Samsung Galaxy S23 Plus vs Google Pixel 7 Pro
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Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy S23 Plus Manufactured in February, 2023, with display 6.6 with chipsetSnapdragon 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform for Galaxy, vs Google Pixel 7 Pro, Manufactured in October, 2022 with chipsetGoogle Tensor G2. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S23 Plus
- Lighter design: 195g vs 212g
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.2
- Supports DisplayPort
- Supports Dolby Atmos
Reasons to choose Google Pixel 7 Pro
- Larger display: 6.7in
- Higher pixel density: 512ppi
- Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4700mAh
Versions
| Memory Options | - 8/256 GB - 8/512 GB |
- 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB - 12/128 GB - 12/256 GB - 12/512 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 | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.6 in | 6.7 in |
| Resolution | 1080x2340 pixels | 1440x3120 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 393 ppi | 512 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (24-120 Hz) | Yes (10-120 Hz) |
| Max brightness | 800 nits | 550 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10+ | Yes HDR10+ |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89 % | 88.3 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| sRGB gamut | 97.4 % | 97 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | 240 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 4 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | ∞ Infinite |
Design & Build
| Height | 157.8 mm (6.21 in) | 162.9 mm (6.41 in) |
| Width | 76.2 mm (3 in) | 76.6 mm (3.02 in) |
| Thickness | 7.6 mm (0.3 in) | 8.9 mm (0.35 in) |
| Weight | 195 g (6.88 oz) | 212 g (7.48 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP68 | IP68 |
| Cooling system | Vapor chamber | n/a |
| Back panel | Glass | Glass |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - White - Black - Gray - Green - Purple - Yellow |
- White - Black - Gray |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | Yes In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform for Galaxy | Google Tensor G2 |
| Max Frequency | 3360 MHz | 2850 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3) | 8 (2 + 2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 3/2 (Cortex-A510) - 2/2.8 (Cortex-A710) - 2/2.8 (Cortex-A715) - 1/3.2 (Cortex-X3) |
- 4/1.8 (Cortex-A55) - 2/2.35 (Cortex-A78) - 2/2.85 (Cortex-X1) |
| Process | TSMC | Samsung |
| Transistor Size | 4 nm | 5 nm |
| Neural Processor | Hexagon | Next-gen Tensor Processing Unit |
| Graphics | Adreno 740 | Mali-G710 MP7 |
| GPU Cores | 1536 | 672 |
| GPU Frequency | 719 MHz | 850 MHz |
| FLOPS | 2089 GFLOPS | 1142.4 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 1856 | 1404 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 4917 | 3368 |
| CPU | 380742 | 241450 |
| GPU | 611422 | 297846 |
| Memory | 279241 | 185192 |
| UX | 274836 | 214960 |
| NanoReview Score | 1546241 | 939448 |
| Max Surface Temp. | 36.2 °C | 44.9 °C |
| Stability | 65 % | 71 % |
| Graphics Test | 72 fps | 38 fps |
| Graphics Score | 12142 | 6383 |
| Writing score | 19600 | 16136 |
| Web score | 13816 | 9151 |
| Video editing | 7828 | 6755 |
| Data manipulation | 12458 | 10868 |
| NanoReview Score | 15595 | 11564 |
Memory
| RAM Size | 8 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory Frequency | n/a | 3200 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage Capacity | - 256 GB - 512 GB | - 128 GB - 256 GB - 512 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 14) | Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 15) |
| OS Size | 42.5 GB | 14 GB |
| UI Skin | One UI 6.1 | Stock Android |
Battery
| Volume | 4700 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 45 W | 23 W |
| Battery Type | Li-ion | Li-Po |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | Yes (10 W) | Yes (23 W) |
| Reverse Charging | Yes (Wireless) | Yes (Wireless) |
| Fast Charging | Yes (57% in 30 min) | Yes (46% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 1:05 h | 1:49 h |
| Web Browsing | 10:37 h | 07:06 h |
| Video Playback | 15:54 h | 12:49 h |
| Games | 06:37 h | 04:48 h |
| Standby Mode | 128 h | 83 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8160x6120 pixels | 8192x6144 pixels |
| Zoom | Optical, 3x | Optical, 5x |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K Recording | Yes (Up to 30 fps) | No |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 120 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 960 fps (1080p) | 240 fps (1080p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 120 ° | 126 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 50 MP Telephoto: 10 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP |
Standard: 50 MP Telephoto: 48 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Matrix | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 25 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KGN3 | Samsung GN1 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.57 | 1/1.31 |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | 1.2 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Laser autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 10 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/3.5 |
| Focal length | 70 mm | 120 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3K1 | Samsung S5KGM1 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.94 | 1/2.55 |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | 0.8 μm |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | n/a |
| Sensor | Sony IMX564 | Sony IMX381 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.55 | 1/2.9 |
| Pixel size | 1.4 μm | 1.25 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | 70 | 70 |
| Preview | 72 | 74 |
| Zoom | 126 | 143 |
Front camera
| Matrix | 12 MP | 108 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4000x3000 pixels | 3648x2736 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 21 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3LU | Samsung S5K3J1 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.24 | 1/3.1 |
| Pixel size | 1.12 μm | 1.22 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | 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 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 | 5.2 |
| 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 DP 1.2 | n/a |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS - NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | No | No |
| SIM Count* | 1 | 1 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | n/a |
| eSIM Support * | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM 850/1700/1900/2100Mhz | GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz |
| 3G Bands | UMTS 6/5/8/34 | UMTS/HSPA+/HSDPA Bands 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19 |
| LTE Bands* | 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 (B/B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B46/B48/B66/B71) |
| LTE category | 20 | 20 |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | February, 2023 yr | October, 2022 yr |
| Release Date | February, 2023 yr | October, 2022 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 999 | 899 |
| Sensors | - Hall Sensor - Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
| Charger Included | No | No |
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