Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra vs Samsung Galaxy A12
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Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra Manufactured in February, 2023, with display 6.8 with chipsetSnapdragon 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform for Galaxy, vs Samsung Galaxy A12, Manufactured in December, 2020 with chipsetMediaTek Helio P35. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
- Larger display: 6.8in
- Higher pixel density: 500ppi
- Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5
- Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
- Supports DisplayPort
- Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy A12
- Lighter design: 205g vs 233g
Versions
| Memory Options | - 8/256 GB - 12/256 GB - 12/512 GB - 12/1024 GB |
- 2/32 GB - 3/32 GB - 3/128 GB - 4/64 GB - 4/128 GB - 6/128 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
Adjust each parameter’s importance to find the best match for you.
Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonDisplay
| Type | Dynamic AMOLED | PLS TFT |
| Size | 6.8 in | 6.5 in |
| Resolution | 1440x3088 pixels | 720x1600 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.3:9 | 20:9 |
| Pixel density | 500 ppi | 270 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-120 Hz) | No |
| Max brightness | 850 nits | 450 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10+ | No |
| Touch Sampling Rate | 240 Hz | n/a |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.5 % | 82.1 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
n/a |
| sRGB gamut | 96.9 % | 96.3 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | 240 Hz | 337 Hz |
| Response time | 2 ms | 52 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | 864:1 |
Design & Build
| Height | 163.4 mm (6.43 in) | 164 mm (6.46 in) |
| Width | 78.1 mm (3.07 in) | 75.8 mm (2.98 in) |
| Thickness | 8.9 mm (0.35 in) | 8.9 mm (0.35 in) |
| Weight | 233 g (8.22 oz) | 205 g (7.23 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP68 | No |
| Cooling system | Vapor chamber | n/a |
| Back panel | Glass | Plastic |
| Frame | Metal | Plastic |
| Colors | - White - Black - Gray - Blue - Green - Red - Purple |
- White - Black - Blue - Red |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | Yes In-Button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform for Galaxy | MediaTek Helio P35 |
| Max Frequency | 3360 MHz | 2300 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3) | 8 (4 + 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-A53) - 4/2.3 (Cortex-A53) |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 4 nm | 12 nm |
| Neural Processor | Hexagon | No |
| Graphics | Adreno 740 | PowerVR GE8320 |
| GPU Cores | 1536 | 32 |
| GPU Frequency | 719 MHz | 680 MHz |
| FLOPS | 2089 GFLOPS | 43.5 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 1976 | 480 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 5221 | 1522 |
| CPU | 371084 | 52120 |
| GPU | 600732 | 18126 |
| Memory | 299004 | 39276 |
| UX | 270462 | 37917 |
| NanoReview Score | 1541246 | 147439 |
| Max Surface Temp. | 34.8 °C | n/a |
| Stability | 64 % | n/a |
| Graphics Test | 72 fps | n/a |
| Graphics Score | 12160 | n/a |
| Writing score | 19799 | n/a |
| Web score | 16101 | n/a |
| Video editing | 7815 | n/a |
| Data manipulation | 13142 | n/a |
| NanoReview Score | 16130 | n/a |
Memory
| RAM Size | - 8 GB - 12 GB |
- 3 GB - 4 GB - 6 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR4 |
| Memory Frequency | 4200 MHz | 1866 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | - 256 GB - 512 GB - 1024 GB | - 32 GB - 64 GB - 128 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.0 | eMMC 5.1 |
| Memory Card | No | MicroSD |
Software
| OS | Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 14) | Android 10.0 (Upgradeable to Android 13) |
| OS Size | 39.9 GB | 13 GB |
| UI Skin | One UI 6.1 | One UI Core 5.1 |
Battery
| Volume | 5000 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 45 W | 15 W |
| Battery Type | Li-ion | Li-Po |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | Yes (15 W) | No |
| Reverse Charging | Yes (Wireless) | No |
| Fast Charging | Yes (68% in 30 min) | Yes (20% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 0:59 h | 3:03 h |
| Web Browsing | 09:57 h | 11:00 h |
| Video Playback | 15:38 h | 13:25 h |
| Games | 06:22 h | 06:03 h |
| Standby Mode | 130 h | 133 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 200 MP | 48 MP |
| Photo resolution | 16320x12240 pixels | 8000x6000 pixels |
| Zoom | Optical, 10x | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| 8K Recording | Yes (Up to 30 fps) | No |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | No |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 120 fps) | Yes (Up to 30 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 960 fps (1080p) | No |
| Wide-angle lens | 120 ° | 123 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 200 MP Telephoto: 10 MP Telephoto: 10 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP |
Standard: 48 MP Ultra-wide: 5 MP Macro: 2 MP Depth: 2 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
| Matrix | 200 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.7 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL HP2 | Samsung S5KGM2 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.3 | 1/2 |
| Pixel size | 0.64 μm | 0.8 μm |
| Autofocus | Laser autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| Matrix | 10 MP | n/a |
| Aperture | f/4.9 | n/a |
| Focal length | 230 mm | n/a |
| Sensor | Sony IMX754 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/3.52 | n/a |
| Pixel size | 1.12 μm | n/a |
| Stabilization | Optical | n/a |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 5 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | n/a |
| Sensor | Sony IMX564 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/2.55 | n/a |
| Pixel size | 1.4 μm | n/a |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | 70 | n/a |
| Preview | 73 | n/a |
| Zoom | 141 | n/a |
Front camera
| Matrix | 12 MP | 8 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4000x3000 pixels | 3264x2448 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | n/a |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3LU | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.24 | n/a |
| Pixel size | 1.12 μm | n/a |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps | 1080p (Full HD) 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 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n) |
| 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 |
| Bluetooth version | 5.3 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, 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 |
| 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 | No |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | n/a | GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900 |
| 3G Bands | n/a | UMTS B1 (2100), B5(850), B8 (900) |
| LTE Bands* | n/a | LTE (B1/B3/B5/B7/B8/B20/B28/B38/B40/B41) |
| LTE category | 20 | 7 |
| 5G Support | Yes | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Mono |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | Yes |
| FM Radio | No | Yes |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Budget |
| Announced | February, 2023 yr | November, 2020 yr |
| Release Date | February, 2023 yr | December, 2020 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 1199 | 180 |
| Sensors | - Hall Sensor - Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Proximity Sensor - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - 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 Ultra the clear winner in this comparison.
Survey
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