Home Phone comparison Samsung Galaxy S23 and Apple iPhone 8 Plus - Which is better?

Samsung Galaxy S23 vs Apple iPhone 8 Plus

75 out 100
Samsung Galaxy S23
VS
47 out 100
Apple iPhone 8 Plus
Samsung Galaxy S23
Apple iPhone 8 Plus

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 8 Plus, Manufactured in September, 2017 with chipsetApple A11 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
  • Larger display: 6.1in
  • Higher pixel density: 425ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Lighter design: 168g vs 202g
  • Higher battery capacity: 3900mAh vs 2691mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 8 Plus

    Versions

    Available versions and configurations
    Memory Options - 8/128 GB
    - 8/256 GB
    - 8/512 GB    		 - 3/64 GB
    - 3/128 GB
    - 3/256 GB

    Review

    Key Specs Samsung Galaxy S23 and Apple iPhone 8 Plus
    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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    Function
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    Tests & specs

    Specs & test comparison
    Smartphones:
    Samsung Galaxy S23
    vs
    Apple iPhone 8 Plus

    Display

    Display quality comparison
    Type Dynamic AMOLED IPS LCD
    Size 6.1 in 5.5 in
    Resolution 1080x2340 pixels 1080x1920 pixels
    Aspect ratio 19.5:9 16:9
    Pixel density 425 ppi 401 ppi
    Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
    Adaptive refresh rate Yes (24-120 Hz) No
    Max brightness 800 nits 625 nits
    HDR support Yes HDR10+ No
    Screen-to-body ratio 88 % 67.4 %
    Features - DCI-P3
    - Always-On Display    		 n/a
    Display test
    Peak brightness (auto)
    Samsung Galaxy S23
    1197 nits
    Apple iPhone 8 Plus
    615 nits
    sRGB gamut98.9 %99.9 %
    PWM (Flicker)240 Hzn/a
    Response time1 ms32 ms
    Contrast∞ Infinite1471:1
    Sources: NotebookCheck [Samsung Galaxy S23], [Apple iPhone 8 Plus]

    Design & Build

    Design and ergonomics comparison
    Height 146.3 mm (5.76 in) 158.4 mm (6.24 in)
    Width 70.9 mm (2.79 in) 78.1 mm (3.07 in)
    Thickness 7.6 mm (0.3 in) 7.5 mm (0.3 in)
    Weight 168 g (5.93 oz) 202 g (7.13 oz)
    Water resistance IP68 IP67
    Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
    Back panel Glass Glass
    Frame Metal Metal
    Colors - White
    - Black
    - Gray
    - Green
    - Purple
    - Yellow    		 - Silver
    - Gold
    - Gray
    Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Button
    Screen-to-body ratio
    Samsung Galaxy S23
    88 %
    Apple iPhone 8 Plus
    67.4 %

    Performance

    Testing Samsung Galaxy S23 and Apple iPhone 8 Plus In benchmarks
    Processor
    Chipset Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform for Galaxy Apple A11 Bionic
    Max Frequency 3360 MHz 2390 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)    		 - 4/1.42 (Mistral)
    - 2/2.39 (Monsoon)
    Process TSMC TSMC
    Transistor Size 4 nm 10 nm
    Neural Processor Hexagon Apple Neural Engine
    Graphics Adreno 740 Apple A11 GPU
    GPU Cores 1536 192
    GPU Frequency 719 MHz 1066 MHz
    FLOPS 2089 GFLOPS 409.3 GFLOPS
    GeekBench v6
    Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
    Samsung Galaxy S23
    1831
    Apple iPhone 8 Plus
    1092
    Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    Samsung Galaxy S23
    4914
    Apple iPhone 8 Plus
    2921
    Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)18311092
    Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)49142921
    Geekbench Compute (GPU)9422n/a
    Sources: Geekbench v6 [Samsung Galaxy S23]
    AnTuTu 10
    AnTuTu 10
    Samsung Galaxy S23
    1522811
    Apple iPhone 8 Plus
    459620
    CPU38053594584
    GPU598896151697
    Memory27327187118
    UX270109116221
    NanoReview Score1522811459620
    3DMark Wild Life
    3DMark Wild Life
    Samsung Galaxy S23
    12039
    Apple iPhone 8 Plus
    3432
    Max Surface Temp.34.3 °C42.6 °C
    Stability60 %71 %
    Graphics Test72 fps20 fps
    Graphics Score120393432
    Sources: 3DMark [Samsung Galaxy S23], [Apple iPhone 8 Plus]
    PCMark 3.0
    PCMark 3.0
    Samsung Galaxy S23
    15602
    Apple iPhone 8 Plus
    n/a
    Writing score19330n/a
    Web score14262n/a
    Video editing7840n/a
    Data manipulation12674n/a
    NanoReview Score15602n/a

    Memory

    RAM
    RAM Size 8 GB 3 GB
    Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR4
    Channels 4 2
    Storage
    Storage Capacity- 128 GB
    - 256 GB
    - 512 GB    		- 64 GB
    - 256 GB
    Storage TypeUFS 4.0NVMe
    Memory CardNoNo

    Software

    OS Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 14) iOS 11 (Upgradeable to iOS 16.5)
    OS Size 29.7 GB 6 GB
    UI Skin One UI 6.1 n/a

    Battery

    Volume 3900 mAh 2691 mAh
    Max Charging Power 25 W 15 W
    Battery Type Li-ion Li-ion
    Removable No No
    Wireless Charging Yes (10 W) Yes Qi (7.5 W)
    Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) No
    Fast Charging Yes (57% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 30 min)
    Full Charge Time 1:16 h 1:25 h
    Battery Life Test
    Battery Life
    Samsung Galaxy S23
    22:02
    Apple iPhone 8 Plus
    18:45
    Web Browsing08:12 h06:52 h
    Video Playback13:41 h10:47 h
    Games05:20 h04:11 h
    Standby Mode109 h99 h

    Main camera

    Matrix 50 MP 12 MP
    Photo resolution 8160x6120 pixels 4032x3024 pixels
    Zoom Optical, 3x Optical, 2x
    Flash LED Quad 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 ° n/a
    Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
    Telephoto: 10 MP
    Ultra-wide: 12 MP    		 Standard: 12 MP
    Telephoto: 12 MP
    Features - Bokeh effect
    - Pro mode
    - RAW support    		 - Bokeh effect
    - Pro mode
    - RAW support
    Main lens
    Matrix50 MP12 MP
    Aperturef/1.8f/1.8
    Focal length23 mm28 mm
    SensorSamsung S5KGN3Apple iSight Duo Camera
    Sensor size1/1.571/3
    Pixel size1 μm1.22 μm
    AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus
    StabilizationOpticalOptical
    Telephoto
    Matrix10 MP12 MP
    Aperturef/2.4f/2.8
    Focal length70 mm57 mm
    SensorSamsung S5K3K1n/a
    Sensor size1/3.94n/a
    Pixel size1 μmn/a
    StabilizationOpticalDigital
    Ultra-wide lens
    Matrix12 MPn/a
    Aperturef/2.2n/a
    Focal length13 mmn/a
    SensorSony IMX564n/a
    Sensor size1/2.55n/a
    Pixel size1.4 μmn/a
    StabilizationDigitaln/a
    Main camera DxOMark results
    Photo quality
    Samsung Galaxy S23
    129
    Apple iPhone 8 Plus
    94
    Video quality
    Samsung Galaxy S23
    137
    Apple iPhone 8 Plus
    89
    Overall camera score
    Samsung Galaxy S23
    133
    Apple iPhone 8 Plus
    96
    Bokeh70n/a
    Preview72n/a
    Zoom126n/a
    Sources: DxOMark [Samsung Galaxy S23], [Apple iPhone 8 Plus]

    Front camera

    Matrix 12 MP 7 MP
    Photo resolution 4000x3000 pixels 3088x2320 pixels
    Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
    Focal length 26 mm 32 mm
    Sensor Samsung S5K3LU BSI CMOS
    Sensor size 1/3.24 n/a
    Pixel size 1.12 μm 1 μm
    Autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
    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 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
    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 LE, A2DP
    USB type USB Type-C No
    USB version 3.2 2
    USB features - Charging
    - USB Storage Mode
    - OTG    		 - Charging
    - USB Storage Mode
    DisplayPort Yes DP 1.2 n/a
    GPS - GPS
    - GLONASS
    - Beidou
    - Galileo
    - QZSS    		 - GPS
    - GLONASS
    - Beidou
    - Galileo
    NFC* Yes Yes
    Infrared Port No No
    Connectivity
    SIM Count*11
    SIM TypeNanoNano
    SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
    eSIM Support *YesNo
    Hybrid SlotNoNo
    2G BandsGSM 850/1700/1900/2100MhzGSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
    3G BandsUMTS 6/5/8/34HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
    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(1700/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66(1700/B2100))
    LTE category2016
    5G SupportYesNo

    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 8 Plus
    80.1 dB

    Other

    Class Flagship Flagship
    Announced February, 2023 yr September, 2017 yr
    Release Date February, 2023 yr September, 2017 yr
    Launch Price ($) 799 799
    Sensors - Hall Sensor
    - Barometer
    - Proximity Sensor
    - Gyroscope
    - Accelerometer
    - Ambient Light Sensor
    - Compass
    - Fingerprint sensor    		 - Barometer
    - Proximity Sensor
    - Gyroscope
    - Accelerometer
    - Ambient Light Sensor
    - Compass
    - Fingerprint 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.

    Results

    After analyzing the data, we consider Samsung Galaxy S23 the clear winner in this comparison.

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