84 out of 100
VS
83 out of 100
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.1-inch Samsung Galaxy S23 (with Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform for Galaxy) that was released on February 1, 2023, against the Apple iPhone 13 Pro, which is powered by Apple A15 Bionic and came out 16 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
- Differences
- Review
- Specs
- Benchmarks
- Battery life
- Camera
- Comments (1)
Key differences
An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy S23
- Comes with 805 mAh larger battery capacity: 3900 vs 3095 mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
- Fingerprint scanner
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- 14% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1487K versus 1300K)
- Delivers 12% higher peak brightness (1187 against 1056 nits)
- Has 33% more RAM: 8GB versus 6GB
- Has 2 SIM card slots
- The phone is 1-year and 4-months newer
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 13 Pro
- Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
- Shows 9% longer battery life (35:29 vs 32:38 hours)
- 24% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2240 and 1808 points
Review
Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy S23 and Apple iPhone 13 Pro crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Galaxy S23
88
iPhone 13 Pro
85
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Galaxy S23
83
iPhone 13 Pro
87
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Galaxy S23
86
iPhone 13 Pro
86
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Galaxy S23
97
iPhone 13 Pro
94
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Galaxy S23
73
iPhone 13 Pro
73
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
NanoReview Score
Final comparison evaluation
Galaxy S23
84
iPhone 13 Pro
83
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Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Galaxy S23
vs
iPhone 13 Pro
Display
| Type | Dynamic AMOLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.1 inches | 6.1 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2340 pixels | 1170 x 2532 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 425 ppi | 460 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes |
| Max rated brightness | 800 nits | 1000 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1750 nits | 1200 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus 2 | Ceramic Shield |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 88.1% | 86% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display | - DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | 98.9% | 99.8% |
| PWM | 240 Hz | 510 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 4.8 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Galaxy S23+12%
1187 nits
iPhone 13 Pro
1056 nits
Design and build
| Height | 146.3 mm (5.76 inches) | 146.7 mm (5.78 inches) |
| Width | 70.9 mm (2.79 inches) | 71.5 mm (2.81 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.6 mm (0.3 inches) | 7.65 mm (0.3 inches) |
| Weight | 168 g (5.93 oz) | 204 g (7.2 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Gray, Green, Purple, Yellow | Black, Silver, Gold, Blue, Green |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Galaxy S23+2%
88.1%
iPhone 13 Pro
86%
Performance
Tests of Samsung Galaxy S23 and Apple iPhone 13 Pro in the benchmarks
| Chipset | Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform for Galaxy | Apple A15 Bionic |
| Max clock | 3360 MHz | 3230 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3) | 6 (2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 3 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A510 - 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A710 - 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A715 - 1 core at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-X3 | - 4 cores at 2.02 GHz: Blizzard - 2 cores at 3.23 GHz: Avalanche |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | - |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 5 nanometers |
| Graphics | Adreno 740 | Apple A15 GPU |
| GPU shading units | 2560 | 640 |
| GPU clock | 719 MHz | 1338 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~3481.6 GFLOPS | ~1712.6 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Galaxy S23
1808
iPhone 13 Pro+24%
2240
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Galaxy S23
4681
iPhone 13 Pro+15%
5371
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
Galaxy S23+14%
1487019
iPhone 13 Pro
1300704
| CPU | 365869 | 305119 |
| GPU | 587889 | 493981 |
| Memory | 271446 | 198467 |
| UX | 265254 | 307309 |
| Total score | 1487019 | 1300704 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
Galaxy S23+27%
12038
iPhone 13 Pro
9486
| Max surface temperature | 34.3 °C | 39.4 °C |
| Stability | 60% | 79% |
| Graphics test | 72 FPS | 56 FPS |
| Graphics score | 12038 | 9486 |
PCMark 3.0
Galaxy S23
15491
iPhone 13 Pro
n/a
| Web score | 13866 | - |
| Video editing | 7809 | - |
| Photo editing | 33993 | - |
| Data manipulation | 12644 | - |
| Writing score | 19369 | - |
AnTuTu Smartphone Scores
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | - | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128, 256, 512 GB | 128, 256, 512, 1024 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.0 | NVMe |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) | iOS 15 (Can be upgraded to iOS 17.3) |
| ROM | One UI 6.1 | - |
| OS size | 29.7 GB | 15.2 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 3900 mAh | 3095 mAh |
| Max charge power | 25 W | 23 W |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (10 W) | Yes (7.5 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (57% in 30 min) | Yes (60% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:16 hr | 1:38 hr |
| Web browsing | 10:44 hr | 12:00 hr |
| Watching video | 14:01 hr | 15:53 hr |
| Gaming | 06:33 hr | 06:09 hr |
| Standby | 112 hr | 118 hr |
General battery life
Galaxy S23
32:38 hr
iPhone 13 Pro+9%
35:29 hr
Smartphone Battery Life Ranking (123rd and 61st place)
Camera
Specs and camera test of smartphones
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8160 x 6120 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Zoom | Optical, 3x | Optical, 3x |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | Up to 30FPS | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 960 FPS (1080p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 120° | 120° |
| Lenses | 3 (50 MP + 10 MP + 12 MP) | 4 (12 MP + 12 MP + 12 MP) |
| Wide (main) lens | - 50 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 23 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron - Sensor: 1/1.57", Samsung S5KGN3 (ISOCELL Plus CMOS) - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) - Optical stabilization | - 12 MP - Aperture: f/1.5 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 1.9 micron - Sensor: 1/1.66", Sony IMX703 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) - Optical stabilization |
| Telephoto lens | - 10 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Focal length: 70 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron - Sensor: 1/3.94", Samsung S5K3K1 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) - Optical stabilization | - 12 MP - Aperture: f/2.8 - Focal length: 77 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) - Optical stabilization |
| Ultra-wide lens | - 12 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 13 mm - Pixel size: 1.4 micron - Sensor: 1/2.55", Sony IMX564 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | - 12 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 13 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron - Phase autofocus |
| Depth lens | - | Yes |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Samples | Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy S23 from DxOMark | Photo samples of Apple iPhone 13 Pro from DxOMark |
| Megapixels | 12 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4000 x 3000 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 23 mm |
| Pixel size | 1.12 microns | - |
| Sensor type | ISOCELL CMOS | Exmor-RS CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.24" | 1/3.6" |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
DxOMark camera tests
Photo quality
Galaxy S23
129
iPhone 13 Pro+9%
140
Video quality
Galaxy S23
137
iPhone 13 Pro+7%
146
Generic camera score
Galaxy S23
133
iPhone 13 Pro+6%
141
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | 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, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | - |
| USB version | 3.2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | - |
| eSIM support* | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | 20 | 18 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Galaxy S23
91.5 dB
iPhone 13 Pro
n/a
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | February 2023 | September 2021 |
| Release date | February 2023 | September 2021 |
| SAR (head) | 0.96 W/kg | 0.99 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | 1.3 W/kg | 0.98 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Hall-effect sensor - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint | - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Face recognition sensor |
| Bundled charger | Not included | - |
Further details
Notes on Galaxy S23:
- The 128GB version uses slower UFS 3.1 memory, while the 256GB and 512GB models have UFS 4.0.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the connectivity and design are more important to you, then choose the Samsung Galaxy S23. But if the software is more of a priority – go for the Apple iPhone 13 Pro.
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User opinions
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Iphone rule11 January 2024 07:59
The iPhone from 3 years ago matches the latest Samsung, hilarious.
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Samsung dex22 February 2024 21:37
Well, they are compatible for this fight. This is not the only place where you'll find people sharing the same idea. To illustrate what I mean, if you go to YouTube, there are videos of this same comparison.
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