Samsung Galaxy S23 Plus vs Xiaomi Poco F3
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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 Xiaomi Poco F3, Manufactured in March, 2021 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 870 5G. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S23 Plus
- Lighter design: 195g vs 196g
- Higher battery capacity: 4700mAh vs 4520mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.1
- Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
- Supports DisplayPort
- Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Poco F3
- Larger display: 6.67in
- Higher pixel density: 395ppi
- Infrared port
Versions
| Memory Options | - 8/256 GB - 8/512 GB |
- 6/128 GB - 8/128 GB - 8/256 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 | 6.67 in |
| Resolution | 1080x2340 pixels | 1080x2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 20:9 |
| Pixel density | 393 ppi | 395 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (24-120 Hz) | No |
| Max brightness | 800 nits | 700 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10+ | Yes HDR10+ |
| Touch Sampling Rate | n/a | 360 Hz |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89 % | 85.9 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
| sRGB gamut | 97.4 % | 99.8 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | 240 Hz | 490 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 3 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | ∞ Infinite |
Design & Build
| Height | 157.8 mm (6.21 in) | 163.7 mm (6.44 in) |
| Width | 76.2 mm (3 in) | 76.4 mm (3.01 in) |
| Thickness | 7.6 mm (0.3 in) | 7.8 mm (0.31 in) |
| Weight | 195 g (6.88 oz) | 196 g (6.91 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP68 | IP53 |
| Cooling system | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Back panel | Glass | Glass |
| Frame | Metal | Plastic |
| Colors | - White - Black - Gray - Green - Purple - Yellow |
- White - Black - Blue |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | Yes In-Button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform for Galaxy | Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 5G |
| Max Frequency | 3360 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 3/2 (Cortex-A510) - 2/2.8 (Cortex-A710) - 2/2.8 (Cortex-A715) - 1/3.2 (Cortex-X3) |
- 4/1.8 (Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55)) - 3/2.42 (Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77)) - 1/3.2 (Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77)) |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 4 nm | 7 nm |
| Neural Processor | Hexagon | Hexagon 698 |
| Graphics | Adreno 740 | Adreno 650 |
| GPU Cores | 1536 | 768 |
| GPU Frequency | 719 MHz | 670 MHz |
| FLOPS | 2089 GFLOPS | 1029.1 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 1856 | 1358 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 4917 | 3706 |
| CPU | 380742 | 245223 |
| GPU | 611422 | 217556 |
| Memory | 279241 | 150549 |
| UX | 274836 | 207001 |
| NanoReview Score | 1546241 | 820339 |
| Max Surface Temp. | 36.2 °C | 39.6 °C |
| Stability | 65 % | 90 % |
| Graphics Test | 72 fps | 25 fps |
| Graphics Score | 12142 | 4305 |
| Writing score | 19600 | 14383 |
| Web score | 13816 | 7991 |
| Video editing | 7828 | 6149 |
| Data manipulation | 12458 | 8532 |
| NanoReview Score | 15595 | 11024 |
Memory
| RAM Size | 8 GB | - 6 GB - 8 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory Frequency | n/a | 2750 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage Capacity | - 256 GB - 512 GB | - 128 GB - 256 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 14) | Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 13) |
| OS Size | 42.5 GB | 21 GB |
| UI Skin | One UI 6.1 | HyperOS 1.0 |
Battery
| Volume | 4700 mAh | 4520 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 45 W | 33 W |
| Battery Type | Li-ion | Li-Po |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | Yes (10 W) | No |
| Reverse Charging | Yes (Wireless) | No |
| Fast Charging | Yes (57% in 30 min) | Yes (67% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 1:05 h | 0:56 h |
| Web Browsing | 10:37 h | 08:42 h |
| Video Playback | 15:54 h | 12:58 h |
| Games | 06:37 h | 05:31 h |
| Standby Mode | 128 h | 85 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 MP | 48 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8160x6120 pixels | 8000x6000 pixels |
| Zoom | Optical, 3x | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| 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) | 960 fps (1080p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 120 ° | 119 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 50 MP Telephoto: 10 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP |
Standard: 48 MP Ultra-wide: 8 MP Macro: 5 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
| Matrix | 50 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KGN3 | Sony IMX582 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.57 | 1/2.0 |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | 0.8 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| 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 | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | n/a |
| Sensor | Sony IMX564 | Sony IMX355 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.55 | 1/4.0 |
| 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 | 20 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4000x3000 pixels | 4608x3456 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.5 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3LU | Samsung S5K3T2 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.24 | 1/3.4 |
| Pixel size | 1.12 μm | 0.8 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps | 1080p (Full HD) 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 Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.3 | 5.1 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE, HID, A2DP |
| 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 | n/a |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | No | Yes |
| SIM Count* | 1 | 2 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | Yes | No |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM 850/1700/1900/2100Mhz | GSM 850 900 1800 1900 MHz |
| 3G Bands | UMTS 6/5/8/34 | WCDMA 1,2,4,5,8 |
| 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 (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B20/B28/B38/B40/B41/B66) |
| 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 | Yes |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | February, 2023 yr | March, 2021 yr |
| Release Date | February, 2023 yr | March, 2021 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 999 | 350 |
| Sensors | - Hall Sensor - Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
| Charger Included | No | n/a |
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Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Samsung Galaxy S23 Plus the clear winner in this comparison.
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