Apple iPhone 14 vs Samsung Galaxy S23 5G 256GB

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Comparing the Apple iPhone 14 vs Samsung Galaxy S23 5G 256GB across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Apple iPhone 14 scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 5,152, while Samsung Galaxy S23 5G 256GB scores 4,870, making Apple iPhone 14 the better performer.


Display: Both Apple iPhone 14 and Samsung Galaxy S23 5G 256GB offer the same screen size of 6.1 inches, but Samsung Galaxy S23 5G 256GB features a Dynamic AMOLED 2x display compared to Apple iPhone 14's Super Retina XDR, making Samsung Galaxy S23 5G 256GB the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Samsung Galaxy S23 5G 256GB offers a higher rear camera resolution with 50 MP, while Apple iPhone 14 offers 12 MP, making Samsung Galaxy S23 5G 256GB better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Both Apple iPhone 14 and Samsung Galaxy S23 5G 256GB feature a 12 MP primary front camera.


Battery: Samsung Galaxy S23 5G 256GB delivers longer battery life with 11h 50m, while Apple iPhone 14 delivers None, making Samsung Galaxy S23 5G 256GB the better pick for all day usage.


Storage: Samsung Galaxy S23 5G 256GB offers higher internal storage with 256 GB, while Apple iPhone 14 offers 128 GB, making Samsung Galaxy S23 5G 256GB the better option for storage.


User Rating: Apple iPhone 14 and Samsung Galaxy S23 5G 256GB both receive the same user rating of 4.6.

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Summary

Release Date

09 Sep, 2022
02 Feb, 2023
14 May, 2026

Performance

Apple A15 Bionic
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Hexa Core (upto 3.23 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 3.36 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 4.61 GHz)
6 GB RAM
8 GB RAM
16 GB RAM

Display

6.1 inches (15.49 cm)
6.1 inches (15.49 cm)
6.82 inches (17.32 cm)
Super Retina XDR
Dynamic AMOLED 2x
AMOLED
1170x2532 px (FHD+)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1440x3168 px (QHD+)
60 Hz Refresh Rate
120 Hz Refresh Rate
144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

12 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)
50 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
200 MP
Primary Camera (upto 3.7x Optical Zoom)
12 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
12 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
200 MP
Telephoto Camera
N/A
10 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
50 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

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

Battery

3279 mAh
3900 mAh
6600 mAh
20W Fast Charging
25W Fast Charging
100W Flash Charging
Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB
256 GB
512 GB
NVMe
UFS 4.0
UFS 4.1

Expert Review

N/A
8.0/10
8.7/10

Pros

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Clean and compact design
  • Stellar performance
  • Excellent cameras
  • Improved battery life
  • Stellar and versatile three-lens camera system
  • Excellent performance
  • Bright and crisp 2K AMOLED display

Cons

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Persistent shutter lag
  • Slow 25W charging speed
  • Battery life could have been better
  • Very expensive with camera kit
  • No shortcut key

User Ratings

4.6/5
(290,626 ratings)
4.6/5
(68,224 ratings)
4.6/5
(29 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

1,286,140
AnTuTu Score
1,207,652
AnTuTu Score
3,977,648
AnTuTu Score
N/A
11h 50m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
15h 10m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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₹52,190
₹79,999
₹159,999

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Videos
1 Video

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General

Launch Date

Sep 09, 2022
(Official)
Feb 02, 2023
(Official)
May 06, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

iOS v16
Android v13.0
Android v16

OS Updates

5 Years
4 Years
5 Year

Security Updates

5 Years
5 Years
7 Year

Custom UI

N/A
Samsung One UI
Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Best In Class

Chipset

Apple A15 Bionic
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

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
Octa core

4.61 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.62 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

5 nm
4 nm
3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Apple GPU (Five-core graphics)
Adreno 740
Adreno 840

RAM

6 GB
8 GB
16 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
LPDDR5X
LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

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

1,286,140
1,207,652
3,977,648

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

14.0 s
17.0 s
14.0 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
N/A
6,450

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

7.0 %
5.0 %
7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

26.9 %
34.6 %
21.7 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent
Best In Class

Display Type

Super Retina XDR
Dynamic AMOLED 2x
AMOLED

Screen Size

6.1 inches  (15.49 cm)
6.1 inches  (15.49 cm)
6.82 inches  (17.32 cm)

Resolution

1170x2532 px (FHD+)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1440x3168 px (QHD+)

Peak Brightness

1200 nits
1750 nits
4500 nits

HBM Brightness

800 nits
1200 nits
N/A

Refresh Rate

60 Hz
120 Hz
144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9
19.5:9
19.8:9

Pixel Density

457 ppi
422 ppi
510 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

86.89 %
87.87 %
89.7 %

Screen Protection

Yes
Corning Gorilla Glass Glass Victus 2
Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with notch
Yes with punch-hole display
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes
Yes HDR 10+
Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
N/A
94.49 %

Design

Height

146.7 mm
146.3 mm
162.98 mm

Width

71.5 mm
70.9 mm
76.81 mm

Thickness

7.8 mm
7.6 mm
8.19 mm

Weight

172 grams
168 grams
232 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass
Back: Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Back: Glass

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant (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)
N/A

Ruggedness

Dust proof
Dust proof
N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Excellent
Best In Class

Resolution

12 MP
Primary Camera5x Digital Zoom 2x Optical Zoomf/1.5 Wide Angle26 mm focal length 1/1.7" sensor size Sensor-shift Image Stabilization
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle24 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size S5KGN3 ISO-CELL 1µm pixel size
200 MP
Primary Camera105x Digital Zoom 3.7x Optical Zoomf/1.8535 mm focal length LYT 901 0.7µm pixel size
12 MP
f/2.4 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
200 MP
f/2.67 Telephoto Camera85 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size
N/A
10 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera70 mm focal length 1/3.9" sensor size 1µm pixel size
50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera14 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Dual Pixel Autofocus
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes

OIS

Yes
Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels
8150 x 6150 Pixels
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
N/A

Camera Features

5 x Digital Zoom
2 x Optical Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
105 x Digital Zoom
3.7 x Optical Zoom

Video Recording

4k @24 fps
Full HD @30 fps
8k @30 fps
4k @60 fps
Full HD @240 fps
8k @30 fps
4k @30/60/120 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Video Recording Features

Slow Motion
Video HDR
Night Time-Lapse
Action Mode
Audio Zoom
Stereo recording
Slow Motion
Bokeh portrait video
Video Pro Mode
Stereo recording
N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Excellent
Excellent
Best In Class

Resolution

12 MP
f/1.9 Wide Angle Primary Camera23 mm focal length 1/3.6" sensor size
12 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera26 mm focal length 1/3.2" sensor size
50 MP
f/2.45 Primary Camera

Autofocus

Yes
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
N/A

Flash

Yes Retina Flash
N/A
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

4k @24 fps
Full HD @30 fps
4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Capacity

3279 mAh
3900 mAh
6600 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

N/A
Up to 35 Hours(4G)
N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 20W Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes
Yes 25W Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes
Yes 100W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes
Yes 15W Wireless Charging
Yes 40W Wireless Charging

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
11h 50m
15h 10m

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

1h 41m 6s
1h 4m 16s
0h 36m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB / 512 GB
128 GB / 256 GB
512 GB

Storage Type

NVMe
UFS 4.0
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

No
No
N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G 4G
5G 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes
Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30
TDD N38 / N40 / 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 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89
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) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 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 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
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SIM 2

5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25
TDD N38 / N40 / 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 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89
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) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 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) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)
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SAR Value

N/A
Head: 0.869 W/kg
N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) MIMO
Yes Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 5GHz 6GHz MIMO
Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 be/ax) MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.3
Yes v5.3
Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes
Yes
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A
Yes
N/A

Audio Jack

Lightning
USB Type-C
USB Type-C

Audio Features

Dolby Atmos Dolby Digital Dolby Digital Plus
N/A
N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

No
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A
On-screen
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
Ultrasonic
Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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