Samsung Galaxy S23 vs Oppo Reno 16 Pro 5G (Global)

Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy S23 Manufactured in February, 2023, with display 6.1 with chipsetSnapdragon 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform for Galaxy, vs Oppo Reno 16 Pro 5G (Global), Manufactured in July, 2026 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 8550 Super. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S23
  • Lighter design: 168g vs 188g
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
Reasons to choose Oppo Reno 16 Pro 5G (Global)
  • Larger display: 6.32in
  • Higher pixel density: 460ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 144Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 6700mAh vs 3900mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.3
  • Infrared port

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Samsung Galaxy S23 and Oppo Reno 16 Pro 5G (Global)
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 AMOLED
Size 6.1 in 6.32 in
Resolution 1080x2340 pixels 1216x2640 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 425 ppi 460 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (24-120 Hz) Yes
Max brightness 800 nits 1800 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 240 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 88 % 89.6 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DCI-P3
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Samsung Galaxy S23
1197 nits
Oppo Reno 16 Pro 5G (Global)
1865 nits
sRGB gamut98.9 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)240 Hzn/a
Response time1 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 146.3 mm (5.76 in) 151.21 mm (5.95 in)
Width 70.9 mm (2.79 in) 72.42 mm (2.85 in)
Thickness 7.6 mm (0.3 in) 8.2 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 168 g (5.93 oz) 188 g (6.63 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP69
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Gray
- Green
- Purple
- Yellow
- White
- Black
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Samsung Galaxy S23
88 %
Oppo Reno 16 Pro 5G (Global)
89.6 %

Performance

Testing Samsung Galaxy S23 and Oppo Reno 16 Pro 5G (Global) In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform for Galaxy MediaTek Dimensity 8550 Super
Max Frequency 3360 MHz 3400 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)
- 4/2.2 (Cortex-A725)
- 3/3.2 (Cortex-A725)
- 1/3.4 (Cortex-A725)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon MediaTek NPU 880
Graphics Adreno 740 n/a
GPU Cores 1536 n/a
GPU Frequency 719 MHz n/a
FLOPS 2089 GFLOPS n/a
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S23
1831
Oppo Reno 16 Pro 5G (Global)
1567
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S23
4914
Oppo Reno 16 Pro 5G (Global)
5965
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)18311567
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)49145965
Geekbench Compute (GPU)9422n/a
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Samsung Galaxy S23
1522811
Oppo Reno 16 Pro 5G (Global)
2429134
CPU380535612932
GPU598896952016
Memory273271394012
UX270109470174
NanoReview Score15228112429134
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Samsung Galaxy S23
12039
Oppo Reno 16 Pro 5G (Global)
n/a
Max Surface Temp.34.3 °Cn/a
Stability60 %n/a
Graphics Test72 fpsn/a
Graphics Score12039n/a
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Samsung Galaxy S23
15602
Oppo Reno 16 Pro 5G (Global)
n/a
Writing score19330n/a
Web score14262n/a
Video editing7840n/a
Data manipulation12674n/a
NanoReview Score15602n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 8 GB 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 14) Android 16
OS Size 29.7 GB n/a
UI Skin One UI 6.1 ColorOS 16

Battery

Volume 3900 mAh 6700 mAh
Max Charging Power 25 W 80 W
Battery Type Li-ion Silicon Carbon (Si/C)
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (10 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes
Fast Charging Yes (57% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:16 h 1:03 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Samsung Galaxy S23
22:02
Oppo Reno 16 Pro 5G (Global)
n/a
Web Browsing08:12 hn/a
Video Playback13:41 hn/a
Games05:20 hn/a
Standby Mode109 hn/a

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 200 MP
Photo resolution 8160x6120 pixels 16320x12240 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x Optical, 3.5x
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 120 fps)
Slow Motion 960 fps (1080p) 960 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 116 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 10 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Standard: 200 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP200 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.8
Focal length23 mm24 mm
SensorSamsung S5KGN3Samsung ISOCELL S5KHP5
Sensor size1/1.571/1.56 (0.64)
Pixel size1 μm0.5 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix10 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.4f/2.8
Focal length70 mm80 mm
SensorSamsung S5K3K1Samsung ISOCELL S5KJN5
Sensor size1/3.941/2.76 (0.36)
Pixel size1 μm0.64 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.0
Focal length13 mm16 mm
SensorSony IMX564GalaxyCore GC50F6
Sensor size1/2.551/2.88 (0.35)
Pixel size1.4 μm0.61 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Samsung Galaxy S23
129
Oppo Reno 16 Pro 5G (Global)
n/a
Video quality
Samsung Galaxy S23
137
Oppo Reno 16 Pro 5G (Global)
n/a
Overall camera score
Samsung Galaxy S23
133
Oppo Reno 16 Pro 5G (Global)
n/a
Bokeh70n/a
Preview72n/a
Zoom126n/a

Front camera

Matrix 12 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 4000x3000 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
Focal length 26 mm 18 mm
Sensor Samsung S5K3LU Samsung ISOCELL S5KJN5
Sensor size 1/3.24 1/2.76 (0.36)
Pixel size 1.12 μm 0.64 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 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 5.4
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 Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*12
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850/1700/1900/2100MhzGSM 850/900/1800/1900MHz
3G BandsUMTS 6/5/8/34WCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19
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/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66/B71)
LTE category20n/a
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo n/a
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Samsung Galaxy S23
91.5 dB
Oppo Reno 16 Pro 5G (Global)
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced February, 2023 yr June, 2026 yr
Release Date February, 2023 yr July, 2026 yr
Launch Price ($) 799 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 899
Sensors - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- 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.

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