Samsung Galaxy S23+ vs Apple iPhone 14 Pro Comparison and Differences
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Samsung Galaxy S23+
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Samsung Galaxy S23+ or Apple iPhone 14 Pro Specs Comparison
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Common specs
| Brand and model | Samsung Galaxy S23+ | Apple iPhone 14 Pro | |
| Rating | (+2) | (+0) | |
| Release date | 2023, February 01 | 2022, September 07 | |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 157.8 x 76.2 x 7.6 mm | 6.21 x 6.21 x 3 in | 147.5 x 71.5 x 7.9 mm | 5.81 x 5.81 x 2.81 in | |
| Weight | 196 g | 6.91 oz | 206 g | 7.27 oz | |
| Body Build | Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), aluminum frame | Glass front, glass back, stainless steel frame | |
| Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
| Colors | Phantom Black, Cream, Green, Lavender, Graphite, Lime | Space Black, Silver, Gold, Deep Purple | |
| Battery | 4700 mAh, Li-Ion, non-removable | 3200 mAh, Li-Ion | |
| Body Form | Apple | ||
| Approximate price | 1200 EUR | € 458.0 | |
| Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
| Technology | Dynamic AMOLED 2X | LTPO Super Retina XDR OLED | |
| Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
| Display colors | 16M | 16M | |
| Screen size | 6.6" in | 6.1" in | |
| Screen area | 105.3 cm2 | 91.7 cm2 | |
| Screen format | 19.5:9 (height:width) | 19.5:9 (height:width) | |
| Screen to body ratio | 87.6% | 87.0% | |
| Screen resolution | 1080 x 2340 px | 1179 x 2556 px | |
| Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 393 PPI | 460 PPI | |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2 | Ceramic Shield glass | |
| Other specs | - Always-on display -120Hz -HDR10+ -1750 nits (peak) -1200 nits (HBM) |
- 120Hz, HDR10, Dolby Vision, 1000 nits (typ), 2000 nits (HBM) - |
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| Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
| Rear camera, main | 50 MP, Triple | 48 MP, Triple | |
| 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 |
-48 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), 1/1.28", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS -12 MP, f/2.8, 77mm (telephoto), 1/3.5", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom -12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF -TOF 3D LiDAR scanner (depth) |
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| Functions | LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama | Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama) | |
| Video | 8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 1080p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS | 4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, 10-bit HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), ProRes, stereo sound rec. | |
| DxOMark Main Score | 133 | 146 | |
| DxOMark Photo | 129 | 143 | |
| DxOMark Video | 137 | 149 | |
| Front camera, selfie | 12 MP, Single | 12 MP, Single | |
| Specifications | 12 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), Dual Pixel PDAF | 12 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor) |
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| Functions | Dual video call, Auto-HDR, HDR10+ | HDR | |
| Video | 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps | 4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS | |
| DxOMark Selfie Score | 145 | ||
| DxOMark Photo | 139 | ||
| DxOMark Video | 154 |
Performance
| Operating system - OS | Android 13, One UI 5.1 | iOS 16, upgradable to iOS 26.4 | |
| Chipset | - Qualcomm SM8550-AC Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (4 nm) | - Apple A16 Bionic (4 nm) | |
| 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 (2x3.46 GHz Everest + 4x2.02 GHz Sawtooth) | |
| GPU | Adreno 740 | Apple GPU (5-core graphics) | |
| External memory | No | No | |
| Internal memory | 256GB 8GB RAM, 512GB 8GB RAM | 128GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM, 512GB 6GB RAM, 1TB 6GB RAM |
Benchmark
| Antutu 10 Total | 1539495 | 1448837 | |
| Antutu 10 CPU | 382287 | 377738 | |
| Antutu 10 GPU | 606289 | 474464 | |
| Antutu 10 Mem | 284771 | 271423 | |
| Antutu 10 UX | 382287 | 377738 | |
| Antutu 9 Total | 1270654 | 978989 | |
| GeekBench 6 Single Core | 1867 | 2547 | |
| GeekBench 6 Multi Core | 4950 | 6486 | |
| GeekBench 6 OpenCL | 8690 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Vulkan | 4462 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Metal | 22397 | ||
| GeekBench 5 Single Core | 1388 | 1871 | |
| GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 4875 | 5343 |
Communication and Connectivity
| SIM card | Nano-SIM and eSIMDual SIM (2 Nano-SIMs and eSIM, dual stand-by) | · Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time; International) · eSIM + eSIM (8 or more, max 2 at a time; USA) · Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM (China) |
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| 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 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 CDMA 800 / 1900 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO -4G - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66 - A2890, A2892 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 53, 66, 71 - A2650, A2889 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66 - A2891 -5G - 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 70, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A2890, A2892 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 71, 77, 78, 79, 258, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - A2650 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 71, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A2889 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 70, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A2891 |
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| Speed | HSPA, LTE, 5G | HSPA, LTE, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 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/6, dual-band, hotspot | |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO | GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS | |
| NFC | Yes | Yes | |
| USB | USB Type-C 3.2, OTG | Lightning, USB 2.0 | |
| Bluetooth | 5.3, A2DP, LE | 5.3, A2DP, LE | |
| 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 - 1.15 W/kg (head) 1.15 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.98 W/kg (head) 0.98 W/kg (body) |
Music and Audio
| Radio | No | No | |
| Headphone jack | No | No | |
| Others | - 32-bit/384kHz audio -Tuned by AKG |
Other features
| Sensors | - Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer | - Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer | |
| 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 |
- Ultra Wideband (UWB) support -Emergency SOS via satellite (SMS sending/receiving) - Fast charging, Power Delivery 2.0, 50% in 30 min -15W Wireless charging (MagSafe) -15W Wireless charging (Qi2) - requires iOS 17.2 update - IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 6m for 30 min) -Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified) |
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| Versions |
- Versions: A2890 (International); A2650 (USA); A2889 (Canada, Japan); A2892 (China, Hong Kong); A2891 (Russia) |
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