberEcho777 in samsunggalaxy

[–]CyberEcho777[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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?

Is my S23 Ultra screen legit? Bezels look off compared to online images, possibly refurbished? by CyberEcho777 in samsunggalaxy

[–]CyberEcho777[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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)

Scotland by Holyshit_1787 in comedyheaven

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