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Samsung Galaxy S23 vs Apple iPhone 13 Pro

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Samsung Galaxy S23 Apple iPhone 13 Pro
Launch
Release Date
Feb, 2023 Sep, 2021
Status
Available Available
Body & Operating System
Operating system
Android 13 IOS 15
UI
One UI 5.1 NA
Dimensions
146.3 x 70.9 x 7.6 mm (5.76 x 2.79 x 0.30 in) 146.7 x 71.5 x 7.7 mm (5.78 x 2.81 x 0.30 in)
Weight
168 g 204 g
Body
Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), aluminum frame
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Armor aluminum frame with tougher drop and scratch resistance
Glass front (Gorilla Glass), glass back (Gorilla Glass), stainless steel frame
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 6m for 30 mins)
Color Options
Phantom Black, Cream, Green, Lavender, Graphite, Lime Graphite, Gold, Silver, Sierra Blue
Display Specifications
Technology
Dynamic AMOLED 2X Super Retina XDR OLED
Size
6.1 inches
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6.1 inches
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Resolution
Full HD (FHD) - 1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~425 ppi density) Full HD (FHD) - 1170 x 2532 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~460 ppi density)
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2 Scratch-resistant ceramic glass, oleophobic coating
Features
120Hz refresh rate, HDR10+, 1200 nits (HBM), 1750 nits (peak)
Always-on display
120Hz refresh rate, HDR10, Dolby Vision, 1000 nits (typ), 1200 nits (peak), Wide color gamut, True-tone
Battery & Charging
Capacity
Non-removable Li-Ion, 3900 mAh
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Non-removable Li-Ion, 3125 mAh (11.97 Wh)
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Charging
Fast charging 25W, Power delivery 3.0, , 50% in 30 min
Wireless charging 10W (Qi/PMA)
Reverse wireless charging 4.5W
Fast charging 20W, 50% in 30 min
USB Power Delivery 2.0
MagSafe wireless charging 15W
Qi magnetic fast wireless charging 7.5W
Processing Power
CPU
Octa-core (1x3.36 GHz Cortex-X3 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A715 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A710 & 3x2.0 GHz Cortex-A510) Hexa-core (2x3.22 GHz + 4x-.- GHz)
Chipset
Qualcomm SM8550-AC Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (4 nm) Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm)
GPU
Adreno 740 Apple GPU (5-core graphics)
Memory & Storage
Ram
8GB RAM 6GB RAM
Storage Memory
128/256/512GB Built-in 128/256/512GB/1TB (1024GB) Built-in, NVMe
Memory Card
No No
Cameras
Rear/Back
Triple 50 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
10 MP, f/2.4, 70mm (telephoto), 1/3.94", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom
12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120° (ultrawide), 1/2.55" 1.4µm, Super Steady video
Quad 12 MP, f/1.5, 26mm (wide), 1.9µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS
12 MP, f/2.8, 77mm (telephoto), PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom
12 MP, f/1.8, 13mm, 120° (ultrawide), PDAF
TOF 3D LiDAR scanner (depth)
Features

LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video 8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/6 fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps
HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS
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Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama)
Video 4K@ 4/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, 10?bit HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), ProRes, Cinematic mode, stereo sound rec. Show more

Front
12 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), Dual Pixel PDAF
Dual video call, Auto-HDR, HDR10+
Video 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps
Dual 12 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6"
SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor
HDR, Video 4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS
Features
NA NA
Network
SIM
Single Nano-SIM and eSIM or Dual SIM (2 Nano-SIMs and eSIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM/eSIM, dual stand-by)
Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
Data
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
2G Bands
SIM 1: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
SIM 2: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA
SIM 1: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
SIM 2: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 (Dual SIM model only)
CDMA 800 / 1900
3G Bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G Bands
LTE bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7... LTE bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7...
5G Bands
SA/NSA/Sub6 - Global
1, 7, 25, 28, 41, 66, 71, 78, 258, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A2638, A2639
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71, 78, 79, 258, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - A2483
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A2636
Connectivity
WLAN (WIFI)
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot
Bluetooth
5.3, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS
USB
USB Type-C 3.2, USB On-The-Go Lightning, USB 2.0
NFC
Yes Yes
Additional Features
Sensors
Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support)
Bixby natural language commands and dictation
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, Siri natural language commands and dictation
Ultra Wideband (UWB) support
Extra
NA NA
Pricing
Price
US$ 889 USD $1,073
Resale Value
Very High Extreme
Comparison Result
Score
8 Point(s) 4 Point(s)
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