Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra 5G vs Apple iPhone 15 Pro

Comparing the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra 5G vs Apple iPhone 15 Pro 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 15 Pro runs at a higher processing speed of 3.78 GHz, while Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra 5G runs at 3.36 GHz, making Apple iPhone 15 Pro the better performer.

Display: Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra 5G offers a screen size of 6.8 inches, while Apple iPhone 15 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 15 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 15 Pro offers 48 MP, making Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra 5G better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Both Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra 5G and Apple iPhone 15 Pro feature a 12 MP primary front camera.

Battery: Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra 5G offers a higher battery capacity with 5000 mAh, while Apple iPhone 15 Pro offers 3274 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 15 Pro offers 128 GB, making Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra 5G the better option for storage.

User Rating: Apple iPhone 15 Pro receives a higher user rating of 4.6, while Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra 5G has a rating of 4.5.

Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra 5G

₹79,490

@ Amazon

Apple iPhone 15 Pro

₹134,900

(Out of Stock)

Summary

Spec Score

91%

98%

Release Date

02 Feb, 2023

13 Sep, 2023

29 Oct, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 8 Gen 2	Apple A17 Pro	MediaTek Dimensity 9600 Pro
Octa Core (upto 3.36 GHz)	Hexa Core (upto 3.78 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 4.55 GHz)
12 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Display


6.8 inches (17.27 cm)	6.1 inches (15.49 cm)	6.78 inches (17.22 cm)
Dynamic AMOLED 2x	Super Retina XDR	AMOLED
1440x3088 px (QHD+)	1179x2556 px (FHD+)	1272x2772 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


200 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	48 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	200 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
12 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	12 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	200 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
10 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)	12 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)	200 MP Telephoto Camera
10 MP Camera (upto 10x Optical Zoom)	N/A	3.2 MP Camera

Front Camera


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

Battery


5000 mAh	3274 mAh	8000 mAh
45W Fast Charging	20W Fast Charging	80W Super Charging
Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB	128 GB	512 GB
UFS 4.0	NVMe	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

8.5/10

Read Expert Review

N/A

8.8/10

Pros

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

Device yet to be reviewed

Excellent 200MP cameras and an optional Hasselblad teleconverter
Stellar two-day battery life
Flat, bright 6.78-inch display with IP68 and IP69 ratings
Smooth and optimised ColorOS 17

Cons

Pricey
Large and heavy

Device yet to be reviewed

Rs 1,99,999 is a lot of money
Charges slower than the Find X9 Ultra
Five years of OS updates, against seven from Google and Samsung

User Ratings

4.5/5

(9,243 ratings)

4.6/5

(3,440 ratings)

N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

1,226,598 AnTuTu Score	N/A	4,214,275 AnTuTu Score
13h 52m Battery Life (PC Mark)	N/A	N/A

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₹79,490

@ Amazon

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General

Launch Date

Feb 02, 2023

(Official)

Sep 13, 2023

(Official)

Oct 22, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v13.0

iOS v17

Android v17

OS Updates

4 Years

5 Years

5 Year

Security Updates

5 Years

6 Year

Custom UI

Samsung One UI

N/A

ColorOS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

View Details

Apple A17 Pro

View Details

MediaTek Dimensity 9600 Pro MT6995

View Details

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

3.78 GHz, Dual core 2.11 GHz, Quad core

Octa core

4.55 GHz, Dual core, C2-Ultra 4.35 GHz, Tri core, C2-Pro 3.1 GHz, Tri core, C2-Pro

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm

3 nm

2 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 740

Apple GPU (six-core graphics)

Mali-G2 Ultra NX MP16

RAM

12 GB

8 GB

12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X

LPDDR5

LPDDR5X

Cooling Technology

Vapor Chamber

N/A

Vapor Chamber Cooling

Performance Test Results

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

1,226,598

N/A

4,214,275

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

18.0 s

N/A

17.0 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

6,740

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

4.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

6.3 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

Dynamic AMOLED 2x (Curved Display)

Super Retina XDR

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.8 inches (17.27 cm)

6.1 inches (15.49 cm)

6.78 inches (17.22 cm)

Resolution

1440x3088 px (QHD+)

1179x2556 px (FHD+)

1272x2772 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

1750 nits

2000 nits

3600 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A

2000 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

144 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

240 Hz

N/A

288 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.3:9

19.5:9

20:9

Pixel Density

501 ppi

461 ppi

450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

89.99 %

88.06 %

91.13 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

Yes

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

95.5 %

Design

Height

163.4 mm

146.6 mm

161.3 mm

Width

78.1 mm

70.6 mm

76.6 mm

Thickness

8.9 mm

8.2 mm

8.40 mm

Weight

233 grams

187 grams

233 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass Victus 2

Back: Gorilla Glass

Back: Polycarbonate

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

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Shock proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Resolution

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 Cameraf/1.78 Wide Angle24 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size Sensor-shift Image Stabilization 1.22µm pixel size

200 MP
Primary Camera120x Digital Zoom 3x Optical Zoomf/1.5 Wide Angle 84° field-of-view24 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size

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

200 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length

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

12 MP
f/2.8 Telephoto Camera77 mm focal length 1/3.5" sensor size 1µm pixel size

200 MP
f/2.1 Telephoto Camera70 mm focal length

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

N/A

3.2 MP
f/2.419 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Laser Autofocus

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

14500 x 13650 Pixels

8000 x 6000 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
SuperMoon

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

N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom
Apple ProRAW
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

120 x Digital Zoom
3 x Optical Zoom

Video Recording

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

4k @24 fps
Full HD @30 fps

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

Video Recording Features

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

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

Optical Image stabilization
Slow Motion

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Resolution

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

12 MP
f/1.9 Wide Angle Primary Camera23 mm focal length 1/3.6" sensor size 1µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera18 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

Yes Dual AF Phase Detection

Flash

N/A

Yes Retina Flash

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

4k @24 fps
Full HD @30 fps

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

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

5000 mAh

3274 mAh

8000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

N/A

TalkTime

Up to 49 Hours(4G)

N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 45W Fast Charging 65% in 30 minutes

Yes 20W Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes

Yes 80W Super Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Yes 50W Wireless Charging

Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes 4.5W Reverse Charging

Yes

Wireless Reverse Charging

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.

13h 52m

N/A

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

54m 42s

N/A

1h 22m 8s

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB

128 GB / 256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB

512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 4.0

NVMe

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM

SIM1: Nano/eSIM SIM2: Nano/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 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N53 / N66 / N70 / N77 / N78 / N79

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N39 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79

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) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1500(band 32) / 600(band 71) / 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) / 700 (band 12)

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 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N53 / N66 / N70 / N77 / N78 / N79

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N39 / 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) / 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) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66) / 700 (band 12)