Samsung Galaxy S23 FE vs Samsung Galaxy Note 5 Comparison and Differences
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Samsung Galaxy S23 FE
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Samsung Galaxy S23 FE or Samsung Galaxy Note 5 Specs Comparison
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Common specs
| Brand and model | Samsung Galaxy S23 FE | Samsung Galaxy Note 5 | |
| Rating | (+0) | (+0) | |
| Release date | 2023, October 04 | 2015, August | |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 158 x 76.5 x 8.2 mm | 6.22 x 6.22 x 3.01 in | 153.2 x 76.1 x 7.6 mm | 6.03 x 6.03 x 3 in | |
| Weight | 209 g | 7.37 oz | 171 g | 6.03 oz | |
| Body Build | Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame | Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame | |
| Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
| Colors | Mint, Cream, Graphite, Purple, Indigo, Tangerine | Black Sapphire, Gold Platinum, Silver Titan, White Pearl | |
| Battery | 4500 mAh, Li-Ion, non-removable | 3000 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po | |
| Battery life |
Talking time - Up to 22 h (3G) Music play - Up to 64 h |
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| Approximate price | $ 279.99 | 470 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 | 6.4" in | 5.7" in | |
| Screen area | 100.5 cm2 | 88.5 cm2 | |
| Screen format | 19.5:9 (height:width) | 16:9 (height:width) | |
| Screen to body ratio | 83.2% | 75.9% | |
| Screen resolution | 1080 x 2340 px | 1440 x 2560 px | |
| Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 403 PPI | 518 PPI | |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Corning Gorilla Glass 4 | |
| Other specs | - 120Hz, HDR10+, 1450 nits (peak) - |
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| Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
| Rear camera, main | 50 MP, Triple | 16 MP, Single | |
| Camera specs | -50 MP, f/1.8, 23mm (wide), 1/1.57", 1.0µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS -8 MP, f/2.4, 76mm (telephoto), 1/4.5", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom -12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 123˚ (ultrawide), 1/3.0", 1.12µm |
-16 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), 1/2.6'', 1.12µm, OIS, AF | |
| Functions | LED flash, HDR, panorama | LED flash, panorama, HDR | |
| Video | 8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, 720p@960fps | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, dual-video rec. | |
| DxOMark Main Score | 127 | ||
| DxOMark Photo | 124 | ||
| DxOMark Video | 131 | ||
| Front camera, selfie | 10 MP, Single | 5 MP, Single | |
| Specifications | 10 MP, f/2.4, 25mm (wide), 1/3.0", 1.22µm | 5 MP, f/1.9, 22mm (wide), 1/4.1'', 1.34µm | |
| Functions | Dual video call, Auto-HDR | ||
| Video | 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps; gyro-EIS | 1440p@30fps |
Performance
| Operating system - OS | Android 13, up to 4 major Android upgrades, One UI 6.1 | Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat) | |
| Chipset | - Exynos 2200 (4 nm) - Qualcomm SM8450 Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 (4 nm) - USA |
- Exynos 7420 Octa (14 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 (4x2.1 GHz Cortex-A57 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53) | |
| GPU | Xclipse 920 - International Adreno 730 - USA |
Mali-T760MP8 | |
| External memory | No | No | |
| Internal memory | 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM | 32/64/128 GB, 4 GB RAM |
Benchmark
| Antutu 10 Total | 1138152 | ||
| Antutu 10 CPU | 321429 | ||
| Antutu 10 GPU | 403889 | ||
| Antutu 10 Mem | 190016 | ||
| Antutu 10 UX | 321429 | ||
| Antutu 7 Total | |||
| GeekBench 6 Single Core | 261 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Multi Core | 807 | ||
| GeekBench 6 OpenCL | 707 | ||
| GeekBench 5 Single Core | 1850 | 244 | |
| GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 4890 | 926 | |
| GeekBench 4 Single Core | 1303 | ||
| GeekBench 4 Multi-Core | 4028 | ||
| GeekBench 4 RenderScript | 2908 | ||
| GeekBench 4 Battery | 1752 |
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 | |
| Network | GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G | GSM / HSPA / LTE | |
| 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 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) |
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| Speed | HSPA, LTE (CA), 5G | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat6 300/50 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, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot | |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS | |
| NFC | Yes | Yes | |
| USB | USB Type-C, OTG | microUSB 2.0, USB Host | |
| Bluetooth | 5.3, A2DP, LE | 4.2, A2DP, EDR, 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 - 1.53 W/kg (head) 1.28 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.45 W/kg (head) 0.58 W/kg (body) |
Music and Audio
| Radio | No | ||
| Headphone jack | No | Yes | |
| Others | - 32-bit/384kHz audio | - 24-bit/192kHz audio -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic |
Other features
| Sensors | - Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, compass, proximity | - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2 | |
| 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) |
- ANT+ -S-Voice natural language commands and dictation --Stylus -Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) - Qi/PMA wireless charging (market dependent) - - |
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| Versions |
- Versions: N920T (T-Mobile); N920A (AT&T); N920I (Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Canada); N920G (LATAM); N920G/DS (Brazil, India) |
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