Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Exynos) vs Apple iPhone 15 Pro
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Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Exynos) Manufactured in October, 2023, with display 6.4 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 2200, vs Apple iPhone 15 Pro, Manufactured in September, 2023with chipsetApple A17 Pro. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Exynos)
- Larger display: 6.4in
- Higher battery capacity: 4500mAh vs 3274mAh
- Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 15 Pro
- Higher pixel density: 460ppi
- Lighter design: 187g vs 209g
Versions
| Memory Options | - 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB |
- 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB - 8/512 GB - 8/1024 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
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Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonDisplay
| Type | Dynamic AMOLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.4 in | 6.1 in |
| Resolution | 1080x2340 pixels | 1179x2556 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 403 ppi | 460 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max brightness | 1450 nits | 2000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10+ | Yes Dolby Vision |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 83.2 % | 88.2 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| sRGB gamut | 99.4 % | 99.9 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | 120 Hz | 242 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 1 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | ∞ Infinite |
Design & Build
| Height | 158 mm (6.22 in) | 146.6 mm (5.77 in) |
| Width | 76.5 mm (3.01 in) | 70.6 mm (2.78 in) |
| Thickness | 8.2 mm (0.32 in) | 8.25 mm (0.32 in) |
| Weight | 209 g (7.37 oz) | 187 g (6.6 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP68 | IP68 |
| Cooling system | Vapor chamber | n/a |
| Back panel | Glass | Glass |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - White - Black - Green - Purple |
- White - Black - Silver - Blue |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Samsung Exynos 2200 | Apple A17 Pro |
| Max Frequency | 2800 MHz | 3780 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 6 (2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4/1.82 (Cortex-A510) - 3/2.52 (Cortex-A710) - 1/2.8 (Cortex-X2) |
- 4/2.11 (Sawtooth) - 2/3.78 (Everest) |
| Process | Samsung | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 4 nm | 3 nm |
| Neural Processor | Yes | Apple Neural Engine |
| Graphics | Samsung Xclipse 920 | Apple A17 GPU |
| GPU Cores | 768 | 768 |
| GPU Frequency | 1306 MHz | 1398 MHz |
| FLOPS | 2006.2 GFLOPS | 2147.2 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 1599 | 2920 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 3909 | 7447 |
| CPU | 325994 | 345236 |
| GPU | 440398 | 562280 |
| Memory | 174869 | 275580 |
| UX | 229709 | 349273 |
| NanoReview Score | 1170970 | 1532369 |
| Max Surface Temp. | 50.2 °C | n/a |
| Stability | 61 % | n/a |
| Graphics Test | 49 fps | n/a |
| Graphics Score | 8315 | n/a |
| Writing score | 16564 | n/a |
| Web score | 11835 | n/a |
| Video editing | 7387 | n/a |
| Data manipulation | 12600 | n/a |
| NanoReview Score | 13449 | n/a |
Memory
| RAM Size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 |
| Memory Frequency | 3200 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage Capacity | - 128 GB - 256 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 3.1 | n/a |
| Memory Card | No | n/a |
Software
| OS | Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 14) | iOS 17 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.5) |
| OS Size | 21 GB | n/a |
| UI Skin | One UI 6.1 | n/a |
Battery
| Volume | 4500 mAh | 3274 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 25 W | 23 W |
| Battery Type | Li-ion | Li-ion |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | Yes | Yes (7.5 W) |
| Reverse Charging | Yes (Wireless) | Yes |
| Fast Charging | Yes (58% in 30 min) | Yes (57% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 1:10 h | 1:33 h |
| Web Browsing | 06:25 h | 09:28 h |
| Video Playback | 10:03 h | 17:33 h |
| Games | 03:27 h | 05:41 h |
| Standby Mode | 96 h | 111 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 MP | 48 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8160x6120 pixels | 8064x6048 pixels |
| Zoom | Optical, 3x | 139 |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K Recording | Up to 24FPS | n/a |
| 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 | 960 fps (720p) | 240 fps (1080p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 123 ° | 120 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 50 MP Telephoto: 8 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP |
Standard: 48 MP Telephoto: 12 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP Depth |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Matrix | 50 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung GN3 | Sony IMX803 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.57 | 1/1.28 |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | 1.22 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 8 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.8 |
| Focal length | 76 mm | 77 mm |
| Sensor | Hynix Hi847 | Sony IMX713 |
| Sensor size | 1/4.4 | 1/3.5 |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | 1 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3L6 | Sony IMX633 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.1 | 1/2.55 |
| Pixel size | 1.12 μm | 1.4 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | n/a | 80 |
| Preview | n/a | 85 |
Front camera
| Matrix | 10 MP | 12 MP |
| Photo resolution | 3648x2736 pixels | 4032x3024 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3J1 | Sony IMX714 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.65 | 1/3.6 |
| Pixel size | 1.22 μm | 1.12 μm |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | No | Yes |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 6E (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 | 3.2 | 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 - NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | No | No |
| SIM Count* | 2 | 1 |
| SIM Type | Nano | eSIM |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | Active |
| eSIM Support * | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900 | GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz) |
| 3G Bands | UMTS B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (AWS), B5 (850), B8 (900) | UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz) |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B/B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B20/B26/B28/B66) | LTE (B/B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B66/B71) |
| LTE category | 20 | 20 |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | n/a |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | October, 2023 yr | September, 2023 yr |
| Release Date | October, 2023 yr | September, 2023 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 599 | n/a |
| MSRP ($) | n/a | 999 |
| Sensors | - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Face Sensor |
| Charger Included | No | No |
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Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Apple iPhone 15 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.
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