Samsung Galaxy S23 vs Apple iPhone 11 Comparison and Differences
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Samsung Galaxy S23 or Apple iPhone 11 Specs Comparison
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Common specs
| Brand and model | Samsung Galaxy S23 | Apple iPhone 11 | |
| Rating | (+0) | (+1) | |
| Release date | 2023, February 01 | 2019, September | |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 146.3 x 70.9 x 7.6 mm | 5.76 x 5.76 x 2.79 in | 150.9 x 75.7 x 8.3 mm | 5.94 x 5.94 x 2.98 in | |
| Weight | 168 g | 5.93 oz | 194 g | 6.84 oz | |
| Body Build | Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), aluminum frame | Front/back glass, aluminum frame (7000 series) | |
| Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
| Colors | Phantom Black, Cream, Green, Lavender, Graphite, Lime | Black, Green, Yellow, Purple, Red, White | |
| Battery | 3900 mAh, Li-Ion, non-removable | 3110 mAh, Non-removable Li-Ion | |
| Battery life |
Talking time - Up to 17 h Music play - Up to 65 h |
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| Approximate price | 950 EUR | 800 EUR | |
| Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
| Technology | Dynamic AMOLED 2X | IPS LCD | |
| Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
| Display colors | 16M | 16M | |
| Screen size | 6.1" in | 6.1" in | |
| Screen area | 90.1 cm2 | 90.3 cm2 | |
| Screen format | 19.5:9 (height:width) | 19.5:9 (height:width) | |
| Screen to body ratio | 86.8% | 79.0% | |
| Screen resolution | 1080 x 2340 px | 828 x 1792 px | |
| Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 425 PPI | 326 PPI | |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2 | Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating | |
| Other specs | - Always-on display -120Hz -HDR10+ -1200 nits (HBM) -1750 nits (peak) |
- Liquid Retina -625 nits -Dolby Vision -HDR10 -True-tone -Wide color gamut -120 Hz touch-sensing |
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| Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
| Rear camera, main | 50 MP, Triple | 12 MP, Dual | |
| 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/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS - 12 MP, f/2.4, 13mm (ultrawide) |
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| Functions | LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama | Quad-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 | 2160p@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, stereo sound rec. | |
| DxOMark Main Score | 133 | 119 | |
| DxOMark Photo | 129 | 129 | |
| DxOMark Video | 137 | 109 | |
| Front camera, selfie | 12 MP, Single | 12 MP, Dual | |
| Specifications | 12 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), Dual Pixel PDAF | 12 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide) TOF 3D camera |
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| Functions | Dual video call, Auto-HDR, HDR10+ | HDR | |
| Video | 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps | 2160p@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS | |
| DxOMark Selfie Score | 91 | ||
| DxOMark Photo | 92 | ||
| DxOMark Video | 90 |
Performance
| Operating system - OS | Android 13, One UI 5.1 | iOS 13, upgradable to iOS 13.2 | |
| Chipset | - Qualcomm SM8550-AC Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (4 nm) | - Apple A13 Bionic (7 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 (2x2.65 GHz Lightning + 4x1.8 GHz Thunder) | |
| GPU | Adreno 740 | Apple GPU (4-core graphics) | |
| External memory | No | No | |
| Internal memory | 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 512GB 8GB RAM | 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 256GB 4GB RAM |
Benchmark
| Antutu 10 Total | 1484787 | 793999 | |
| Antutu 10 CPU | 369395 | 187978 | |
| Antutu 10 GPU | 583300 | 284016 | |
| Antutu 10 Mem | 270880 | 142523 | |
| Antutu 10 UX | 369395 | 187978 | |
| Antutu 9 Total | 1250123 | ||
| Antutu 8 Total | 507467 | ||
| Antutu 7 Total | |||
| GeekBench 6 Single Core | 1854 | 1678 | |
| GeekBench 6 Multi Core | 4901 | 3513 | |
| GeekBench 6 OpenCL | 8397 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Vulkan | 6233 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Metal | 13324 | ||
| GeekBench 5 Single Core | 1380 | 1328 | |
| GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 4870 | 3298 | |
| GeekBench 4 Single Core | 5472 | ||
| GeekBench 4 Multi-Core | 13769 |
Communication and Connectivity
| SIM card | Nano-SIM and eSIMDual SIM (2 Nano-SIMs and eSIM, dual stand-by) | Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or Electronic SIM card) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - for China | |
| Network | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / 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 (dual-SIM) - for China CDMA 800 / 1900 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 11(1500), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 21(1500), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 32(1500), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 42(3500), 46(5200), 48, 66(1700/2100) - A2221 LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 14(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 29(700), 30(2300), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 42(3500), 46(5200), 48, 66(1700/2100), 71(600) - A2111 LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 14(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 29(700), 30(2300), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 42(3500), 46(5200), 48, 66(1700/2100), 71(600) - A2223 |
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| Speed | HSPA, LTE, 5G | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 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/ax, dual-band, hotspot | |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS | |
| NFC | Yes | Yes | |
| USB | USB Type-C 3.2, OTG | 2.0, proprietary reversible connector | |
| Bluetooth | 5.3, A2DP, LE | 5.0, A2DP, LE | |
| Harmful irradiation |
SAR - 0.95 W/kg (head) 0.88 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.96 W/kg (head) 1.30 W/kg (body) |
SAR - 1.09 W/kg (head) 1.18 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.95 W/kg (head) 0.99 W/kg (body) |
Music and Audio
| Radio | No | No | |
| Headphone jack | No | No | |
| Others | - 32-bit/384kHz audio -Tuned by AKG |
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic -Dolby Atmos sound |
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) - Fast charging 25W, 50% 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 |
- Siri natural language commands and dictation - Fast battery charging 18W: 50% in 30 min -USB Power Delivery 2.0 -Qi wireless charging - IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 2m for 30 mins) -Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified) |
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| Versions |
- Versions: -A2221 (Global market) -A2111 (USA, Canada, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands) -A2223 (China, Hong Kong) |
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