Apple iPhone 13 Pro 512GB vs Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra 5G

Comparing the Apple iPhone 13 Pro 512GB vs Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra 5G across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra 5G scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 4,901, while Apple iPhone 13 Pro 512GB scores 4,746, making Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra 5G the better performer.

Display: Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra 5G offers a screen size of 6.8 inches, while Apple iPhone 13 Pro 512GB offers 6.1 inches, making Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra 5G the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra 5G features a Dynamic AMOLED 2x display compared to Apple iPhone 13 Pro 512GB's Super Retina XDR, making Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra 5G the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra 5G offers a higher rear camera resolution with 200 MP, while Apple iPhone 13 Pro 512GB offers 12 MP, making Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra 5G better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Both Apple iPhone 13 Pro 512GB and Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra 5G feature a 12 MP primary front camera.

Battery: Apple iPhone 13 Pro 512GB delivers longer battery life with None, while Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra 5G delivers 13h 52m, making Apple iPhone 13 Pro 512GB the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Apple iPhone 13 Pro 512GB offers higher internal storage with 512 GB, while Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra 5G offers 256 GB, making Apple iPhone 13 Pro 512GB the better option for storage.

Expert Review: Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra 5G receives a higher expert rating of 8.5 from the editorial team, while Apple iPhone 13 Pro 512GB is rated 8.

User Rating: Apple iPhone 13 Pro 512GB receives a higher user rating of 4.6, while Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra 5G has a rating of 4.5.

Apple iPhone 13 Pro 512GB

₹149,900

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Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra 5G

₹124,999

@ Samsung Shop

Summary

Release Date

17 Sep, 2021

02 Feb, 2023

18 Sep, 2026

Performance


Apple A15 Bionic	Snapdragon 8 Gen 2	Samsung Exynos 2500 S5E9955
Hexa Core (upto 3.23 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.36 GHz)	Deca Core (upto 3.3 GHz)
6 GB RAM	12 GB RAM	8 GB RAM

Display


6.1 inches (15.49 cm)	6.8 inches (17.27 cm)	6.736 inches (171.1 mm)
Super Retina XDR	Dynamic AMOLED 2x	Dynamic AMOLED 2x
1170x2532 px (FHD+)	1440x3088 px (QHD+)	1080x2340 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


12 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	200 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera
12 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	12 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	12 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
12 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)	10 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)	8 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
N/A	10 MP Camera (upto 10x Optical Zoom)	N/A

Front Camera


12 MP Wide Angle Lens	12 MP Wide Angle Lens	12 MP Wide Angle Lens

Battery


3095 mAh	5000 mAh	4900 mAh
20W Fast Charging	45W Fast Charging	45W Fast Charging
Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

512 GB	256 GB	128 GB
NVMe	UFS 4.0	UFS 4.0

Expert Review

8.0/10

Read Expert Review

8.5/10

Read Expert Review

8.0/10

Pros

Gorgeous, 120Hz display
Brilliant & versatile cameras
Solid performance & battery life
Premium, smooth usage experience

Lovely display
Excellent cameras
Solid performance & battery life
S Pen is still unmatched

Large and smooth display
Slim and lightweight build
Long-term software support
Impressive dual speakers

Cons

Pricey
That notch is still wide
Heavy
Charging speed limited to 20W

Pricey
Large and heavy

Battery life could be better
Tends to get warm quickly

User Ratings

4.6/5

(3,319 ratings)

4.5/5

(9,196 ratings)

N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

819,845 AnTuTu Score	1,226,598 AnTuTu Score	2,471,984 AnTuTu Score
N/A	13h 52m Battery Life (PC Mark)	10h 16m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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₹124,999

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General

Launch Date

Sep 17, 2021

(Official)

Feb 02, 2023

(Official)

Sep 04, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

iOS v15

Android v13.0

Android v17

OS Updates

N/A

4 Years

7 Year

Security Updates

N/A

5 Years

7 Year

Custom UI

N/A

Samsung One UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Chipset

Apple A15 Bionic

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

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Samsung Exynos 2500 S5E9955

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Processor

Hexa Core

3.23 GHz, Dual core, Avalanche 1.82 GHz, Quad core, Blizzard

Octa core

3.36 GHz, Single core, Cortex X3 2.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A715 2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A510

Deca Core

3.3 GHz, Single core, Cortex X925 2.74 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A725 2.36 GHz, Penta Core, Cortex A725 1.8 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A520

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

5 nm

4 nm

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Apple GPU (Five-core graphics)

Adreno 740

Galileo

RAM

6 GB

12 GB

8 GB

RAM Type

N/A

LPDDR5X

Cooling Technology

N/A

Vapor Chamber

Vapor Chamber Cooling 5526 mm²

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

819,845

1,226,598

2,471,984

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

23.0 s

18.0 s

16.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A

5,513

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

2.0 %

4.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

6.0 %

6.3 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

Super Retina XDR

Dynamic AMOLED 2x (Curved Display)

Dynamic AMOLED 2x

Screen Size

6.1 inches (15.49 cm)

6.8 inches (17.27 cm)

6.736 inches (171.1 mm)

Resolution

1170x2532 px (FHD+)

1440x3088 px (QHD+)

1080x2340 px (FHD+)

Brightness

1000 nits

N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A

1750 nits

1900 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A

1200 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

N/A

240 Hz

N/A

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

19.3:9

19.5:9

Pixel Density

457 ppi

501 ppi

382 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

86.89 %

89.99 %

89.69 %

Screen Protection

Yes

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+

Bezel-less Display

Yes with notch

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

89.69 %

Design

Height

146.7 mm

163.4 mm

161.6 mm

Width

71.5 mm

78.1 mm

76.9 mm

Thickness

7.6 mm

8.9 mm

7.4 mm

Weight

203 grams

233 grams

193 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass

Back: Gorilla Glass Victus 2

Back: Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 6 meter)

Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Resolution

12 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.5 Wide Angle26 mm focal length IMX703 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor Sensor-shift Image Stabilization

200 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.7 Wide Angle24 mm focal length 1/1.31" sensor size S5KHP2 ISO-CELL 0.6µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle 84° field-of-view24 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size S5KGNK 1µm pixel size

12 MP
f/1.8 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length

12 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 1/2.55" sensor size 1.4µm pixel size

12 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera26 mm focal length 1/3.2" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

12 MP
f/2.8 Telephoto Camera77 mm focal length

10 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera70 mm focal length 1/3.52" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

8 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera1/4.4" sensor size 1µm pixel size

N/A

10 MP
f/4.9230 mm focal length 1/3.52" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

N/A

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Dual Pixel Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Laser Autofocus

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels

14500 x 13650 Pixels

6144 x 8192 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
Macro Mode

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
SuperMoon

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

4k @24 fps
Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

8k @30 fps
4k @60 fps
Full HD @240 fps

8k @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/240 fps

Video Recording Features

Audio Zoom
Stereo recording

Slow Motion
Ultra Steady Video
Video HDR
Bokeh portrait video
Video Pro Mode
Stereo recording

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Video Pro Mode

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Resolution

12 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera23 mm focal length 1/3.6" sensor size Exmor RS

12 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera26 mm focal length 1/3.2" sensor size

12 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/3.2" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

Autofocus

N/A

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Flash

Yes Retina Flash

N/A

Video Recording

4k @24 fps
Full HD @30 fps

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

3095 mAh

5000 mAh

4900 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

TalkTime

N/A

Up to 49 Hours(4G)

N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 20W Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes

Yes 45W Fast Charging 65% in 30 minutes

Yes 45W Fast Charging v2.0 69% in 70 minutes

Wireless Charging

Yes

Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes 4.5W Wireless Reverse Charging

Yes

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A

13h 52m

10h 16m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

1h 57m 6s

54m 42s

1h 6m

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB

256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB

128 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

NVMe

UFS 4.0

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

SIM1: Nano/eSIM SIM2: eSIM

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N25 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N71 / N77 / N78 / N79

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N14 / N20 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66 / N70 / N71
TDD N38 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 2300(band 30)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 14) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700 (band 12)

SIM 2

4G Bands:

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N14 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66 / N70 / N71
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 14) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700(band 29) / 2300(band 30) / 1700(band 66)

SAR Value

N/A

Head: 1.12 W/kg Body: 0.92 W/kg

Head: 1.6 W/kg

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ax) 5GHz MIMO

Yes Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 5GHz MIMO

Yes Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/e/g/n/ac/ax) 5GHz 6GHz MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0

Yes v5.3

Yes v5.4

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A

Yes

Audio Jack

Lightning

USB Type-C

Audio Features

Dolby Atmos Dolby Digital Dolby Digital Plus

N/A

Dolby Atmos

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A

Ultrasonic

Optical

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope Geomagnetic sensor Hall sensor

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₹124,999

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