Samsung Galaxy S23 Plus vs Samsung Galaxy A57 5G
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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 Samsung Galaxy A57 5G, Manufactured in April, 2026with chipsetSamsung Exynos 1680. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S23 Plus
- Higher pixel density: 393ppi
- Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
- Supports DisplayPort
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy A57 5G
- Larger display: 6.7in
- Lighter design: 179g vs 195g
- Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4700mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5.3
Versions
| Memory Options | - 8/256 GB - 8/512 GB |
- 8/128 GB - 8/256 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 | Super AMOLED |
| Size | 6.6 in | 6.7 in |
| Resolution | 1080x2340 pixels | 1080x2340 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 393 ppi | 385 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (24-120 Hz) | Yes (60-120 Hz) |
| Max brightness | 800 nits | 1200 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89 % | 88.8 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| sRGB gamut | 97.4 % | n/a |
| PWM (Flicker) | 240 Hz | n/a |
| Response time | 1 ms | n/a |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | n/a |
Design & Build
| Height | 157.8 mm (6.21 in) | 161.5 mm (6.36 in) |
| Width | 76.2 mm (3 in) | 76.8 mm (3.02 in) |
| Thickness | 7.6 mm (0.3 in) | 6.9 mm (0.27 in) |
| Weight | 195 g (6.88 oz) | 179 g (6.31 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP68 | IP68 |
| Cooling system | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Back panel | Glass | Glass |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - White - Black - Gray - Green - Purple - Yellow |
- Gray - Blue - Purple |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | Yes, In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform for Galaxy | Samsung Exynos 1680 |
| Max Frequency | 3360 MHz | 2900 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3) | 8 (1 + 4 + 3) |
| Architecture | - 3/2 (Cortex-A510) - 2/2.8 (Cortex-A710) - 2/2.8 (Cortex-A715) - 1/3.2 (Cortex-X3) |
- 3/1.95 (Cortex-A520) - 4/2.6 (Cortex-A720) - 1/2.9 (Cortex-A720) |
| Process | TSMC | Samsung |
| Transistor Size | 4 nm | 4 nm |
| Neural Processor | Hexagon | Yes |
| Graphics | Adreno 740 | n/a |
| GPU Cores | 1536 | n/a |
| GPU Frequency | 719 MHz | n/a |
| FLOPS | 2089 GFLOPS | n/a |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 1856 | 1389 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 4917 | 4453 |
| CPU | 380742 | 510705 |
| GPU | 611422 | 374535 |
| Memory | 279241 | 204469 |
| UX | 274836 | 300346 |
| NanoReview Score | 1546241 | 1390055 |
| Max Surface Temp. | 36.2 °C | n/a |
| Stability | 65 % | n/a |
| Graphics Test | 72 fps | n/a |
| Graphics Score | 12142 | n/a |
| Writing score | 19600 | n/a |
| Web score | 13816 | n/a |
| Video editing | 7828 | n/a |
| Data manipulation | 12458 | n/a |
| NanoReview Score | 15595 | n/a |
Memory
| RAM Size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | - 256 GB - 512 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 14) | Android 16 |
| OS Size | 42.5 GB | n/a |
| UI Skin | One UI 6.1 | One UI 8.5 |
Battery
| Volume | 4700 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 45 W | 45 W |
| Battery Type | Li-ion | Li-ion |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | Yes (10 W) | No |
| Reverse Charging | Yes (Wireless) | n/a |
| Fast Charging | Yes (57% in 30 min) | Yes (64% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 1:05 h | 1:09 h |
| Web Browsing | 10:37 h | 10:41 h |
| Video Playback | 15:54 h | 20:15 h |
| Games | 06:37 h | 05:40 h |
| Standby Mode | 128 h | 85 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8160x6120 pixels | 8192x6144 pixels |
| Zoom | Optical, 3x | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K Recording | Yes (Up to 30 fps) | No |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 30 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 120 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 960 fps (1080p) | 240 fps (720p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 120 ° | 123 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 50 MP Telephoto: 10 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP |
Standard: 50 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP Macro: 5 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
| Matrix | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | n/a |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KGN3 | Sony IMX906 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.57 | 1/1.56 (0.64) |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | 1 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 10 MP | n/a |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | n/a |
| Focal length | 70 mm | n/a |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3K1 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/3.94 | n/a |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | n/a |
| Stabilization | Optical | n/a |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | n/a |
| Sensor | Sony IMX564 | Sony IMX258 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.55 | 1/3.06 (0.33) |
| Pixel size | 1.4 μm | 1.12 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | 70 | n/a |
| Preview | 72 | n/a |
| Zoom | 126 | n/a |
Front camera
| Matrix | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4000x3000 pixels | n/a |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | n/a |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3LU | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/3.24 | 1/3.2 (0.31) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 μm | 1.12 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps | 2160p (4K) at 30 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 | 6.0 |
| 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 DP 1.2 | No |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | No | No |
| SIM Count* | 1 | 2 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM 850/1700/1900/2100Mhz | n/a |
| 3G Bands | UMTS 6/5/8/34 | n/a |
| 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) | n/a |
| LTE category | 20 | n/a |
| 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 | Mid-range |
| Announced | February, 2023 yr | March, 2026 yr |
| Release Date | February, 2023 yr | April, 2026 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 999 | n/a |
| MSRP ($) | n/a | 549 |
| Sensors | - Hall Sensor - Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
| Charger Included | No | No |
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