Samsung Galaxy S23 5G vs Apple iPhone 13

Comparing the Samsung Galaxy S23 5G vs Apple iPhone 13 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 5G runs at a higher processing speed of 3.36 GHz, while Apple iPhone 13 runs at 3.23 GHz, making Samsung Galaxy S23 5G the better performer.

Display: Both Samsung Galaxy S23 5G and Apple iPhone 13 offer the same screen size of 6.1 inches, but Samsung Galaxy S23 5G features a Dynamic AMOLED 2x display compared to Apple iPhone 13's Super Retina XDR, making Samsung Galaxy S23 5G the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Samsung Galaxy S23 5G offers a higher rear camera resolution with 50 MP, while Apple iPhone 13 offers 12 MP, making Samsung Galaxy S23 5G better for rear camera photography.

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

Battery: Samsung Galaxy S23 5G delivers longer battery life with 11h 50m, while Apple iPhone 13 delivers None, making Samsung Galaxy S23 5G the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both Samsung Galaxy S23 5G and Apple iPhone 13 offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.

Expert Review: The editorial team rates both Samsung Galaxy S23 5G and Apple iPhone 13 equally at 8.

User Rating: Samsung Galaxy S23 5G and Apple iPhone 13 both receive the same user rating of 4.6.

Samsung Galaxy S23 5G

₹52,999

@ Amazon

Apple iPhone 13

₹49,900

(Out of Stock)

Summary

Release Date

02 Feb, 2023

17 Sep, 2021

18 Sep, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 8 Gen 2	Apple A15 Bionic	Samsung Exynos 2500 S5E9955
Octa Core (upto 3.36 GHz)	Hexa Core (upto 3.23 GHz)	Deca Core (upto 3.3 GHz)
8 GB RAM	4 GB RAM	8 GB RAM

Display


6.1 inches (15.49 cm)	6.1 inches (15.49 cm)	6.736 inches (171.1 mm)
Dynamic AMOLED 2x	Super Retina XDR	Dynamic AMOLED 2x
1080x2340 px (FHD+)	1170x2532 px (FHD+)	1080x2340 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	60 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	12 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera
12 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	12 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	12 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
10 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)	N/A	8 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)

Front Camera


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

Battery


3900 mAh	3227 mAh	4900 mAh
25W Fast Charging	20W Fast Charging	45W Fast Charging
Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB	128 GB	128 GB
UFS 3.1	NVMe	UFS 4.0

Expert Review

8.0/10

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8.0/10

Read Expert Review

8.4/10

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Pros

Clean and compact design
Stellar performance
Excellent cameras
Improved battery life

Excellent performer
Capable cameras
Long-lasting battery life

Large and smooth display
Slim and lightweight build
Long-term software support
Good daylight cameras

Cons

Persistent shutter lag
Slow 25W charging speed

Slow wired and wireless charging speeds
No high-refresh rate screen

Battery life could be better
Less suited for power users

User Ratings

4.6/5

(80,890 ratings)

4.6/5

(300,649 ratings)

N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

1,207,652 AnTuTu Score	N/A	2,471,984 AnTuTu Score
11h 50m Battery Life (PC Mark)	N/A	10h 16m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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₹52,999

@ Amazon

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General

Launch Date

Feb 02, 2023

(Official)

Sep 17, 2021

(Official)

Sep 04, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v13.0

iOS v15

Android v17

OS Updates

4 Years

N/A

7 Year

Security Updates

5 Years

N/A

7 Year

Custom UI

Samsung One UI

N/A

Samsung One UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

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Apple A15 Bionic

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Samsung Exynos 2500 S5E9955

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Processor

Octa core

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

Hexa Core

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

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)

4 nm

5 nm

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 740

Apple GPU (four-core graphics)

Galileo

RAM

8 GB

4 GB

8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X

LPDDR4X

LPDDR5X

Cooling Technology

Vapor Chamber

N/A

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.

1,207,652

N/A

2,471,984

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

17.0 s

13.0 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)

5.0 %

8.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

34.6 %

21.8 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

Dynamic AMOLED 2x

Super Retina XDR

Dynamic AMOLED 2x

Screen Size

6.1 inches (15.49 cm)

6.736 inches (171.1 mm)

Resolution

1080x2340 px (FHD+)

1170x2532 px (FHD+)

1080x2340 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

1750 nits

1200 nits

1900 nits

HBM Brightness

1200 nits

800 nits

1200 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

60 Hz

120 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

240 Hz

N/A

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

Pixel Density

422 ppi

457 ppi

382 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

87.87 %

86.89 %

89.69 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2

Yes

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

Yes with notch

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

Yes

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

89.69 %

Design

Height

146.3 mm

146.7 mm

161.6 mm

Width

70.9 mm

71.5 mm

76.9 mm

Thickness

7.6 mm

7.4 mm

Weight

168 grams

174 grams

193 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass Victus 2

Back: Gorilla Glass

Back: Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+

Water Resistance

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)

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

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Excellent

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle24 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size S5KGN3 ISO-CELL 1µm pixel size

12 MP
Primary Camera5x Digital Zoom 2x Optical Zoomf/1.6 Wide Angle1/1.9" sensor size Sensor-shift Image Stabilization 1.7µm 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/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 1/2.55" sensor size 1.4µm pixel size

12 MP
f/2.4 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length

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

10 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera70 mm focal length 1/3.9" sensor size 1µm pixel size

N/A

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

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Dual Pixel Autofocus

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels

4000 x 3000 Pixels

6144 x 8192 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

5 x Digital Zoom
2 x Optical Zoom
Apple ProRAW
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

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

4k @60 fps
Full HD @240 fps

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

Video Recording Features

Slow Motion
Bokeh portrait video
Video Pro Mode
Stereo recording

Slow Motion
Video HDR
Night Time-Lapse
Action Mode
Audio Zoom
Stereo recording

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Video Pro Mode

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Excellent

Resolution

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 Camera23 mm focal length 1/3.6" sensor size

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

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

N/A

Flash

N/A

Yes Retina Flash

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

4k @60 fps
Full HD @120 fps

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

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

3900 mAh

3227 mAh

4900 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 35 Hours(4G)

N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 25W Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes

Yes 20W Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes

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

Wireless Charging

Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes

Wireless Reverse Charging

Yes 4.5W Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A

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.

11h 50m

N/A

10h 16m

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

1h 4m 16s

1h 33m 17s

1h 6m

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB

128 GB / 256 GB / 512 GB

128 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 3.1

NVMe

UFS 4.0

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM

SIM1: Nano/eSIM SIM2: eSIM

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

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 / N20 / N25 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N71 / N77 / N78 / N79

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) / 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 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 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

5G Bands:

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

4G Bands:

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

4G Bands:

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)