Apple iPhone 14 Plus vs Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra comparison

Apple iPhone 14 Plus
Apple iPhone 14 Plus
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
Released at Oct, 2022 Released at Feb, 2023

Pros

  • Thiner
  • Less weight
  • Screen with a higher pixel density

Size comparison

78.1 mm (3.07″)
163.4 mm (6.43″)
78.1 mm (3.07″)
160.8 mm (6.33″)
8.9 mm
7.8 mm
  • Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
  • Apple iPhone 14 Plus

Specifications comparison

General

Models
SM-S918B / SM-S918B/DS / SM-S918U / SM-S918U1 / SM-S918W / SM-S918N / SM-S9180 / SM-S918E / SM-S918E/DS

Software

Operating System
iOS 16 Android 13
Custom UI
One UI 5.1

Body

Dimensions
78.1 x 160.8 x 7.8mm 78.1 x 163.4 x 8.9mm
Weight
203g 234g
Materials
Glass front (Gorilla Glass), glass back (Gorilla Glass), aluminum frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), aluminum frame
Resistance
IP68
Colours
Starlight; other colors Phantom Black / Green / Cream / Lavender / Graphite / Sky Blue / Lime / Red / BMW M Edition

Display

Size
6.7" 6.8"
Type
Super Retina XDR OLED Dynamic AMOLED 2X
Resolution
1284x2778 pixels 1440x3088 pixels
Density
458ppi 500ppi
Refresh rate
120Hz 120Hz
Protection
Scratch-resistant ceramic glass, oleophobic coating Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2

Camera

Rear camera
12MP, f/1.5, 26mm (wide), 1.9µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS / 12MP, f/1.8, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide) 200MP, f/1.7, 24mm (wide), 1/1.3", 0.6µm, multi-directional PDAF, Laser AF, OIS / 10MP, f/4.9, 230mm (periscope telephoto), 1/3.52", 1.12µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS, 10x optical zoom / 10MP, f/2.4, 70mm (telephoto), 1/3.52", 1.12µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom / 12MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, Super Steady video
Front camera
12MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6", AF 12MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), Dual Pixel PDAF

Processor

Chipset
Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm) Qualcomm SM8550-AC Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (4 nm)
CPU
Hexa-core (2x3.23 GHz Avalanche + 4x1.82 GHz Blizzard) Octa-core (1x3.36 GHz Cortex-X3 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A715 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A710 & 3x2.0 GHz Cortex-A510)
GPU
Apple GPU (5-core graphics) Adreno 740

Memory

RAM size
4GB 8 / 12GB

Storage

Internal storage
128 / 256 / 512GB 256 / 512GB
Card slot
- -

Connectivity

Number of SIMs
2 2
SIM type
Nano-SIM / eSIM Nano-SIM / eSIM
Cellular technology
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
Wi-Fi
a / b / g / n / ac / 6 a / b / g / n / ac / 6e
Bluetooth
5.0 5.3
NFC
+ +
Navigation
GPS / GLONASS / BDS / GALILEO GPS / GLONASS / BDS / GALILEO
USB
Lightning, USB 2.0 USB Type-C 3.2, OTG

Audio

Sensors

Fingerprint sensor
- +
Face ID
+ -
Accelerometer
+ +
Barometer
+ +
Gyro sensor
+ +
Geomagnetic sensor
+ +
Hall sensor
- -
Proximity sensor
+ +
Ambient Light sensor
- -

Battery

Capacity
5000mAh
Type
Li-Ion
Fast charging
+ -
Wireless charging
+ +
Reverse wireless charging
- +

Performance

AnTuTu
1241531 (v9)
GeekBench
4927 (v5.1)