Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra vs Samsung Galaxy A23 5G
94
out 100
VS
52
out 100
Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra Manufactured in February, 2025, with display 6.9 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite, vs Samsung Galaxy A23 5G, Manufactured in September, 2022with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 695. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
- Larger display: 6.9in
- Higher pixel density: 498ppi
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.1
- Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
- Supports DisplayPort
- Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy A23 5G
- Lighter design: 197g vs 218g
Versions
| Memory Options | - 12/256 GB - 12/512 GB - 12/1024 GB - 16/1024 GB |
- 4/64 GB - 4/128 GB - 6/64 GB - 6/128 GB - 8/128 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
Adjust each parameter’s importance to find the best match for you.
Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonDisplay
| Type | Dynamic AMOLED | PLS TFT |
| Size | 6.9 in | 6.6 in |
| Resolution | 1440x3120 pixels | 1080x2408 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 20:9 |
| Pixel density | 498 ppi | 400 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-120 Hz) | No |
| Max brightness | 2600 nits | 450 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10+ | No |
| Touch Sampling Rate | 240 Hz | n/a |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 92.4 % | 82.7 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
DCI-P3 |
| sRGB gamut | 97.7 % | 99.9 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | 240 Hz | n/a |
| Response time | 1 ms | 22 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | 1442:1 |
Design & Build
| Height | 162.8 mm (6.41 in) | 165.4 mm (6.51 in) |
| Width | 77.6 mm (3.06 in) | 76.9 mm (3.03 in) |
| Thickness | 8.2 mm (0.32 in) | 8.4 mm (0.33 in) |
| Weight | 218 g (7.69 oz) | 197 g (6.95 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP68 | No |
| Cooling system | Vapor chamber | n/a |
| Back panel | Glass | Plastic |
| Frame | Metal | Plastic |
| Colors | - Black - Silver - Gray - Blue |
- White - Black - Blue - Yellow |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | Yes In-Button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite | Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 |
| Max Frequency | 4470 MHz | 2200 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 6/3.53 (Oryon (Phoenix M)) - 2/4.32 (Oryon (Phoenix L)) |
- 6/1.8 (Kryo 660 Silver (Cortex-A55)) - 2/2.2 (Kryo 660 Gold (Cortex-A78)) |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 3 nm | 6 nm |
| Neural Processor | Hexagon | Hexagon 686 |
| Graphics | Adreno 830 | Adreno 619 |
| GPU Cores | 1536 | 256 |
| GPU Frequency | 1100 MHz | 950 MHz |
| FLOPS | 3379.2 GFLOPS | 430.1 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 3147 | 895 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 9750 | 1943 |
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | 25681 | n/a |
| CPU | 659871 | 152613 |
| GPU | 1294167 | 80451 |
| Memory | 471319 | 79577 |
| UX | 369782 | 104748 |
| NanoReview Score | 2795139 | 417389 |
| Max Surface Temp. | n/a | 43.9 °C |
| Stability | n/a | 99 % |
| Graphics Test | n/a | 7 fps |
| Graphics Score | n/a | 1197 |
| Writing score | n/a | 12734 |
| Web score | n/a | 9116 |
| Video editing | n/a | 4801 |
| Data manipulation | n/a | 8549 |
| NanoReview Score | n/a | 10034 |
Memory
| RAM Size | - 12 GB - 16 GB |
- 4 GB - 6 GB - 8 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory Frequency | 5333 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | - 256 GB - 512 GB - 1024 GB | - 64 GB - 128 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 2.2 |
| Memory Card | No | MicroSD |
Software
| OS | Android 15 | Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 14) |
| OS Size | 30.4 GB | n/a |
| UI Skin | One UI 7.0 | One UI 6 |
Battery
| Volume | 5000 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 45 W | 25 W |
| Battery Type | Li-ion | Li-ion |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | Yes (25 W) | No |
| Reverse Charging | Yes (Wireless) | No |
| Fast Charging | Yes (72% in 30 min) | Yes (58% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 0:59 h | 1:08 h |
| Web Browsing | 11:10 h | 10:23 h |
| Video Playback | 19:32 h | 15:03 h |
| Games | 06:22 h | 05:45 h |
| Standby Mode | 160 h | 134 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 200 MP | 50 MP |
| Photo resolution | 16320x12240 pixels | 8192x6144 pixels |
| Zoom | Optical, 5x | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K Recording | Yes (Up to 30 fps) | No |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 120 fps) | No |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 240 fps) | Yes (Up to 30 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 240 fps (1080p) | 120 fps (720p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 120 ° | 123 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 200 MP Telephoto: 50 MP Telephoto: 12 MP Ultra-wide: 50 MP |
Standard: 50 MP Ultra-wide: 5 MP Macro: 2 MP Depth: 2 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
| Matrix | 200 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.7 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL S5KHP2 | Samsung S5KJN1 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.3 | 1/2.76 |
| Pixel size | 0.6 μm | 0.64 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 50 MP | n/a |
| Aperture | f/3.4 | n/a |
| Focal length | 111 mm | n/a |
| Sensor | Sony IMX854 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/2.52 | n/a |
| Pixel size | 0.7 μm | n/a |
| Stabilization | Optical | n/a |
| Matrix | 50 MP | 5 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL S5KJN3 | GalaxyCore 5035 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.5 | 1/5 |
| Pixel size | 0.7 μm | n/a |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | 70 | n/a |
| Preview | 81 | n/a |
| Zoom | 149 | n/a |
Front camera
| Matrix | 12 MP | 8 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4000x3000 pixels | 3264x2448 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 25 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3LU | GalaxyCore |
| Sensor size | 1/3.2 | 1/4.0 |
| Pixel size | 1.12 μm | 1.12 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | No |
| 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 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) | 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 - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.4 | 5.1 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE, A2DP |
| 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 | n/a |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS |
- GPS - GLONASS - Galileo |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | No | No |
| SIM Count* | 1 | 2 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | Yes | No |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900 | GSM 850 MHz, 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 1900 MHz |
| 3G Bands | UMTS B1(2100),B2(1900),B4(AWS),B5(850),B8(900) | UMTS Band I (2100), Band II (1900), Band IV (1700/2100), Band V (850), Band VIII (900) |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B66/B71) | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B12/B13/B20/B25/B26/B38/B39/B40/B41/B46/B48/B66/B71) |
| LTE category | n/a | 18 |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Mono |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | Yes |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Mid-range |
| Announced | January, 2025 yr | August, 2022 yr |
| Release Date | February, 2025 yr | September, 2022 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 1299 | 300 |
| Sensors | - Hall Sensor - Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Barometer - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
| Charger Included | No | No |
Note
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra:
Supports up to 2 eSIMs. The international model has 2 physical SIM slots, while the U.S. version has 1.","Uses Grade 5 titanium and Corning Gorilla Armor 2 glass on both sides.
*
Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra the clear winner in this comparison.
Survey
Total Votes: 0
