Realme GT Neo 5 SE vs Samsung Galaxy S23

Compared 2 smartphones : Realme GT Neo 5 SE Manufactured in April, 2023, with display 6.74 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2, vs Samsung Galaxy S23, 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

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Realme GT Neo 5 SE
  • Larger display: 6.74in
  • Higher pixel density: 451ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 144Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 5500mAh vs 3900mAh
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S23
  • Lighter design: 168g vs 193.1g
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 16/1024 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 8/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Realme GT Neo 5 SE and Samsung Galaxy S23
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
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED Dynamic AMOLED
Size 6.74 in 6.1 in
Resolution 1240x2772 pixels 1080x2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 451 ppi 425 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes (24-120 Hz)
Max brightness 600 nits 800 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 360 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 88.4 % 88 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Realme GT Neo 5 SE
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S23
1197 nits
sRGB gamutn/a98.9 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a240 Hz
Response timen/a1 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.85 mm (6.45 in) 146.3 mm (5.76 in)
Width 75.75 mm (2.98 in) 70.9 mm (2.79 in)
Thickness 8.95 mm (0.35 in) 7.6 mm (0.3 in)
Weight 193.1 g (6.81 oz) 168 g (5.93 oz)
Water resistance No IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel n/a Glass
Frame n/a Metal
Colors - Black
- Blue
- White
- Black
- Gray
- Green
- Purple
- Yellow
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Realme GT Neo 5 SE
88.4 %
Samsung Galaxy S23
88 %

Performance

Testing Realme GT Neo 5 SE and Samsung Galaxy S23 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2 Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform for Galaxy
Max Frequency 2910 MHz 3360 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.49 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/2.91 (Cortex-X2)
- 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 Yes Hexagon
Graphics Adreno 725 Adreno 740
GPU Cores 1024 1536
GPU Frequency 580 MHz 719 MHz
FLOPS 1187.8 GFLOPS 2089 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Realme GT Neo 5 SE
1405
Samsung Galaxy S23
1831
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Realme GT Neo 5 SE
3809
Samsung Galaxy S23
4914
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)14051831
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)38094914
Geekbench Compute (GPU)n/a9422
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Realme GT Neo 5 SE
1146724
Samsung Galaxy S23
1522811
CPU340292380535
GPU344316598896
Memory213811273271
UX248305270109
NanoReview Score11467241522811
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Realme GT Neo 5 SE
7529
Samsung Galaxy S23
12039
Max Surface Temp.n/a34.3 °C
Stability99 %60 %
Graphics Test45 fps72 fps
Graphics Score752912039
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Realme GT Neo 5 SE
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S23
15602
Writing scoren/a19330
Web scoren/a14262
Video editingn/a7840
Data manipulationn/a12674
NanoReview Scoren/a15602

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB
- 16 GB
8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 4200 MHz n/a
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 4.0
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 14) Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 14)
OS Size n/a 29.7 GB
UI Skin Realme UI 5.0 One UI 6.1

Battery

Volume 5500 mAh 3900 mAh
Max Charging Power 100 W 25 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (10 W)
Reverse Charging No Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 14 min) Yes (57% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:50 h 1:16 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Realme GT Neo 5 SE
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S23
22:02
Web Browsingn/a08:12 h
Video Playbackn/a13:41 h
Gamesn/a05:20 h
Standby Moden/a109 h

Main camera

Matrix 64 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 9000x7000 pixels 8160x6120 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 3x
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Digital Optical
8K Recording No Yes (Up to 30 fps)
4K Recording Yes (Up to 30 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 112 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 10 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix64 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.8
Focal length25 mm23 mm
SensorOmnivision OV64MSamsung S5KGN3
Sensor size1/21/1.57
Pixel size0.7 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a10 MP
Aperturen/af/2.4
Focal lengthn/a70 mm
Sensorn/aSamsung S5K3K1
Sensor sizen/a1/3.94
Pixel sizen/a1 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length16 mm13 mm
SensorSony IMX355Sony IMX564
Sensor size1/4.01/2.55
Pixel size1.14 μm1.4 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Realme GT Neo 5 SE
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S23
129
Video quality
Realme GT Neo 5 SE
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S23
137
Overall camera score
Realme GT Neo 5 SE
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S23
133
Bokehn/a70
Previewn/a72
Zoomn/a126

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 4608x3456 pixels 4000x3000 pixels
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.2
Focal length 25 mm 26 mm
Sensor Samsung S5K3P9 Samsung S5K3LU
Sensor size 1/3.09 1/3.24
Pixel size 1 μm 1.12 μm
Autofocus No Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No 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 n/a Yes DP 1.2
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- 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 850/900/1800/1900GSM 850/1700/1900/2100Mhz
3G BandsWCDMA B1/B5/B6/B8/B19UMTS 6/5/8/34
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B3/B5/B7/B8/B18/B19/B26/B28/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41)LTE (B/B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B16/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B27/B28/B29/B30/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66/B71)
LTE category2020
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Realme GT Neo 5 SE
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S23
91.5 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced April, 2023 yr February, 2023 yr
Release Date April, 2023 yr February, 2023 yr
Launch Price ($) 300 799
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

Note

Samsung Galaxy S23:

The 128GB version uses slower UFS 3.1 memory, while the 256GB and 512GB models have UFS 4.0.

* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Samsung Galaxy S23 the clear winner in this comparison.

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