Home Phone comparison Samsung Galaxy S23 and Apple iPhone SE (2022) - Which is better?

Samsung Galaxy S23 vs Apple iPhone SE (2022)

75 out 100
Samsung Galaxy S23
VS
59 out 100
Apple iPhone SE (2022)
Samsung Galaxy S23
Apple iPhone SE (2022)

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 SE (2022), Manufactured in March, 2022with 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
  • Larger display: 6.1in
  • Higher pixel density: 425ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 3900mAh vs 2018mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone SE (2022)
  • Lighter design: 144g vs 168g

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 8/512 GB		 - 4/64 GB
- 4/128 GB
- 4/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Samsung Galaxy S23 and Apple iPhone SE (2022)
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
iPhone SE (2022)

Display

Display quality comparison
Type Dynamic AMOLED IPS LCD
Size 6.1 in 4.7 in
Resolution 1080x2340 pixels 750x1334 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 16:9
Pixel density 425 ppi 326 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+ Yes Dolby Vision
Screen-to-body ratio 88 % 65.3 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 DCI-P3
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Samsung Galaxy S23
1197 nits
Apple iPhone SE (2022)
642 nits
sRGB gamut98.9 %99.9 %
PWM (Flicker)240 Hzn/a
Response time1 ms38 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite1655:1
Sources: NotebookCheck [Samsung Galaxy S23], [Apple iPhone SE (2022)]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 146.3 mm (5.76 in) 138.4 mm (5.45 in)
Width 70.9 mm (2.79 in) 67.3 mm (2.65 in)
Thickness 7.6 mm (0.3 in) 7.3 mm (0.29 in)
Weight 168 g (5.93 oz) 144 g (5.08 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		 - White
- Black
- Red
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Samsung Galaxy S23
88 %
Apple iPhone SE (2022)
65.3 %

Performance

Testing Samsung Galaxy S23 and Apple iPhone SE (2022) In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform for Galaxy Apple A15 Bionic
Max Frequency 3360 MHz 3223 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 SE (2022)
2228
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S23
4914
Apple iPhone SE (2022)
5045
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)18312228
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)49145045
Geekbench Compute (GPU)9422n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Samsung Galaxy S23], [Apple iPhone SE (2022)]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Samsung Galaxy S23
1522811
Apple iPhone SE (2022)
1144659
CPU380535264978
GPU598896376457
Memory273271201571
UX270109301653
NanoReview Score15228111144659
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Samsung Galaxy S23
12039
Apple iPhone SE (2022)
7893
Max Surface Temp.34.3 °C46.2 °C
Stability60 %72 %
Graphics Test72 fps47 fps
Graphics Score120397893
Sources: 3DMark [Samsung Galaxy S23], [Apple iPhone SE (2022)]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Samsung Galaxy S23
15602
Apple iPhone SE (2022)
n/a
Writing score19330n/a
Web score14262n/a
Video editing7840n/a
Data manipulation12674n/a
NanoReview Score15602n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 8 GB 4 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB		- 64 GB
- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0NVMe
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 14) iOS 15.3 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2)
OS Size 29.7 GB 12 GB
UI Skin One UI 6.1 n/a

Battery

Volume 3900 mAh 2018 mAh
Max Charging Power 25 W 20 W
Battery Type Li-ion Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (10 W) Yes
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) No
Fast Charging Yes (57% in 30 min) Yes (61% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:16 h 1:18 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Samsung Galaxy S23
22:02
Apple iPhone SE (2022)
17:41
Web Browsing08:12 h07:07 h
Video Playback13:41 h10:31 h
Games05:20 h03:43 h
Standby Mode109 h87 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 8160x6120 pixels 4032x3024 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x Digital
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
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.8
Focal length23 mmn/a
SensorSamsung S5KGN3n/a
Sensor size1/1.57n/a
Pixel size1 μm1.22 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix10 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.4n/a
Focal length70 mmn/a
SensorSamsung S5K3K1n/a
Sensor size1/3.94n/a
Pixel size1 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
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 SE (2022)
126
Video quality
Samsung Galaxy S23
137
Apple iPhone SE (2022)
106
Overall camera score
Samsung Galaxy S23
133
Apple iPhone SE (2022)
100
Bokeh7050
Preview7271
Zoom12629
Sources: DxOMark [Samsung Galaxy S23], [Apple iPhone SE (2022)]

Front camera

Matrix 12 MP 7 MP
Photo resolution 4000x3000 pixels 3088x2320 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 26 mm n/a
Sensor Samsung S5K3LU n/a
Sensor size 1/3.24 n/a
Pixel size 1.12 μm n/a
Autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) n/a
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 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
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/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/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B46/B48/B66/B71)
LTE category20n/a
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 SE (2022)
85.9 dB

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced February, 2023 yr March, 2022 yr
Release Date February, 2023 yr March, 2022 yr
Launch Price ($) 799 429
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 No

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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