Home Phone comparison Samsung Galaxy S23 and Apple iPhone 13 Pro - Which is better?

Samsung Galaxy S23 vs Apple iPhone 13 Pro

75 out 100
Samsung Galaxy S23
VS
76 out 100
Apple iPhone 13 Pro
Samsung Galaxy S23
Apple iPhone 13 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy S23 Manufactured in February, 2023, with display 6.1 with chipsetSnapdragon 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform for Galaxy, vs Apple iPhone 13 Pro, Manufactured in September, 2021with chipsetApple A15 Bionic. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
  7. Comments (0)

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S23
  • Lighter design: 168g vs 204g
  • Higher battery capacity: 3900mAh vs 3095mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 13 Pro
  • Higher pixel density: 460ppi

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Samsung Galaxy S23 and Apple iPhone 13 Pro
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
Smartphones:
Samsung Galaxy S23
vs
Apple iPhone 13 Pro

Display

Display quality comparison
Type Dynamic AMOLED OLED
Size 6.1 in 6.1 in
Resolution 1080x2340 pixels 1170x2532 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 425 ppi 460 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (24-120 Hz) Yes (10-120 Hz)
Max brightness 800 nits 1000 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes Dolby Vision
Screen-to-body ratio 88 % 87.1 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 DCI-P3
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Samsung Galaxy S23
1197 nits
Apple iPhone 13 Pro
1053 nits
sRGB gamut98.9 %99.8 %
PWM (Flicker)240 Hz510 Hz
Response time1 ms4.8 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Samsung Galaxy S23], [Apple iPhone 13 Pro]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 146.3 mm (5.76 in) 146.7 mm (5.78 in)
Width 70.9 mm (2.79 in) 71.5 mm (2.81 in)
Thickness 7.6 mm (0.3 in) 7.65 mm (0.3 in)
Weight 168 g (5.93 oz) 204 g (7.2 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		 - Black
- Silver
- Gold
- Blue
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display No
Screen-to-body ratio
Samsung Galaxy S23
88 %
Apple iPhone 13 Pro
87.1 %

Performance

Testing Samsung Galaxy S23 and Apple iPhone 13 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform for Galaxy Apple A15 Bionic
Max Frequency 3360 MHz 3230 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3) 6 (2 + 4)
Architecture - 3/2 (Cortex-A510)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-A710)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-A715)
- 1/3.2 (Cortex-X3)		 - 4/2.02 (Blizzard)
- 2/3.23 (Avalanche)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 5 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Apple Neural Engine
Graphics Adreno 740 Apple A15 GPU
GPU Cores 1536 640
GPU Frequency 719 MHz 1338 MHz
FLOPS 2089 GFLOPS 1712.6 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S23
1831
Apple iPhone 13 Pro
2256
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S23
4914
Apple iPhone 13 Pro
5416
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)18312256
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)49145416
Geekbench Compute (GPU)9422n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Samsung Galaxy S23], [Apple iPhone 13 Pro]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Samsung Galaxy S23
1522811
Apple iPhone 13 Pro
1322699
CPU380535309276
GPU598896430651
Memory273271274739
UX270109308033
NanoReview Score15228111322699
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Samsung Galaxy S23
12039
Apple iPhone 13 Pro
9486
Max Surface Temp.34.3 °C39.4 °C
Stability60 %79 %
Graphics Test72 fps56 fps
Graphics Score120399486
Sources: 3DMark [Samsung Galaxy S23], [Apple iPhone 13 Pro]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Samsung Galaxy S23
15602
Apple iPhone 13 Pro
n/a
Writing score19330n/a
Web score14262n/a
Video editing7840n/a
Data manipulation12674n/a
NanoReview Score15602n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 8 GB 6 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency n/a 2133 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB		- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0NVMe
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 14) iOS 15 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2)
OS Size 29.7 GB 15.2 GB
UI Skin One UI 6.1 n/a

Battery

Volume 3900 mAh 3095 mAh
Max Charging Power 25 W 23 W
Battery Type Li-ion Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (10 W) Yes (7.5 W)
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) No
Fast Charging Yes (57% in 30 min) Yes (60% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:16 h 1:38 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Samsung Galaxy S23
22:02
Apple iPhone 13 Pro
23:32
Web Browsing08:12 h09:39 h
Video Playback13:41 h15:16 h
Games05:20 h05:20 h
Standby Mode109 h107 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 8160x6120 pixels 4032x3024 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x Optical, 3x
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 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 10 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP		 Standard: 12 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Depth
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.5
Focal length23 mm26 mm
SensorSamsung S5KGN3Sony IMX703
Sensor size1/1.571/1.66
Pixel size1 μm1.9 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix10 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.4f/2.8
Focal length70 mm77 mm
SensorSamsung S5K3K1Sony IMX713
Sensor size1/3.941/3.4
Pixel size1 μm1 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/1.8
Focal length13 mm13 mm
SensorSony IMX564Sony IMX772
Sensor size1/2.551/3.4
Pixel size1.4 μm1 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Samsung Galaxy S23
129
Apple iPhone 13 Pro
140
Video quality
Samsung Galaxy S23
137
Apple iPhone 13 Pro
146
Overall camera score
Samsung Galaxy S23
133
Apple iPhone 13 Pro
141
Bokeh7075
Preview7281
Zoom126119
Sources: DxOMark [Samsung Galaxy S23], [Apple iPhone 13 Pro]

Front camera

Matrix 12 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 4000x3000 pixels 4032x3024 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 26 mm 23 mm
Sensor Samsung S5K3LU Sony IMX514
Sensor size 1/3.24 1/3.6
Pixel size 1.12 μm n/a
Autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No Yes
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Samsung Galaxy S23
n/a
Apple iPhone 13 Pro
128
Video quality
Samsung Galaxy S23
n/a
Apple iPhone 13 Pro
143

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 MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.3 5
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C n/a
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 Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*11
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM Standbyn/a
eSIM Support *YesYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850/1700/1900/2100MhzGSM/EDGE 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz
3G BandsUMTS 6/5/8/34UMTS 850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz
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/B11/B12/B13/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B21/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B66/B71)
LTE category2018
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Samsung Galaxy S23
91.5 dB
Apple iPhone 13 Pro
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced February, 2023 yr September, 2021 yr
Release Date February, 2023 yr September, 2021 yr
Launch Price ($) 799 1000
Sensors - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
Charger Included No n/a

Note

Samsung Galaxy S23:

The 128GB version uses slower UFS 3.1 memory, while the 256GB and 512GB models have UFS 4.0.

* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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