Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra vs Samsung Galaxy S10 Comparison and Differences
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Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra or Samsung Galaxy S10 Specs Comparison
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Common specs
| Brand and model | Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra | Samsung Galaxy S10 | |
| Rating | (+0) | (+0) | |
| Release date | 2023, February 01 | 2019, February | |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 163.4 x 78.1 x 8.9 mm | 6.43 x 6.43 x 3.07 in | 149.9 x 70.4 x 7.8 mm | 5.9 x 5.9 x 2.77 in | |
| Weight | 234 g | 8.25 oz | 157 g | 5.54 oz | |
| Body Build | Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), aluminum frame | Back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame | |
| Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
| Colors | Phantom Black, Green, Cream, Lavender, Graphite, Sky Blue, Lime, Red, BMW M Edition | Prism White, Prism Black, Prism Green, Prism Blue, Canary Yellow, Flamingo Pink | |
| Battery | 5000 mAh, Li-Ion, non-removable | 3400 mAh, Non-removable Li-Ion | |
| Approximate price | 1400 EUR | 930 EUR | |
| Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
| Technology | Dynamic AMOLED 2X | Dynamic AMOLED | |
| Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
| Display colors | 16M | 16M | |
| Screen size | 6.8" in | 6.1" in | |
| Screen area | 114.7 cm2 | 93.2 cm2 | |
| Screen format | 19:9 (height:width) | ||
| Screen to body ratio | 89.9% | 88.3% | |
| Screen resolution | 1440 x 3088 px | 1440 x 3040 px | |
| Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 500 PPI | 550 PPI | |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2 | Corning Gorilla Glass 6 | |
| Other specs | - 120Hz -HDR10+ -1750 nits (peak) -1200 nits (HBM) -Always-on display |
- HDR10+ -Always-on display |
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| Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
| Rear camera, main | 200 MP, Quad | 12 MP, Triple | |
| Camera specs | -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 |
-12 MP, f/1.5-2.4, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS - 12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.6", 1.0µm, AF, OIS, 2x optical zoom - 16 MP, f/2.2, 12mm (ultrawide), 1.0µm |
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| 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@60fps, 1080p@240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR, dual-video rec. | |
| DxOMark Main Score | 140 | 113 | |
| DxOMark Photo | 139 | 120 | |
| DxOMark Video | 137 | 97 | |
| Front camera, selfie | 12 MP, Single | 10 MP, Single | |
| Specifications | 12 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), Dual Pixel PDAF | 10 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), 1.22µm, Dual Pixel PDAF | |
| Functions | Dual video call, Auto-HDR, HDR10+ | Dual video call, Auto-HDR | |
| Video | 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps | |
| DxOMark Selfie Score | 141 | ||
| DxOMark Photo | 139 | ||
| DxOMark Video | 145 |
Performance
| Operating system - OS | Android 13, One UI 5.1 | Android 9.0 (Pie) | |
| Chipset | - Qualcomm SM8550-AC Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (4 nm) | - Exynos 9820 Octa (8 nm) - Qualcomm SM8150 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm) - USA/LATAM, China |
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| 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 (2x2.73 GHz Mongoose M4 & 2x2.31 GHz Cortex-A75 & 4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A55) - EMEA -Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.41 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.78 GHz Kryo 485) - USA/LATAM, China |
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| GPU | Adreno 740 | Mali-G76 MP12 - EMEA Adreno 640 - USA/LATAM, China |
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| External memory | No | microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only | |
| Internal memory | 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM, 1TB 12GB RAM | 128/512 GB, 8 GB RAM |
Benchmark
| Antutu 10 Total | 1530695 | 574618 | |
| Antutu 10 CPU | 377291 | 141488 | |
| Antutu 10 GPU | 595608 | 195201 | |
| Antutu 10 Mem | 286984 | 117500 | |
| Antutu 10 UX | 377291 | 141488 | |
| Antutu 9 Total | 1287951 | ||
| Antutu 8 Total | 411193 | ||
| Antutu 7 Total | |||
| GeekBench 6 Single Core | 1883 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Multi Core | 4993 | ||
| GeekBench 6 OpenCL | 8807 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Vulkan | 5815 | ||
| GeekBench 5 Single Core | 1396 | 689 | |
| GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 4882 | 2481 | |
| GeekBench 4 Single Core | 4316 | ||
| GeekBench 4 Multi-Core | 9819 | ||
| GeekBench 4 RenderScript | 7287 |
Communication and Connectivity
| SIM card | Nano-SIM and eSIMDual SIM (2 Nano-SIMs and eSIM, dual stand-by) | Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | |
| 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 model only) CDMA 800 / 1900 - USA -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - Global, USA CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - USA -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), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100) - Global 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), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 46, 66(1700/2100), 71(600) - USA |
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| Speed | HSPA, LTE-A (CA), 5G | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (7CA) Cat20 2000/150 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, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot | |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO | |
| NFC | Yes | Yes | |
| USB | USB Type-C 3.2, USB On-The-Go | 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector | |
| Bluetooth | 5.3, A2DP, LE | 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX | |
| Harmful irradiation |
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 | FM radio (USA & Canada only) | |
| Headphone jack | No | Yes | |
| Others | - 32-bit/384kHz audio -Tuned by AKG |
- 32-bit/384kHz audio -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic -Dolby Atmos/AKG sound |
Other features
| Sensors | - Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer | - Fingerprint (under display), 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) -Stylus (Bluetooth integration, accelerometer, gyro) |
- ANT+ -Bixby natural language commands and dictation -Samsung DeX (desktop experience support) - Fast battery charging 15W -Fast wireless charging 15W -Power bank/Reverse wireless charging 9W - Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) -IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) |
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