Apple iPhone 16 vs Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Exynos)
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Compared 2 smartphones : Apple iPhone 16 Manufactured in September, 2024, with display 6.1 with chipsetApple A18, vs Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Exynos), Manufactured in October, 2023with chipsetSamsung Exynos 2200. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 16
- Higher pixel density: 460ppi
- Lighter design: 170g vs 209g
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Exynos)
- Larger display: 6.4in
- Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
- Higher battery capacity: 4500mAh vs 3561mAh
- Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
- Fingerprint scanner
Versions
| Memory Options | - 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB - 8/512 GB |
- 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB |
Review
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
Adjust each parameter’s importance to find the best match for you.
Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonDisplay
| Type | OLED | Dynamic AMOLED |
| Size | 6.1 in | 6.4 in |
| Resolution | 1179x2556 pixels | 1080x2340 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 460 ppi | 403 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes (60-120 Hz) |
| Max brightness | 2000 nits | 1450 nits |
| HDR support | Yes Dolby Vision | Yes HDR10+ |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 86.4 % | 83.2 % |
| Features | DCI-P3 | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| sRGB gamut | 99.7 % | 99.4 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | 60 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Response time | 3 ms | 1 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | ∞ Infinite |
Design & Build
| Height | 147.6 mm (5.81 in) | 158 mm (6.22 in) |
| Width | 71.6 mm (2.82 in) | 76.5 mm (3.01 in) |
| Thickness | 7.8 mm (0.31 in) | 8.2 mm (0.32 in) |
| Weight | 170 g (6 oz) | 209 g (7.37 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP68 | IP68 |
| Cooling system | n/a | Vapor chamber |
| Back panel | Glass | Glass |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - White - Black - Blue - Green - Pink |
- White - Black - Green - Purple |
| Fingerprint sensor | No | Yes In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Apple A18 | Samsung Exynos 2200 |
| Max Frequency | 4040 MHz | 2800 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 6 (2 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4/2.42 (Sawtooth) - 2/4.05 (Everest) |
- 4/1.82 (Cortex-A510) - 3/2.52 (Cortex-A710) - 1/2.8 (Cortex-X2) |
| Process | TSMC | Samsung |
| Transistor Size | 3 nm | 4 nm |
| Neural Processor | Neural Engine | Yes |
| Graphics | Apple A18 GPU | Samsung Xclipse 920 |
| GPU Cores | 640 | 768 |
| GPU Frequency | 1490 MHz | 1306 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1907 GFLOPS | 2006.2 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 3283 | 1599 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 8094 | 3909 |
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | 28055 | n/a |
| CPU | 439113 | 325994 |
| GPU | 611111 | 440398 |
| Memory | 181791 | 174869 |
| UX | 348375 | 229709 |
| NanoReview Score | 1580390 | 1170970 |
| Max Surface Temp. | n/a | 50.2 °C |
| Stability | n/a | 61 % |
| Graphics Test | n/a | 49 fps |
| Graphics Score | n/a | 8315 |
| Writing score | n/a | 16564 |
| Web score | n/a | 11835 |
| Video editing | n/a | 7387 |
| Data manipulation | n/a | 12600 |
| NanoReview Score | n/a | 13449 |
Memory
| RAM Size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory Frequency | n/a | 3200 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage Capacity | 128 GB | - 128 GB - 256 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | iOS 18 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.5) | Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 14) |
| OS Size | 16 GB | 21 GB |
| UI Skin | n/a | One UI 6.1 |
Battery
| Volume | 3561 mAh | 4500 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 30 W | 25 W |
| Battery Type | Li-ion | Li-ion |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | Yes (15 W) | Yes |
| Reverse Charging | Yes | Yes (Wireless) |
| Fast Charging | Yes (59% in 30 min) | Yes (58% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 1:42 h | 1:10 h |
| Web Browsing | 13:44 h | 06:25 h |
| Video Playback | 18:09 h | 10:03 h |
| Games | 05:56 h | 03:27 h |
| Standby Mode | 130 h | 96 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 48 MP | 50 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8064x6048 pixels | 8160x6120 pixels |
| Zoom | 116 | Optical, 3x |
| Flash | Dual LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K Recording | No | Up to 24FPS |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 240 fps (1080p) | 960 fps (720p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 120 ° | 123 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 48 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP |
Standard: 50 MP Telephoto: 8 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
| Matrix | 48 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.6 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Samsung GN3 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56 | 1/1.57 |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | 1 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | n/a | 8 MP |
| Aperture | n/a | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | n/a | 76 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Hynix Hi847 |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/4.4 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 1 μm |
| Stabilization | n/a | Digital |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Samsung S5K3L6 |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/3.1 |
| Pixel size | 0.7 μm | 1.12 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | 80 | n/a |
| Preview | 84 | n/a |
Front camera
| Matrix | 12 MP | 10 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4032x3024 pixels | 3648x2736 pixels |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | CMOS | Samsung S5K3J1 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.6 | 1/2.65 |
| Pixel size | 1.12 μm | 1.22 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | Yes | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.3 | 5.3 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 3.2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes | Yes |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | No | No |
| SIM Count* | n/a | 2 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | n/a | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz) | GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900 |
| 3G Bands | UMTS/HSPA+/DC‑HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz) | UMTS B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (AWS), B5 (850), B8 (900) |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B48/B53/B66/B71) | LTE (B/B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B20/B26/B28/B66) |
| LTE category | n/a | 20 |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | n/a | Stereo |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | September, 2024 yr | October, 2023 yr |
| Release Date | September, 2024 yr | October, 2023 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | n/a | 599 |
| MSRP ($) | 799 | n/a |
| Sensors | - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Face Sensor |
- Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
| Charger Included | No | No |
Note
Apple iPhone 16:
The US model is eSIM-only, while the international version offers both a physical SIM slot and eSIM support.
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Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Apple iPhone 16 the clear winner in this comparison.
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