One thing Samsung Korea loves to control is one of their ‘Unpacked’ events. With the launch of their new Galaxy S23 smartphone range, the only problem is that their first big event of 2023 has gone seriously pear shaped, with leak after leak exposing everything you want to know about the new devices.

These leaks are leaving Australian journalists, who were forced to sign legal none disclosure agreements, high and dry as other global media give Samsung and their NDA agreements a two-finger salute, with media around the world exposing information Australian media are not allowed to reveal.

Last week, Samsung gave media, who are not being flown business class to the US for a San Francisco launch, a massive amount of information as well as hands-on with the new products.

The only problem is that we cannot reveal this information until after the official launch in the US.

Forbes in the US reports that a new leak from Roland Quandt, one of the most reliable leakers in the business, reveals prices for the Galaxy S23 line-up in Spain, Germany, Netherlands and Belgium will be increasing by as much as A427 — the biggest generational price rise in Galaxy history.

Gsmarena.com reports that, “The Ultra will still have a built-in S Pen, a 6.8-inch top-of-the-line display, a 5,000mAh battery with 45W charging, and a four-camera setup on the back.”

They also claim that, “Among the big changes is the new chipset, which is a higher-clocked variant of the SD 8 Gen 2, called Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy. Samsung is said to ship its new flagship phones exclusively with Qualcomm’s chip, which is a 4nm unit built on TSMC’s latest power-efficient process. It should both ensure the best possible performance and manage to squeeze more endurance from the 5,000mAh battery.”

Chinese publication gizchina.com reports that the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra will be the brand’s first smartphone with a 200 MP camera.

“This impressive camera will be available only in the Ultra variant. It’s the ISOCELL HP2 snapper that is not available in any other device so far. It will provide different output resolutions. For instance, it will be possible to shoot 12.5 MP, 50 MP, and even 200 MP shots through pixel-binning technology. The camera will also support 8K recording. There will also be a 12 MP ultrawide shooter, and a telephoto lens for 3x and 10x zoom.”

The Economic Times in India reports that the One UI 5.1 has a new feature of family-sharing albums in the Gallery app.

The device will have an Expert RAW camera app, advanced AR emojis, a new battery widget and Samsung Notes collaboration. Apart from these features, the device is also expected to have several improvements in the stock apps, Samsung DeX and multi-device controls.

Pricing has also been revealed for the US, Indian, European and Chinese markets but we are not allowed to reveal the Australian pricing.

The problem with all these leaks is that the concept of an NDA or “none disclosure agreement”, ahead of the official launch in San Francisco on the 1st of February 2023 suddenly becoming irrelevant.

Samsung has teased a few details, such as camera and performance upgrades. But the big question is whether the leaks were a deliberate game plan by Samsung marketing to generate pre-publicity ahead of the launch of a new smartphone, which is being launched in a brutally tough market.

Android Police claims the launch event in San Francisco will mark an end to all the leaks and rumors surrounding the device, which have already revealed everything about it.

Besides the usual yearly upgrade, like the switch to a faster, perhaps even special applications processor, leaks indicate the Korean giant will apparently use faster UFS 4.0 NAND storage on its 2023 flagship phones. However, the entry-level Galaxy S23 could be an exception to this, using an older and, thus, slower storage solution than its siblings.