Apple iPhone 13 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra 5G

Comparing the Apple iPhone 13 Pro 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 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 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'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 offers 12 MP, making Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra 5G better for rear camera photography.

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

Battery: Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra 5G offers a higher battery capacity with 5000 mAh, while Apple iPhone 13 Pro offers 3095 mAh, making Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra 5G better for longer battery life.

Storage: Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra 5G offers higher internal storage with 256 GB, while Apple iPhone 13 Pro offers 128 GB, making Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra 5G 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 is rated 8.

User Rating: Apple iPhone 13 Pro receives a higher user rating of 4.7, while Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra 5G has a rating of 4.5.

Apple iPhone 13 Pro

₹119,900

(Out of Stock)

Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra 5G

₹89,999

@ Amazon

Summary

Release Date

17 Sep, 2021

02 Feb, 2023

19 Sep, 2025

Performance


Apple A15 Bionic	Snapdragon 8 Gen 2	Apple A19
Hexa Core (upto 3.23 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.36 GHz)	Hexa Core (upto 4.26 GHz)
6 GB RAM	12 GB RAM	8 GB RAM

Display


6.1 inches (15.49 cm)	6.8 inches (17.27 cm)	6.3 inches (16 cm)
Super Retina XDR	Dynamic AMOLED 2x	Super Retina XDR OLED
1170x2532 px (FHD+)	1440x3088 px (QHD+)	1206x2622 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	48 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera
12 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	12 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	48 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
12 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)	10 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)	N/A
N/A	10 MP Camera (upto 10x Optical Zoom)	N/A

Front Camera


12 MP Wide Angle Lens	12 MP Wide Angle Lens	18 MP Wide Angle Lens

Battery


3095 mAh	5000 mAh	3692 mAh
20W Fast Charging	45W Fast Charging	40W Fast Charging
Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB	256 GB	256 GB
NVMe	UFS 4.0	NVMe

Expert Review

8.0/10

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8.5/10

Read Expert Review

8.3/10

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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

Smooth and responsive 120Hz ProMotion display
Excellent portraits, consistent dual 48MP cameras
Upgraded 18MP selfie camera with Centre Stage
A19 chip delivers strong, efficient performance

Cons

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

Pricey
Large and heavy

Battery life remains similar to last year
Lens flare in low light
Design still looks identical to iPhone 16

User Ratings

4.7/5

(3,329 ratings)

4.5/5

(9,214 ratings)

4.6/5

(28,859 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

819,845 AnTuTu Score	1,226,598 AnTuTu Score	2,250,422 AnTuTu Score
N/A	13h 52m Battery Life (PC Mark)	N/A

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Not Available in any store	₹89,999 @ Amazon	₹79,999 @ Flipkart
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General

Launch Date

Sep 17, 2021

(Official)

Feb 02, 2023

(Official)

Sep 19, 2025

(Official)

Operating System

iOS v15

Android v13.0

iOS v26

OS Updates

N/A

4 Years

N/A

Security Updates

N/A

5 Years

N/A

Custom UI

N/A

Samsung One UI

N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Chipset

Apple A15 Bionic

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

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Apple A19

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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

Hexa Core

4.26 GHz, Dual core 2.6 GHz, Quad core

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

Apple GPU (Five-core graphics)

RAM

6 GB

12 GB

8 GB

RAM Type

N/A

LPDDR5X

Cooling Technology

N/A

Vapor Chamber

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

2,250,422

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

4,884

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

2.0 %

4.0 %

7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

6.0 %

6.3 %

10.5 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

Super Retina XDR

Dynamic AMOLED 2x (Curved Display)

Super Retina XDR OLED

Screen Size

6.1 inches (15.49 cm)

6.8 inches (17.27 cm)

6.3 inches (16 cm)

Resolution

1170x2532 px (FHD+)

1440x3088 px (QHD+)

1206x2622 px (FHD+)

Brightness

1000 nits

N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A

1750 nits

3000 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A

1600 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

458 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

86.89 %

89.99 %

90.89 %

Screen Protection

Yes

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with notch

Yes with punch-hole display

Yes

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

Yes

Design

Height

146.7 mm

163.4 mm

149.6 mm

Width

71.5 mm

78.1 mm

71.5 mm

Thickness

7.6 mm

8.9 mm

7.95 mm

Weight

203 grams

233 grams

177 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass

Back: Gorilla Glass Victus 2

Back: Aluminium Color-infused Glass

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)

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

48 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.6 Wide Angle26 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size Sensor-shift Image Stabilization 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

48 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 1/2.55" sensor size 0.7µm 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

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

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels

14500 x 13650 Pixels

8000 x 6000 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)
Burst mode
Macro Mode

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

4k @24/30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps
HD @30 fps

Video Recording Features

Audio Zoom
Stereo recording

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

Optical Image stabilization
Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Night Time-Lapse
Macro Video
Action Mode
Audio Zoom
Stereo recording

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Best In Class

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

18 MP
f/1.9 Wide Angle Primary Camera20 mm focal length

Autofocus

N/A

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

Flash

Yes Retina Flash

N/A

Yes Retina Flash

Video Recording

4k @24 fps
Full HD @30 fps

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

3095 mAh

5000 mAh

3692 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 40W Fast Charging 50% in 20 minutes

Wireless Charging

Yes

Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Yes 30W Wireless Charging 50% in 30 minutes

Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes 4.5W Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A

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

N/A

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

1h 57m 6s

54m 42s

1h 11m

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB

256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB

256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

NVMe

UFS 4.0

NVMe

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

SIM1: Nano 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 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N53 / N77 / N78 / N79

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) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1500(band 32) / 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)

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 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N53 / N77 / N78 / N79

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3500(band 48)
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) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 2300(band 30) / 1700(band 66)