Samsung Galaxy S23 vs Apple iPhone Air
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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 Air, Manufactured in September, 2025 with chipsetApple A19 Pro. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S23
- Higher battery capacity: 3900mAh vs 3149mAh
- Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
- Supports DisplayPort
- Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone Air
- Larger display: 6.5in
- Higher pixel density: 460ppi
- Lighter design: 165g vs 168g
- Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5.3
Versions
| Memory Options | - 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB - 8/512 GB |
- 8/256 GB - 8/512 GB - 8/1024 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 | OLED |
| Size | 6.1 in | 6.5 in |
| Resolution | 1080x2340 pixels | 1260x2736 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 (1-120 Hz) |
| Max brightness | 800 nits | 3000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10+ | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 88 % | 88.9 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| sRGB gamut | 98.9 % | n/a |
| PWM (Flicker) | 240 Hz | n/a |
| Response time | 1 ms | n/a |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | n/a |
Design & Build
| Height | 146.3 mm (5.76 in) | 156.2 mm (6.15 in) |
| Width | 70.9 mm (2.79 in) | 74.7 mm (2.94 in) |
| Thickness | 7.6 mm (0.3 in) | 5.6 mm (0.22 in) |
| Weight | 168 g (5.93 oz) | 165 g (5.82 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 |
- White - Black - Gold - Blue |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform for Galaxy | Apple A19 Pro |
| Max Frequency | 3360 MHz | 4300 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) |
4/2.51 () |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 4 nm | 3 nm |
| Neural Processor | Hexagon | Neural Engine |
| Graphics | Adreno 740 | n/a |
| GPU Cores | 1536 | n/a |
| GPU Frequency | 719 MHz | n/a |
| FLOPS | 2089 GFLOPS | n/a |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 1831 | 3756 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 4914 | 10670 |
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | 9422 | n/a |
| CPU | 380535 | 511982 |
| GPU | 598896 | 790667 |
| Memory | 273271 | 370651 |
| UX | 270109 | 444857 |
| NanoReview Score | 1522811 | 2118157 |
| Max Surface Temp. | 34.3 °C | n/a |
| Stability | 60 % | n/a |
| Graphics Test | 72 fps | n/a |
| Graphics Score | 12039 | n/a |
| Writing score | 19330 | n/a |
| Web score | 14262 | n/a |
| Video editing | 7840 | n/a |
| Data manipulation | 12674 | n/a |
| NanoReview Score | 15602 | n/a |
Memory
| RAM Size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage Capacity | - 128 GB - 256 GB - 512 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.0 | NVMe |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 14) | iOS 26 |
| OS Size | 29.7 GB | n/a |
| UI Skin | One UI 6.1 | n/a |
Battery
| Volume | 3900 mAh | 3149 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 25 W | 30 W |
| Battery Type | Li-ion | Li-ion |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | Yes (10 W) | Yes (20 W) |
| Reverse Charging | Yes (Wireless) | Yes |
| Fast Charging | Yes (57% in 30 min) | Yes (50% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 1:16 h | n/a |
| Web Browsing | 08:12 h | n/a |
| Video Playback | 13:41 h | n/a |
| Games | 05:20 h | n/a |
| Standby Mode | 109 h | n/a |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 MP | 48 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8160x6120 pixels | 8064x6048 pixels |
| Zoom | Optical, 3x | Digital |
| 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 ° | n/a |
| Lenses count | Standard: 50 MP Telephoto: 10 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP |
Standard: 48 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Matrix | 50 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.6 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KGN3 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/1.57 | 1/1.56 |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | 1 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 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 | n/a |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | n/a |
| 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 | n/a |
| Bokeh | 70 | n/a |
| Preview | 72 | n/a |
| Zoom | 126 | n/a |
Front camera
| Matrix | 12 MP | 18 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4000x3000 pixels | n/a |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3LU | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/3.24 | n/a |
| Pixel size | 1.12 μm | 1.12 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | No | Yes |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) |
| 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 | 6.0 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| 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 | No |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS - NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | No | No |
| SIM Count* | 1 | n/a |
| SIM Type | Nano | eSIM |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM 850/1700/1900/2100Mhz | n/a |
| 3G Bands | UMTS 6/5/8/34 | UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA 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/B12/B13/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B66/B71) |
| LTE category | 20 | n/a |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | n/a |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | February, 2023 yr | September, 2025 yr |
| Release Date | February, 2023 yr | September, 2025 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 799 | n/a |
| MSRP ($) | n/a | 999 |
| 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 | No |
Note
Samsung Galaxy S23:
The 128GB version uses slower UFS 3.1 memory, while the 256GB and 512GB models have UFS 4.0.
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Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Apple iPhone Air the clear winner in this comparison.
Survey
Total Votes: 1
