Samsung Galaxy S23+ vs Samsung Galaxy S7 Comparison and Differences
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Samsung Galaxy S23+ or Samsung Galaxy S7 Specs Comparison
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Common specs
| Brand and model | Samsung Galaxy S23+ | Samsung Galaxy S7 | |
| Rating | (+) | (+) | |
| Release date | 2023, February 01 | 2016, February | |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 157.8 x 76.2 x 7.6 mm | 6.21 x 6.21 x 3 in | 142.4 x 69.6 x 7.9 mm | 5.61 x 5.61 x 2.74 in | |
| Weight | 196 g | 6.91 oz | 152 g | 5.36 oz | |
| Body Build | Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), aluminum frame | Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame | |
| Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
| Colors | Phantom Black, Cream, Green, Lavender, Graphite, Lime | Black, White, Gold, Silver, Pink Gold | |
| Battery | 4700 mAh, Li-Ion, non-removable | 3000 mAh, Non-removable Li-Ion | |
| Battery life |
Talking time - Up to 22 h (3G) Music play - Up to 62 h |
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| Approximate price | 1200 EUR | 290 EUR | |
| Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
| Technology | Dynamic AMOLED 2X | Super AMOLED | |
| Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
| Display colors | 16M | 16M | |
| Screen size | 6.6" in | 5.1" in | |
| Screen area | 105.3 cm2 | 71.5 cm2 | |
| Screen format | 19.5:9 (height:width) | 16:9 (height:width) | |
| Screen to body ratio | 87.6% | 72.1% | |
| Screen resolution | 1080 x 2340 px | 1440 x 2560 px | |
| Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 393 PPI | 577 PPI | |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2 | Corning Gorilla Glass 4 | |
| Other specs | - Always-on display -120Hz -HDR10+ -1750 nits (peak) -1200 nits (HBM) |
- Always-on display | |
| Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
| Rear camera, main | 50 MP, Triple | 12 MP, Single | |
| Camera specs | -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 |
-12 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS | |
| Functions | LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama | LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama | |
| Video | 8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 1080p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps, HDR, dual-video rec. | |
| DxOMark Main Score | 133 | ||
| DxOMark Photo | 129 | ||
| DxOMark Video | 137 | ||
| Front camera, selfie | 12 MP, Single | 5 MP, Single | |
| Specifications | 12 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), Dual Pixel PDAF | 5 MP, f/1.7, 22mm (wide), 1/4.1'', 1.34µm | |
| Functions | Dual video call, Auto-HDR, HDR10+ | Dual video call, Auto-HDR | |
| Video | 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps | 1440p |
Performance
| Operating system - OS | Android 13, One UI 5.1 | Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo); TouchWiz UI | |
| Chipset | - Qualcomm SM8550-AC Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (4 nm) | - Exynos 8890 Octa (14 nm) | |
| CPU | - Octa-core (1x3.36 GHz Cortex-X3 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A715 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A710 & 3x2.0 GHz Cortex-A510) | - Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Mongoose & 4x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53) | |
| GPU | Adreno 740 | Mali-T880 MP12 | |
| External memory | No | microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only | |
| Internal memory | 256GB 8GB RAM, 512GB 8GB RAM | 32/64 GB, 4 GB 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 | ||
| Antutu 8 Total | 189150 | ||
| Antutu 7 Total | |||
| GeekBench 6 Single Core | 1867 | 287 | |
| GeekBench 6 Multi Core | 4950 | 625 | |
| GeekBench 6 OpenCL | 8690 | 518 | |
| GeekBench 6 Vulkan | 4462 | ||
| GeekBench 5 Single Core | 1388 | 270 | |
| GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 4875 | 718 | |
| GeekBench 4 Single Core | 1536 | ||
| GeekBench 4 Multi-Core | 3718 | ||
| GeekBench 4 RenderScript | 4791 | ||
| GeekBench 4 Battery | 1939 |
Communication and Connectivity
| SIM card | Nano-SIM and eSIMDual SIM (2 Nano-SIMs and eSIM, dual stand-by) | Single SIM (Nano-SIM) - G930FHybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - G930FD | |
| Network | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G | GSM / HSPA / LTE | |
| Bands | -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 |
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 - G930FD -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - G930F, G930FD, G930W8 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - G930F, G930FD LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 29(700), 30(2300), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - G930W8 |
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| Speed | HSPA, LTE, 5G | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps | |
| GPRS | Yes | Yes | |
| Edge | Yes | Yes | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot | |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS | |
| NFC | Yes | Yes | |
| USB | USB Type-C 3.2, OTG | microUSB 2.0, USB Host | |
| Bluetooth | 5.3, A2DP, LE | 4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX | |
| Harmful irradiation |
SAR - 0.95 W/kg (head) 1.04 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.77 W/kg (head) 1.45 W/kg (body) |
SAR - 1.40 W/kg (head) 1.59 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.41 W/kg (head) 0.62 W/kg (body) |
Music and Audio
| Radio | No | No | |
| Headphone jack | No | Yes | |
| Others | - 32-bit/384kHz audio -Tuned by AKG |
- 24-bit/192kHz audio -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic |
Other features
| Sensors | - Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer | - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2 | |
| Other extras |
- 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 |
- ANT+ -S-Voice natural language commands and dictation - Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 2.0) -Qi/PMA wireless charging (market dependent) - - - Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) -IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) |
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| Versions |
- Versions: G930F (Global); G930FD (Global; Southeast Asia); G930W8 (Canada) Also known as Samsung Galaxy S7 Duos with dual-SIM card slots |
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