Samsung Galaxy S23 5G vs Sony Xperia 10 VI

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Comparing the Samsung Galaxy S23 5G vs Sony Xperia 10 VI across performance, display, camera, battery and storage 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 Sony Xperia 10 VI runs at 2.2 GHz, making Samsung Galaxy S23 5G the better performer.


Display: Both Samsung Galaxy S23 5G and Sony Xperia 10 VI offer the same screen size of 6.1 inches, but Samsung Galaxy S23 5G features a Dynamic AMOLED 2x display compared to Sony Xperia 10 VI's OLED, 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 Sony Xperia 10 VI offers 48 MP, making Samsung Galaxy S23 5G better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Samsung Galaxy S23 5G offers a higher front camera resolution with 12 MP, while Sony Xperia 10 VI offers 8 MP, making Samsung Galaxy S23 5G better for front camera photography.


Battery: Sony Xperia 10 VI delivers longer battery life with None, while Samsung Galaxy S23 5G delivers 11h 50m, making Sony Xperia 10 VI the better pick for all day usage.


Storage: Both Samsung Galaxy S23 5G and Sony Xperia 10 VI offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.

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Sony Xperia 10 VI
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Summary

Release Date

02 Feb, 2023
N/A
14 May, 2026

Performance

Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 3.36 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 4.61 GHz)
8 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)
Dynamic AMOLED 2x
OLED
AMOLED
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1080x2520 px (FHD+)
1440x3168 px (QHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate
60 Hz Refresh Rate
144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

50 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
48 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera (upto 6x Hybrid Zoom)
200 MP
Primary Camera (upto 3.7x Optical Zoom)
12 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
200 MP
Telephoto Camera
10 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
N/A
50 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

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

Battery

3900 mAh
5000 mAh
6600 mAh
25W Fast Charging
Fast Charging
100W Flash Charging
Wireless Charging
N/A
Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB
128 GB
512 GB
UFS 3.1
N/A
UFS 4.1

Expert Review

8.0/10
N/A
8.7/10

Pros

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

Cons

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

User Ratings

4.6/5
(81,394 ratings)
N/A
4.6/5
(29 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

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

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₹159,999

Video

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General

Launch Date

Feb 02, 2023
(Official)
N/A
May 06, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v13.0
Android v14
Android v16

OS Updates

4 Years
3 Years
5 Year

Security Updates

5 Years
4 Years
7 Year

Custom UI

Samsung One UI
N/A
Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good
Good
Best In Class

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

Processor

Octa core

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

2.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A78 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55
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)

4 nm
4 nm
3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 740
Adreno 710
Adreno 840

RAM

8 GB
8 GB
16 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X
N/A
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.

1,207,652
N/A
3,977,648

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

17.0 s
N/A
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)

5.0 %
N/A
7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

34.6 %
N/A
21.7 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent
Best In Class

Display Type

Dynamic AMOLED 2x
OLED
AMOLED

Screen Size

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

Resolution

1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1080x2520 px (FHD+)
1440x3168 px (QHD+)

Peak Brightness

1750 nits
N/A
4500 nits

HBM Brightness

1200 nits
N/A
N/A

Refresh Rate

120 Hz
60 Hz
144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9
21:9
19.8:9

Pixel Density

422 ppi
449 ppi
510 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

87.87 %
82.66 %
89.7 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass Victus 2
Corning Gorilla Glass Glass Victus
Yes

Bezel-less Display

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

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+
N/A
Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
N/A
94.49 %

Design

Height

146.3 mm
155 mm
162.98 mm

Width

70.9 mm
68 mm
76.81 mm

Thickness

7.6 mm
8.3 mm
8.19 mm

Weight

168 grams
164 grams
232 grams

Build Material

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

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)
Yes Water resistant IP65 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

Excellent
Very Good
Best In Class

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle24 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size S5KGN3 ISO-CELL 1µm pixel size
48 MP
Primary Camera6x Hybrid Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle 80° field-of-view26 mm focal length 1/2" sensor size CMOS image sensor Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 0.8µm 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/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 1/2.55" sensor size 1.4µm pixel size
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera16 mm focal length 1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size
200 MP
f/2.67 Telephoto Camera85 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size
10 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera70 mm focal length 1/3.9" sensor size 1µm pixel size
N/A
50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera14 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes
Yes

OIS

Yes
Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels
8000 x 6000 Pixels
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

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

Camera Features

Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
6 x Hybrid Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
105 x Digital Zoom
3.7 x Optical Zoom

Video Recording

8k @30 fps
4k @60 fps
Full HD @240 fps
3840x2160 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps
8k @30 fps
4k @30/60/120 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Video Recording Features

Slow Motion
Bokeh portrait video
Video Pro Mode
Stereo recording
N/A
N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Excellent
Very Good
Best In Class

Resolution

12 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera26 mm focal length 1/3.2" sensor size
8 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera26 mm focal length 1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size
50 MP
f/2.45 Primary Camera

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
N/A
N/A

Flash

N/A
Yes Screen flash
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Capacity

3900 mAh
5000 mAh
6600 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
N/A
Li-ion

TalkTime

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

Quick Charging

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

Wireless Charging

Yes 15W Wireless Charging
N/A
Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

Yes 4.5W Wireless Reverse Charging
N/A
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.

11h 50m
N/A
15h 10m

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

1h 4m 16s
N/A
0h 36m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB
128 GB
512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 3.1
N/A
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

No
Yes Up to 1.5 TB
N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

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

Network Support

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

VoLTE

Yes
N/A
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 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78 / N79
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) / 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) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
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 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78 / N79
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) / 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) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
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

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

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

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

Bluetooth

Yes v5.3
Yes v5.2
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

Yes
Yes
N/A

Audio Jack

USB Type-C
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen
Side
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Ultrasonic
N/A
Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

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

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₹74,999
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