Sony Xperia 10 IV vs Samsung Galaxy S23 Comparison and Differences

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Sony Xperia 10 IV

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Sony Xperia 10 IV or Samsung Galaxy S23 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Sony Xperia 10 IV Samsung Galaxy S23
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Release date 2022, May 11 2023, February 01
Dimensions (HxWxD) 153 x 67 x 8.3 mm | 6.02 x 6.02 x 2.64 in 146.3 x 70.9 x 7.6 mm | 5.76 x 5.76 x 2.79 in
Weight 161 g | 5.68 oz 168 g | 5.93 oz
Body Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), plastic frame, plastic back Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), aluminum frame
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Colors Black, White, Mint, Lavender Phantom Black, Cream, Green, Lavender, Graphite, Lime
Battery 5000 mAh, Li-Po, non-removable 3900 mAh, Li-Ion, non-removable
Approximate price 470 EUR 950 EUR
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Screen

Technology OLED Dynamic AMOLED 2X
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 1B 16M
Screen size 6" in 6.1" in
Screen area 84.1 cm2 90.1 cm2
Screen format 21:9 (height:width) 19.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 82.0% 86.8%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2520 px 1080 x 2340 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 457 PPI 425 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass Victus Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Other specs - Triluminos display
-HDR
- Always-on display
-120Hz
-HDR10+
-1200 nits (HBM)
-1750 nits (peak)
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 12 MP, Triple 50 MP, Triple
Camera specs -12 MP, f/1.8, 27mm (wide), 1/2.8'', PDAF, OIS
-8 MP, f/2.2, 54mm (telephoto), 1/4.4'', PDAF, 2x optical zoom
-8 MP, f/2.2, 120˚, 16mm (ultrawide), 1/4.0''
-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
Functions LED flash, HDR, panorama LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 1080p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS
DxOMark Main Score 63 133
DxOMark Photo 52 129
DxOMark Video 73 137
Front camera, selfie 8 MP, Single 12 MP, Single
Specifications 8 MP, f/2.0, 27mm (wide), 1/4.0'' 12 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), Dual Pixel PDAF
Functions HDR Dual video call, Auto-HDR, HDR10+
Video 1080p@30fps 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 12 Android 13, One UI 5.1
Chipset - Qualcomm SM6375 Snapdragon 695 5G (6 nm) - Qualcomm SM8550-AC Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (4 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 660 Gold & 6x1.7 GHz Kryo 660 Silver) - Octa-core (1x3.36 GHz Cortex-X3 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A715 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A710 & 3x2.0 GHz Cortex-A510)
GPU Adreno 619 Adreno 740
External memory microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) No
Internal memory 128GB 6GB RAM 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 512GB 8GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 10 Total 1484787
Antutu 10 CPU 369395
Antutu 10 GPU 583300
Antutu 10 Mem 270880
Antutu 10 UX 369395
Antutu 9 Total 389326 1250123
GeekBench 6 Single Core 1854
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 4901
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 8397
GeekBench 6 Vulkan 6233
GeekBench 5 Single Core 662 1380
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1908 4870

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIMeSIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, 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) / 2100
-4G - 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 39, 40, 41
-5G - 1, 3, 7, 8, 28, 38, 41, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA
-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 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G HSPA, LTE, 5G
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC Yes Yes
USB USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go USB Type-C 3.2, OTG
Bluetooth 5.1, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive 5.3, 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)

Music and Audio

Radio No No
Headphone jack Yes No
Others - 24-bit/192kHz audio - 32-bit/384kHz audio
-Tuned by AKG

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass - Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Other extras
- Fast charging
-Quick Charge
-USB Power Delivery
- IP65/IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)

- 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

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