Infinix Note 50 Pro Plus 5G vs Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra

Compared 2 smartphones : Infinix Note 50 Pro Plus 5G Manufactured in April, 2025, with display 6.78 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 8350 Ultimate, vs Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra, Manufactured in February, 2023with chipsetSnapdragon 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform for Galaxy. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Infinix Note 50 Pro Plus 5G
  • Higher refresh rate: 144Hz
  • Lighter design: 209g vs 233g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5200mAh vs 5000mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.3
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
  • Larger display: 6.8in
  • Higher pixel density: 500ppi
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options 12/256 GB - 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 12/1024 GB

Review

Key Specs Infinix Note 50 Pro Plus 5G and Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
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
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED Dynamic AMOLED
Size 6.78 in 6.8 in
Resolution 1080x2436 pixels 1440x3088 pixels
Aspect ratio n/a 19.3:9
Pixel density 393 ppi 500 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness 1300 nits 850 nits
HDR support n/a Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 240 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 90.3 % 89.5 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Infinix Note 50 Pro Plus 5G
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
1269 nits
sRGB gamutn/a96.9 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a240 Hz
Response timen/a2 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.36 mm (6.43 in) 163.4 mm (6.43 in)
Width 74.53 mm (2.93 in) 78.1 mm (3.07 in)
Thickness 7.99 mm (0.31 in) 8.9 mm (0.35 in)
Weight 209 g (7.37 oz) 233 g (8.22 oz)
Water resistance IP64 IP68
Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
Back panel n/a Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Gray
- Purple
- White
- Black
- Gray
- Blue
- Green
- Red
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Infinix Note 50 Pro Plus 5G
90.3 %
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
89.5 %

Performance

Testing Infinix Note 50 Pro Plus 5G and Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 8350 Ultimate Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform for Galaxy
Max Frequency 3350 MHz 3360 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3)
Architecture - 4/2.2 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/3.2 (Cortex-A715)
- 1/3.35 (Cortex-A715)
- 3/2 (Cortex-A510)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-A710)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-A715)
- 1/3.2 (Cortex-X3)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor MediaTek APU 780 Hexagon
Graphics Mali-G615 MP6 Adreno 740
GPU Cores 768 1536
GPU Frequency 1400 MHz 719 MHz
FLOPS 2150.4 GFLOPS 2089 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Infinix Note 50 Pro Plus 5G
1216
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
1976
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Infinix Note 50 Pro Plus 5G
3896
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
5221
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)12161976
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)38965221
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Infinix Note 50 Pro Plus 5G
1440454
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
1541246
CPU280856371084
GPU562288600732
Memory343443299004
UX253867270462
NanoReview Score14404541541246
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Infinix Note 50 Pro Plus 5G
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
12160
Max Surface Temp.n/a34.8 °C
Stabilityn/a64 %
Graphics Testn/a72 fps
Graphics Scoren/a12160
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Infinix Note 50 Pro Plus 5G
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
16130
Writing scoren/a19799
Web scoren/a16101
Video editingn/a7815
Data manipulationn/a13142
NanoReview Scoren/a16130

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 12 GB - 8 GB
- 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency n/a 4200 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity256 GB- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 4.0
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 15 Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 14)
OS Size n/a 39.9 GB
UI Skin XOS 15 One UI 6.1

Battery

Volume 5200 mAh 5000 mAh
Max Charging Power 100 W 45 W
Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Li-ion
Removable Yes No
Wireless Charging Yes Yes (15 W)
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 14 min) Yes (68% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:32 h 0:59 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Infinix Note 50 Pro Plus 5G
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
26:01
Web Browsingn/a09:57 h
Video Playbackn/a15:38 h
Gamesn/a06:22 h
Standby Moden/a130 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 200 MP
Photo resolution n/a 16320x12240 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x 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 n/a 960 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 112 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Standard: 200 MP
Telephoto: 10 MP
Telephoto: 10 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP200 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.7
Focal length24 mm23 mm
Sensorn/aSamsung ISOCELL HP2
Sensor size1/1.561/1.3
Pixel size1 μm0.64 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusLaser autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix50 MP10 MP
Aperturen/af/4.9
Focal length70 mm230 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX754
Sensor size1/1.561/3.52
Pixel size1 μm1.12 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length15 mm13 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX564
Sensor size1/3.11/2.55
Pixel sizen/a1.4 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Infinix Note 50 Pro Plus 5G
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
139
Video quality
Infinix Note 50 Pro Plus 5G
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
137
Overall camera score
Infinix Note 50 Pro Plus 5G
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
140
Bokehn/a70
Previewn/a73
Zoomn/a141

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution n/a 4000x3000 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length n/a 26 mm
Sensor CMOS Samsung S5K3LU
Sensor size 1/3.1 1/3.24
Pixel size n/a 1.12 μm
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Infinix Note 50 Pro Plus 5G
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
139
Video quality
Infinix Note 50 Pro Plus 5G
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
145

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 5.4 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
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*21
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM B2|3|5|8n/a
3G BandsWCDMA B1|2|4|5|8n/a
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B20/B28/B38/B40/B41/B42/B66)n/a
LTE categoryn/a20
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio Yes No
Dolby Atmos n/a Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Infinix Note 50 Pro Plus 5G
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
91.8 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced March, 2025 yr February, 2023 yr
Release Date April, 2025 yr February, 2023 yr
Launch Price ($) 390 1199
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 100 W No
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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