Apple iPhone 16e vs Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
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Compared 2 smartphones : Apple iPhone 16e Manufactured in February, 2025, with display 6.1 with chipsetApple A18, vs Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra, Manufactured in February, 2023 with chipsetSnapdragon 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform for Galaxy. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 16e
- Lighter design: 167g vs 233g
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
- Larger display: 6.8in
- Higher pixel density: 500ppi
- Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
- Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4005mAh
- Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
- Supports DisplayPort
- Fingerprint scanner
Versions
| Memory Options | - 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB - 8/512 GB |
- 8/256 GB - 12/256 GB - 12/512 GB - 12/1024 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 | 6.8 in |
| Resolution | 1170x2532 pixels | 1440x3088 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.3:9 |
| Pixel density | 457 ppi | 500 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max brightness | 800 nits | 850 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10 | Yes HDR10+ |
| Touch Sampling Rate | n/a | 240 Hz |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 87.1 % | 89.5 % |
| Features | DCI-P3 | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| sRGB gamut | n/a | 96.9 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | n/a | 240 Hz |
| Response time | n/a | 2 ms |
| Contrast | n/a | ∞ Infinite |
Design & Build
| Height | 146.7 mm (5.78 in) | 163.4 mm (6.43 in) |
| Width | 71.5 mm (2.81 in) | 78.1 mm (3.07 in) |
| Thickness | 7.8 mm (0.31 in) | 8.9 mm (0.35 in) |
| Weight | 167 g (5.89 oz) | 233 g (8.22 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP68 | IP68 |
| Cooling system | n/a | Vapor chamber |
| Back panel | Glass | Glass |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - White - Black |
- White - Black - Gray - Blue - Green - Red - Purple |
| Fingerprint sensor | No | Yes In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Apple A18 | Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform for Galaxy |
| Max Frequency | 4040 MHz | 3360 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 6 (2 + 4) | 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3) |
| Architecture | - 4/2.42 (Sawtooth) - 2/4.05 (Everest) |
- 3/2 (Cortex-A510) - 2/2.8 (Cortex-A710) - 2/2.8 (Cortex-A715) - 1/3.2 (Cortex-X3) |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 3 nm | 4 nm |
| Neural Processor | Neural Engine | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Apple A18 GPU | Adreno 740 |
| GPU Cores | 640 | 1536 |
| GPU Frequency | 1490 MHz | 719 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1907 GFLOPS | 2089 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 3281 | 1976 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 8035 | 5221 |
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | 24041 | n/a |
| CPU | 366516 | 371084 |
| GPU | 460423 | 600732 |
| Memory | 225901 | 299004 |
| UX | 352859 | 270462 |
| NanoReview Score | 1405699 | 1541246 |
| Max Surface Temp. | n/a | 34.8 °C |
| Stability | n/a | 64 % |
| Graphics Test | n/a | 72 fps |
| Graphics Score | n/a | 12160 |
| Writing score | n/a | 19799 |
| Web score | n/a | 16101 |
| Video editing | n/a | 7815 |
| Data manipulation | n/a | 13142 |
| NanoReview Score | n/a | 16130 |
Memory
| RAM Size | 8 GB | - 8 GB - 12 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory Frequency | n/a | 4200 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage Capacity | 128 GB | - 256 GB - 512 GB - 1024 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe | UFS 4.0 |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | iOS 18.3 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.5) | Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 14) |
| OS Size | n/a | 39.9 GB |
| UI Skin | n/a | One UI 6.1 |
Battery
| Volume | 4005 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | n/a | 45 W |
| Battery Type | Li-ion | Li-ion |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | Yes (7.5 W) | Yes (15 W) |
| Reverse Charging | No | Yes (Wireless) |
| Fast Charging | Yes (57% in 30 min) | Yes (68% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 1:50 h | 0:59 h |
| Web Browsing | 09:21 h | 09:57 h |
| Video Playback | 12:57 h | 15:38 h |
| Games | 04:57 h | 06:22 h |
| Standby Mode | 119 h | 130 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 48 MP | 200 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8064x6048 pixels | 16320x12240 pixels |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 10x |
| Flash | Dual LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K Recording | No | Yes (Up to 30 fps) |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 120 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 240 fps (1080p) | 960 fps (1080p) |
| Wide-angle lens | n/a | 120 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 48 MP | Standard: 200 MP Telephoto: 10 MP Telephoto: 10 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP |
| Features | Bokeh effect | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Matrix | 48 MP | 200 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.6 | f/1.7 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX972 | Samsung ISOCELL HP2 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.55 | 1/1.3 |
| Pixel size | 0.7 μm | 0.64 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Laser autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | n/a | 10 MP |
| Aperture | n/a | f/4.9 |
| Focal length | n/a | 230 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Sony IMX754 |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/3.52 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 1.12 μm |
| Stabilization | n/a | Optical |
| Matrix | n/a | 12 MP |
| Aperture | n/a | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | n/a | 13 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Sony IMX564 |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/2.55 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 1.4 μm |
| Stabilization | n/a | Digital |
| Bokeh | n/a | 70 |
| Preview | n/a | 73 |
| Zoom | n/a | 141 |
Front camera
| Matrix | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4032x3024 pixels | 4000x3000 pixels |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX714 | Samsung S5K3LU |
| Sensor size | 1/3.6 | 1/3.24 |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | 1.12 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| 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 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | 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 | No | Yes DP 1.2 |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS - NAVIC |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | No | No |
| SIM Count* | 1 | 1 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM/EDGE 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz | n/a |
| 3G Bands | UMTS/HSPA+ 850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz | n/a |
| 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) | n/a |
| 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 | February, 2025 yr | February, 2023 yr |
| Release Date | February, 2025 yr | February, 2023 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | n/a | 1199 |
| MSRP ($) | 599 | n/a |
| Sensors | - Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Face Sensor |
- Hall Sensor - Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
| Charger Included | No | No |
Note
Apple iPhone 16e:
The smartphone doesn’t have a cinematic mode like the higher-end models in the series.
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