Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra vs Samsung Galaxy A73 5G

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 A73 5G, Manufactured in April, 2022 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 778G. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
  • Larger display: 6.8in
  • Higher pixel density: 500ppi
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy A73 5G
  • Lighter design: 181g vs 233g

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 12/1024 GB
- 6/128 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra and Samsung Galaxy A73 5G
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
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Display

Display quality comparison
Type Dynamic AMOLED Super AMOLED
Size 6.8 in 6.7 in
Resolution 1440x3088 pixels 1080x2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.3:9 20:9
Pixel density 500 ppi 393 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 850 nits 500 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 89.5 % 87 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
1269 nits
Samsung Galaxy A73 5G
n/a
sRGB gamut96.9 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)240 Hzn/a
Response time2 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.4 mm (6.43 in) 163.7 mm (6.44 in)
Width 78.1 mm (3.07 in) 76.1 mm (3 in)
Thickness 8.9 mm (0.35 in) 7.6 mm (0.3 in)
Weight 233 g (8.22 oz) 181 g (6.38 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP67
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Plastic
Frame Metal Plastic
Colors - White
- Black
- Gray
- Blue
- Green
- Red
- Purple
- White
- Gray
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
89.5 %
Samsung Galaxy A73 5G
87 %

Performance

Testing Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra and Samsung Galaxy A73 5G In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform for Galaxy Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G
Max Frequency 3360 MHz 2400 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 670 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 3/2.4 (Kryo 670 Gold (Cortex-A78))
- 1/2.4 (Kryo 670 Prime (Cortex-A78))
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 6 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon 770
Graphics Adreno 740 Adreno 642
GPU Cores 1536 512
GPU Frequency 719 MHz 550 MHz
FLOPS 2089 GFLOPS 844 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
1976
Samsung Galaxy A73 5G
920
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
5221
Samsung Galaxy A73 5G
2791
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)1976920
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)52212791
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
1541246
Samsung Galaxy A73 5G
579837
CPU371084207203
GPU600732138493
Memory29900495482
UX270462138659
NanoReview Score1541246579837
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
12160
Samsung Galaxy A73 5G
2457
Max Surface Temp.34.8 °Cn/a
Stability64 %98 %
Graphics Test72 fps14 fps
Graphics Score121602457
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
16130
Samsung Galaxy A73 5G
12127
Writing score1979914071
Web score1610110580
Video editing78157243
Data manipulation131429125
NanoReview Score1613012127

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB
- 6 GB
- 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 4200 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 2.2
Memory CardNoMicroSD

Software

OS Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 14) Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 14)
OS Size 39.9 GB 36.9 GB
UI Skin One UI 6.1 One UI 6.1

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Max Charging Power 45 W 25 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 (45% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:59 h 1:24 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
26:01
Samsung Galaxy A73 5G
n/a
Web Browsing09:57 hn/a
Video Playback15:38 hn/a
Games06:22 hn/a
Standby Mode130 hn/a

Main camera

Matrix 200 MP 108 MP
Photo resolution 16320x12240 pixels 12000x9000 pixels
Zoom Optical, 10x 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 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 200 MP
Telephoto: 10 MP
Telephoto: 10 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Standard: 108 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Macro: 5 MP
Depth: 5 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix200 MP108 MP
Aperturef/1.7f/1.8
Focal length23 mmn/a
SensorSamsung ISOCELL HP2Samsung ISOCELL HM6
Sensor size1/1.31/1.67
Pixel size0.64 μm0.64 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix10 MPn/a
Aperturef/4.9n/a
Focal length230 mmn/a
SensorSony IMX754n/a
Sensor size1/3.52n/a
Pixel size1.12 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length13 mmn/a
SensorSony IMX564Sony IMX258
Sensor size1/2.551/3.06
Pixel size1.4 μm1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
139
Samsung Galaxy A73 5G
n/a
Video quality
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
137
Samsung Galaxy A73 5G
n/a
Overall camera score
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
140
Samsung Galaxy A73 5G
n/a
Bokeh70n/a
Preview73n/a
Zoom141n/a

Front camera

Matrix 12 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 4000x3000 pixels 6464x4864 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 26 mm 26 mm
Sensor Samsung S5K3LU Sony IMX616
Sensor size 1/3.24 1/2.8
Pixel size 1.12 μm 0.8 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
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
139
Samsung Galaxy A73 5G
n/a
Video quality
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
145
Samsung Galaxy A73 5G
n/a

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
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
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Varies by region
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*12
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoYes
2G Bandsn/aGSM GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900
3G Bandsn/aUMTS B1(2100), B2(1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8(900)
LTE Bands*n/aLTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B20/B26/B28/B38/B40/B41/B66)
LTE category2018
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No n/a
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
91.8 dB
Samsung Galaxy A73 5G
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced February, 2023 yr March, 2022 yr
Release Date February, 2023 yr April, 2022 yr
Launch Price ($) 1199 465
Sensors - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included No No
* 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.

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