Home Phone comparison Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Snapdragon) and Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4 - Which is better?

Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Snapdragon) vs Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4

71 out 100
Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Snapdragon)
VS
68 out 100
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4
Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Snapdragon)
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4

Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Snapdragon) Manufactured in October, 2023, with display 6.4 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, vs Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4, Manufactured in August, 2022 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
  7. Comments (0)

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Snapdragon)
  • Higher battery capacity: 4500mAh vs 3700mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.2
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4
  • Larger display: 6.7in
  • Higher pixel density: 425ppi
  • Lighter design: 187g vs 209g

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Snapdragon) and Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system 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
Smartphones:
Galaxy S23 FE (Snapdragon)
vs
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4

Display

Display quality comparison
Type Dynamic AMOLED Dynamic AMOLED
Size 6.4 in 6.7 in
Resolution 1080x2340 pixels 1080x2640 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 21.9:9
Pixel density 403 ppi 425 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes
Max brightness 1450 nits 500 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
Screen-to-body ratio 83.2 % 85.7 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Snapdragon)
982 nits
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4
910 nits
sRGB gamutn/a97 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a120 Hz
Response timen/a1 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 158 mm (6.22 in) 165.2 mm (6.5 in)
Width 76.5 mm (3.01 in) 71.9 mm (2.83 in)
Thickness 8.2 mm (0.32 in) 6.9 mm (0.27 in)
Weight 209 g (7.37 oz) 187 g (6.6 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IPX8
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Green
- Purple		 - Black
- Gold
- Blue
- Green
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Snapdragon)
83.2 %
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4
85.7 %

Performance

Testing Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Snapdragon) and Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
Max Frequency 3000 MHz 3190 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.5 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/3 (Cortex-X2)		 - 4/2 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.75 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/3.2 (Cortex-X2)
Process Samsung TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon
Graphics Adreno 730 Adreno 730
GPU Cores 1024 1024
GPU Frequency 818 MHz 900 MHz
FLOPS 1675.3 GFLOPS 1843.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Snapdragon)
1549
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4
1719
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Snapdragon)
3718
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4
4200
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)15491719
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)37184200
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Snapdragon)], [Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Snapdragon)
1203840
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4
1215795
CPU337597359278
GPU448766402455
Memory183031206280
UX234446247782
NanoReview Score12038401215795
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Snapdragon)
n/a
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4
8667
Max Surface Temp.n/a36.8 °C
Stabilityn/a46 %
Graphics Testn/a51 fps
Graphics Scoren/a8667
Sources: 3DMark [Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Snapdragon)
n/a
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4
13742
Writing scoren/a16931
Web scoren/a11402
Video editingn/a7488
Data manipulationn/a11021
NanoReview Scoren/a13742

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 8 GB 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 3200 MHz 3200 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB		- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 14) Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 14)
OS Size n/a 24 GB
UI Skin One UI 6.1 One UI 6.1

Battery

Volume 4500 mAh 3700 mAh
Max Charging Power 25 W 25 W
Battery Type Li-ion Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes Yes (15 W)
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (58% in 30 min) Yes (55% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:10 h 1:15 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Snapdragon)
20:15
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4
16:36
Web Browsing07:09 h06:12 h
Video Playback10:02 h09:34 h
Games04:27 h04:05 h
Standby Mode118 h86 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 8160x6120 pixels 4000x3000 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording Up to 24FPS No
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) 960 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 123 ° 123 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 8 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP		 Standard: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.8
Focal length23 mm27 mm
SensorSamsung S5KGN3Sony IMX563
Sensor size1/1.571/1.76
Pixel size1 μm1.8 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix8 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.4n/a
Focal length76 mmn/a
SensorHynix Hi847n/a
Sensor size1/4.4n/a
Pixel size1 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length13 mm13 mm
SensorSamsung S5K3L6Sony IMX258
Sensor size1/31/3.06
Pixel size1.12 μm1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Snapdragon)
124
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4
132
Video quality
Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Snapdragon)
131
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4
128
Overall camera score
Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Snapdragon)
127
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4
127
Bokeh5060
Preview6765
Zoom12395
Sources: DxOMark [Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Snapdragon)], [Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4]

Front camera

Matrix 10 MP 10 MP
Photo resolution 3648x2736 pixels 3648x2736 pixels
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.4
Focal length 26 mm 26 mm
Sensor Samsung S5K3J1 Sony IMX374
Sensor size 1/3 1/3.2
Pixel size 1.22 μm 1.22 μm
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 6 (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 5.2
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*21
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM Standbyn/a
eSIM Support *YesYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900GSM 850 MHz, 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 1900 MHz
3G BandsUMTS B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (AWS), B5 (850), B8 (900)UMTS Band I (2100), Band II (1900), Band IV (1700/2100), Band V (850)
LTE Bands*LTE (B/B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B20/B26/B28/B66)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B38/B39/B40/B46/B48/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
Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Snapdragon)
n/a
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4
86.3 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced October, 2023 yr August, 2022 yr
Release Date October, 2023 yr August, 2022 yr
Launch Price ($) 599 999
Sensors - Barometer
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included No No

Note

Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Snapdragon):

The Galaxy S23 FE is available in the USA with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 processor, whereas other countries receive a version with the Exynos 2200. The base (128 GB) storage utilizes a UFS 3.1 memory type, whereas the higher-tier 256 GB variant is equipped with UFS 4.0. Models are available with a single SIM card, dual SIMs, or dual SIMs plus eSIM (depending on the market).

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

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