Samsung Galaxy Z Fold5 vs Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy Z Fold5

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold5

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Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra

Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra

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Samsung Galaxy Z Fold5 or Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy Z Fold5 Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
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Release date 2023, July 26 2023, February 01
Dimensions (HxWxD) 154.9 x 129.9 x 6.1 mm | 6.1 x 6.1 x 5.11 in 163.4 x 78.1 x 8.9 mm | 6.43 x 6.43 x 3.07 in
Weight 253 g | 8.92 oz 234 g | 8.25 oz
Body Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus 2) (folded), plastic front (unfolded), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), aluminum frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), aluminum frame
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Colors Icy Blue, Phantom Black, Cream, Gray, Blue Phantom Black, Green, Cream, Lavender, Graphite, Sky Blue, Lime, Red, BMW M Edition
Battery 4400 mAh, Li-Po, non-removable 5000 mAh, Li-Ion, non-removable
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Screen

Technology Foldable Dynamic AMOLED 2X Dynamic AMOLED 2X
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 7.6" in 6.8" in
Screen area 183.2 cm2 114.7 cm2
Screen format 23.1:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 91.1% 89.9%
Screen resolution 1812 x 2176 px 1440 x 3088 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 373 PPI 500 PPI
Screen protection Gorilla Glass Victus 2 Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Other specs - 120Hz, HDR10+
-Cover display:
-Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2
-6.2 inches, 904 x 2316 pixels, 23.1:9 ratio
- 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, 23mm (wide), 1.0µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
-10 MP, f/2.4, (telephoto), PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom
-12 MP, f/2.2, 123˚, 12mm (ultrawide), 1.12µm
-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@30fps, 4K@60fps, 1080p@60/240fps (gyro-EIS), 720p@960fps (gyro-EIS), HDR10+ 8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 1080p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS
DxOMark Main Score 128 140
DxOMark Photo 127 139
DxOMark Video 123 137
Front camera, selfie 4 MP, Single 12 MP, Single
Specifications 4 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 2.0µm, under display
Cover camera:
10 MP, f/2.2, 24mm (wide), 1/3", 1.22µm
12 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), Dual Pixel PDAF
Functions HDR 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 6.1.1 Android 13, One UI 5.1
Chipset - Qualcomm SM8550-AC Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (4 nm) - Qualcomm SM8550-AC Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (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) - Octa-core (1x3.36 GHz Cortex-X3 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A715 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A710 & 3x2.0 GHz Cortex-A510)
GPU Adreno 740 Adreno 740
External memory No No
Internal memory 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM, 1TB 12GB RAM 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM, 1TB 12GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 10 Total 1476184 1530695
Antutu 10 CPU 378184 377291
Antutu 10 GPU 541753 595608
Antutu 10 Mem 292222 286984
Antutu 10 UX 378184 377291
Antutu 9 Total 1310476 1287951
GeekBench 6 Single Core 1945 1883
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 5110 4993
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 9187 8807
GeekBench 6 Vulkan 9105 5815
GeekBench 5 Single Core 1657 1396
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 4061 4882

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Nano-SIM and eSIM or Dual SIM (2 Nano-SIMs and eSIM, dual stand-by) Nano-SIM and eSIMDual SIM (2 Nano-SIMs and eSIM, dual stand-by)
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
-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, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 - International
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 38, 39, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71 - USA
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 25, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 66, 71 - Canada
-5G - 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - International
2, 5, 48, 66, 77, 78, 257, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA (Verizon)
2, 5, 38, 41, 66, 71, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - Canada
-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, tri-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 3.2, OTG USB Type-C 3.2, USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth 5.3, A2DP, LE, aptX HD 5.3, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation SAR - 1.16 W/kg (head)    
SAR EU - 1.24 W/kg (head)     1.19 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 No
Headphone jack No No
Others - 32-bit/384kHz audio
-Tuned by AKG
- 32-bit/384kHz audio
-Tuned by AKG

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer - Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Other extras
- Samsung DeX (desktop experience support)
-Ultra Wideband (UWB) support
- 25W Fast charging, 50% in 30 min
-15W Wireless charging
-4.5W Reverse wireless charging
- IPX8 water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)
-Armor aluminum frame with tougher drop and scratch resistance
-Stylus support

- 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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