Apple iPhone 14 Plus vs Samsung Galaxy S23+ Comparison and Differences

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Apple iPhone 14 Plus

Apple iPhone 14 Plus

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Samsung Galaxy S23+

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Apple iPhone 14 Plus or Samsung Galaxy S23+ Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Apple iPhone 14 Plus Samsung Galaxy S23+
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Release date 2022, September 07 2023, February 01
Dimensions (HxWxD) 160.8 x 78.1 x 7.8 mm | 6.33 x 6.33 x 3.07 in 157.8 x 76.2 x 7.6 mm | 6.21 x 6.21 x 3 in
Weight 203 g | 7.16 oz 196 g | 6.91 oz
Body Build Glass front (Corning-made glass), glass back (Corning-made glass), aluminum frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), aluminum frame
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Colors Midnight, Purple, Starlight, Blue, Red Phantom Black, Cream, Green, Lavender, Graphite, Lime
Battery 4323 mAh, Li-Ion, non-removable 4700 mAh, Li-Ion, non-removable
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Screen

Technology Super Retina XDR OLED Dynamic AMOLED 2X
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.7" in 6.6" in
Screen area 109.8 cm2 105.3 cm2
Screen format 19.5:9 (height:width) 19.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 87.4% 87.6%
Screen resolution 1284 x 2778 px 1080 x 2340 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 458 PPI 393 PPI
Screen protection Ceramic Shield glass Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Other specs - HDR10
-Dolby Vision
-800 nits (HBM), 1200 nits (peak)
- Always-on display
-120Hz
-HDR10+
-1750 nits (peak)
-1200 nits (HBM)
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 12 MP, Dual 50 MP, Triple
Camera specs -12 MP, f/1.5, 26mm (wide), 1/1.7", 1.9µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS
-12 MP, f/2.4, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide)
-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
Functions Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama) LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video 4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), Cinematic mode (4K@30fps), stereo sound rec. 8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 1080p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS
DxOMark Main Score 133 133
DxOMark Photo 135 129
DxOMark Video 146 137
Front camera, selfie 12 MP, Single 12 MP, Single
Specifications 12 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6'', PDAF
SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
12 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), Dual Pixel PDAF
Functions HDR, Cinematic mode (4K@30fps) Dual video call, Auto-HDR, HDR10+
Video 4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps
DxOMark Selfie Score 144
DxOMark Photo 138
DxOMark Video 153

Performance

Operating system - OS iOS 16 Android 13, One UI 5.1
Chipset - Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm) - Qualcomm SM8550-AC Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (4 nm)
CPU - Hexa-core (2x3.23 GHz Avalanche + 4x1.82 GHz Blizzard) - Octa-core (1x3.36 GHz Cortex-X3 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A715 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A710 & 3x2.0 GHz Cortex-A510)
GPU Apple GPU (5-core graphics) Adreno 740
External memory No No
Internal memory 128GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM, 512GB 6GB RAM 256GB 8GB RAM, 512GB 8GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 10 Total 1306734 1539495
Antutu 10 CPU 333230 382287
Antutu 10 GPU 437446 606289
Antutu 10 Mem 225560 284771
Antutu 10 UX 333230 382287
Antutu 9 Total 823214 1270654
GeekBench 6 Single Core 2239 1867
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 5447 4950
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 8690
GeekBench 6 Vulkan 4462
GeekBench 6 Metal 20180
GeekBench 5 Single Core 1724 1388
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 4625 4875

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Dual SIM (Nano-SIM and eSIM) or Dual eSIM - International
Dual eSIM with multiple numbers - USA
Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - China
Nano-SIM and eSIMDual SIM (2 Nano-SIMs and eSIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM) 
CDMA 800 / 1900
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100  
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
-4G - LTE
-5G - SA/NSA/Sub6 - International
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only) 
CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100  
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
-4G - LTE
-5G - SA/NSA/Sub6 - International
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA, LTE, 5G
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC Yes Yes
USB Lightning, USB 2.0 USB Type-C 3.2, OTG
Bluetooth 5.3, A2DP, LE 5.3, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation SAR - 1.14 W/kg (head) 1.15 W/kg (body)
SAR EU - 0.99 W/kg (head) 0.98 W/kg (body)
SAR - 0.95 W/kg (head) 1.04 W/kg (body)
SAR EU - 0.77 W/kg (head) 1.45 W/kg (body)

Music and Audio

Radio No No
Headphone jack No No
Others - 32-bit/384kHz audio
-Tuned by AKG

Other features

Sensors - Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer - Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Other extras
- Ultra Wideband (UWB) support
-Emergency SOS via satellite (SMS sending/receiving)
- Fast charging, 50% in 30 min (advertised)
-USB Power Delivery 2.0
-MagSafe fast wireless charging 15W
-Qi wireless charging 7.5W
- IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 6m for 30 mins)
-Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)

- Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support)
-Bixby natural language commands and dictation
-Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
-Ultra Wideband (UWB) support
- Fast charging 45W, 65% in 30 min
-Power Delivery 3.0
-Wireless charging 15W (Qi/PMA)
-Reverse wireless charging 4.5W
- IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
-Armor aluminum frame with tougher drop and scratch resistance

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