Samsung Galaxy S23 FE vs Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy S23 FE

Samsung Galaxy S23 FE

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Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra

Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra

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Samsung Galaxy S23 FE or Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy S23 FE Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
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Release date 2023, October 04 2023, February 01
Dimensions (HxWxD) 158 x 76.5 x 8.2 mm | 6.22 x 6.22 x 3.01 in 163.4 x 78.1 x 8.9 mm | 6.43 x 6.43 x 3.07 in
Weight 209 g | 7.37 oz 234 g | 8.25 oz
Body Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), aluminum frame
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Colors Mint, Cream, Graphite, Purple, Indigo, Tangerine Phantom Black, Green, Cream, Lavender, Graphite, Sky Blue, Lime, Red, BMW M Edition
Battery 4500 mAh, Li-Ion, non-removable 5000 mAh, Li-Ion, non-removable
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Screen

Technology Dynamic AMOLED 2X Dynamic AMOLED 2X
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.4" in 6.8" in
Screen area 100.5 cm2 114.7 cm2
Screen format 19.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 83.2% 89.9%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2340 px 1440 x 3088 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 403 PPI 500 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Other specs - 120Hz, HDR10+, 1450 nits (peak)
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- 120Hz
-HDR10+
-1750 nits (peak)
-1200 nits (HBM)
-Always-on display
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 50 MP, Triple 200 MP, Quad
Camera specs -50 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), dual pixel PDAF, OIS
-8 MP, f/2.4, 75mm (telephoto), PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom
-12 MP, f/2.2, 123˚ (ultrawide)
-200 MP, f/1.7, 24mm (wide), 1/1.3", 0.6µm, multi-directional PDAF, Laser AF, OIS
-10 MP, f/4.9, 230mm (periscope telephoto), 1/3.52", 1.12µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS, 10x optical zoom
-10 MP, f/2.4, 70mm (telephoto), 1/3.52", 1.12µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom
-12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, Super Steady video
Functions LED flash, HDR, panorama LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video 8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, 720p@960fps 8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 1080p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS
DxOMark Main Score 127 140
DxOMark Photo 124 139
DxOMark Video 131 137
Front camera, selfie 10 MP, Single 12 MP, Single
Specifications 10 MP, f/2.4, 26mm (wide) 12 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), Dual Pixel PDAF
Functions Dual video call, Auto-HDR, HDR10+
Video 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps; gyro-EIS 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps
DxOMark Selfie Score 141
DxOMark Photo 139
DxOMark Video 145

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 13, up to 4 major Android upgrades, One UI 6.1 Android 13, One UI 5.1
Chipset - Exynos 2200 (4 nm)
- Qualcomm SM8450 Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 (4 nm) - USA
- Qualcomm SM8550-AC Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (4 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (1x2.8 GHz Cortex-X2 & 3x2.50 GHz Cortex-A710 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A510) - International
-Octa-core (1x3.00 GHz Cortex-X2 & 3x2.50 GHz Cortex-A710 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A510) - USA
- Octa-core (1x3.36 GHz Cortex-X3 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A715 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A710 & 3x2.0 GHz Cortex-A510)
GPU Xclipse 920 - International
Adreno 730 - USA
Adreno 740
External memory No No
Internal memory 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM, 1TB 12GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 10 Total 1138152 1530695
Antutu 10 CPU 321429 377291
Antutu 10 GPU 403889 595608
Antutu 10 Mem 190016 286984
Antutu 10 UX 321429 377291
Antutu 9 Total 1287951
GeekBench 6 Single Core 1883
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 4993
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 8807
GeekBench 6 Vulkan 5815
GeekBench 5 Single Core 1850 1396
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 4890 4882

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) or Dual SIM (2 Nano-SIMs or SIM & eSIM, dual stand-by) Nano-SIM and eSIMDual SIM (2 Nano-SIMs and eSIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only)
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
-4G - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66 - International
-5G - 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 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, LTE (CA), 5G HSPA, LTE-A (CA), 5G
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct
GPS GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC Yes Yes
USB USB Type-C, OTG USB Type-C 3.2, USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth 5.3, A2DP, LE 5.3, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation SAR - 0.80 W/kg (head)     0.72 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.76 W/kg (head)     1.04 W/kg (body)    
SAR - 1.12 W/kg (head) 0.92 W/kg (body)
SAR EU - 0.96 W/kg (head) 1.40 W/kg (body)

Music and Audio

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

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, compass, proximity - Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Other extras
- Samsung DeX
-Circle to Search
- 25W Fast charging, Power Delivery 3.0, 50% in 30 min
-15W Wireless charging
-Reverse Wireless charging
- IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)

- 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)
-Stylus (Bluetooth integration, accelerometer, gyro)

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