Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon) vs Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra

Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon) Manufactured in January, 2024, with display 6.2 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, vs Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra, Manufactured in February, 2023with chipsetSnapdragon 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform for Galaxy. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
  • Lighter design: 167g vs 233g
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
  • Larger display: 6.8in
  • Higher pixel density: 500ppi
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4000mAh

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 8/512 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 12/1024 GB

Review

Key Specs Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon) and Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
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 Dynamic AMOLED
Size 6.2 in 6.8 in
Resolution 1080x2340 pixels 1440x3088 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.3:9
Pixel density 416 ppi 500 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (24-120 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness 2600 nits 850 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz 240 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 90.9 % 89.5 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
1410 nits
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
1269 nits
sRGB gamutn/a96.9 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a240 Hz
Response timen/a2 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 147 mm (5.79 in) 163.4 mm (6.43 in)
Width 70.6 mm (2.78 in) 78.1 mm (3.07 in)
Thickness 7.6 mm (0.3 in) 8.9 mm (0.35 in)
Weight 167 g (5.89 oz) 233 g (8.22 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Gray
- Blue
- Green
- Orange
- Purple
- Yellow
- White
- Black
- Gray
- Blue
- Green
- Red
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
90.9 %
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
89.5 %

Performance

Testing Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon) and Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform for Galaxy
Max Frequency 3300 MHz 3360 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3)
Architecture - 2/2.27 (Cortex-A520)
- 2/2.96 (Cortex-A720)
- 3/3.15 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3.3 (Cortex-X4)
- 3/2 (Cortex-A510)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-A710)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-A715)
- 1/3.2 (Cortex-X3)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon
Graphics Adreno 750 Adreno 740
GPU Cores 1536 1536
GPU Frequency 903-1000 MHz 719 MHz
FLOPS 2774 GFLOPS 2089 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
2188
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
1976
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
6935
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
5221
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)21881976
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)69355221
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
1903881
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
1541246
CPU464193371084
GPU863947600732
Memory268952299004
UX306789270462
NanoReview Score19038811541246
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
17532
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
12160
Max Surface Temp.n/a34.8 °C
Stability47 %64 %
Graphics Test104 fps72 fps
Graphics Score1753212160
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
17501
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
16130
Writing score2121819799
Web score1841816101
Video editing79787815
Data manipulation1575313142
NanoReview Score1750116130

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 8 GB - 8 GB
- 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 4200 MHz 4200 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity128 GB- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 4.0
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15) Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 14)
OS Size 24.1 GB 39.9 GB
UI Skin One UI 7.0 One UI 6.1

Battery

Volume 4000 mAh 5000 mAh
Max Charging Power 25 W 45 W
Battery Type Li-ion Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (15 W) Yes (15 W)
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (59% in 30 min) Yes (68% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:15 h 0:59 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
19:44
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
26:01
Web Browsing07:07 h09:57 h
Video Playback15:32 h15:38 h
Games05:03 h06:22 h
Standby Mode83 h130 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 200 MP
Photo resolution 8160x6120 pixels 16320x12240 pixels
Zoom 135 Optical, 10x
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 120 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (1080p) 960 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 10 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Standard: 200 MP
Telephoto: 10 MP
Telephoto: 10 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP200 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.7
Focal length24 mm23 mm
SensorSamsung ISOCELL GN3Samsung ISOCELL HP2
Sensor size1/1.561/1.3
Pixel size1 μm0.64 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Laser autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix10 MP10 MP
Aperturef/2.4f/4.9
Focal length67 mm230 mm
SensorSamsung ISOCELL 3K1Sony IMX754
Sensor size1/3.941/3.52
Pixel size1 μm1.12 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length13 mm13 mm
SensorSony IMX564Sony IMX564
Sensor size1/2.551/2.55
Pixel size1.4 μm1.4 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
134
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
139
Video quality
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
125
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
137
Overall camera score
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
133
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
140
Bokeh6570
Preview6973
Zoomn/a141

Front camera

Matrix 12 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 4000x3000 pixels 4000x3000 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 26 mm 26 mm
Sensor Samsung S5K3LU Samsung S5K3LU
Sensor size 1/3.2 1/3.24
Pixel size 1.12 μm 1.12 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
139
Video quality
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
145

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 6E (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 5.3
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.2 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes DP 1.2 Yes DP 1.2
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 Moden/aDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900n/a
3G BandsUMTS B1(2100), B2(1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8(900)n/a
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B66)n/a
LTE category2020
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers n/a Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
91.8 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced January, 2024 yr February, 2023 yr
Release Date January, 2024 yr February, 2023 yr
Launch Price ($) n/a 1199
MSRP ($) 799 n/a
Sensors - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included No No

Note

Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon):

The 128 GB variant features UFS 3.1 memory, other models have UFS 4.0.","There are two models: one with dual Nano SIM, and the other with 1 Nano SIM + eSIM.

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

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