Samsung Galaxy A vs Samsung Galaxy S23+ Comparison and Differences
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Samsung Galaxy A
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Samsung Galaxy S23+
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Samsung Galaxy A or Samsung Galaxy S23+ Specs Comparison
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Common specs
| Brand and model | Samsung Galaxy A | Samsung Galaxy S23+ | |
| Rating | (+) | (+) | |
| Release date | 2010, April | 2023, February 01 | |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 119.5 x 59.8 x 12.5 mm | 4.7 x 4.7 x 2.35 in | 157.8 x 76.2 x 7.6 mm | 6.21 x 6.21 x 3 in | |
| Weight | 128 g | 4.52 oz | 196 g | 6.91 oz | |
| Body Build | Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), aluminum frame | ||
| Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
| Colors | Deep Black, Cream White | Phantom Black, Cream, Green, Lavender, Graphite, Lime | |
| Battery | 1500 mAh, Removable Li-Ion | 4700 mAh, Li-Ion, non-removable | |
| Battery life |
Stand by time - Up to 560 h (2G) / Up to 450 h (3G) Talking time - Up to 13 h 20 min (2G) / Up to 7 h 30 min (3G) |
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| Approximate price | 100 EUR | 1200 EUR | |
| Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
| Technology | Super AMOLED | Dynamic AMOLED 2X | |
| Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
| Display colors | 16M | 16M | |
| Screen size | 3.7" in | 6.6" in | |
| Screen area | 39.0 cm2 | 105.3 cm2 | |
| Screen format | 5:3 (height:width) | 19.5:9 (height:width) | |
| Screen to body ratio | 54.5% | 87.6% | |
| Screen resolution | 480 x 800 px | 1080 x 2340 px | |
| Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 252 PPI | 393 PPI | |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass | Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2 | |
| Other specs | - Always-on display -120Hz -HDR10+ -1750 nits (peak) -1200 nits (HBM) |
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| Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
| Rear camera, main | 5 MP, Single | 50 MP, Triple | |
| Camera specs | -5 MP, AF | -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 |
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| Functions | LED flash | LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama | |
| Video | 720p | 8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 1080p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS | |
| DxOMark Main Score | 133 | ||
| DxOMark Photo | 129 | ||
| DxOMark Video | 137 | ||
| Front camera, selfie | 0.3 MP, Single | 12 MP, Single | |
| Specifications | VGA videocall camera | 12 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), Dual Pixel PDAF | |
| Functions | Dual video call, Auto-HDR, HDR10+ | ||
| Video | 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps |
Performance
| Operating system - OS | Android 2.1 (Eclair) | Android 13, One UI 5.1 | |
| Chipset | - TI OMAP 3430 | - Qualcomm SM8550-AC Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (4 nm) | |
| CPU | - 720 MHz Cortex-A8 | - Octa-core (1x3.36 GHz Cortex-X3 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A715 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A710 & 3x2.0 GHz Cortex-A510) | |
| GPU | PowerVR SGX530 | Adreno 740 | |
| External memory | microSD, up to 32 GB (dedicated slot), 8 GB included | No | |
| Internal memory | 1 GB, 384 MB RAM | 256GB 8GB RAM, 512GB 8GB RAM |
Benchmark
| Antutu 10 Total | 1539495 | ||
| Antutu 10 CPU | 382287 | ||
| Antutu 10 GPU | 606289 | ||
| Antutu 10 Mem | 284771 | ||
| Antutu 10 UX | 382287 | ||
| Antutu 9 Total | 1270654 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Single Core | 1867 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Multi Core | 4950 | ||
| GeekBench 6 OpenCL | 8690 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Vulkan | 4462 | ||
| GeekBench 5 Single Core | 1388 | ||
| GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 4875 |
Communication and Connectivity
| SIM card | Mini-SIM | Nano-SIM and eSIMDual SIM (2 Nano-SIMs and eSIM, dual stand-by) | |
| Network | GSM / HSPA | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G | |
| Bands | -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
-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 |
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| Speed | HSPA 7.2/0.384 Mbps | HSPA, LTE, 5G | |
| GPRS | Class 10 | Yes | |
| Edge | Class 10 | Yes | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct | |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS | GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO | |
| NFC | Yes | ||
| USB | microUSB 2.0 | USB Type-C 3.2, OTG | |
| Bluetooth | 2.1, A2DP | 5.3, A2DP, LE | |
| Harmful irradiation |
SAR EU - 0.48 W/kg (head) |
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 | Yes | No | |
| Others | - 32-bit/384kHz audio -Tuned by AKG |
Other features
| Sensors | - Accelerometer, proximity, compass | - Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer | |
| Other extras |
- DMB TV -MP4/DivX/WMV/H.264 player -MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player -Document viewer |
- 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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| Versions |
- For South Korea |
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