Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra 5G vs Apple iPhone 17 vs OnePlus 15

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Summary

Release Date

02 Feb, 2023

19 Sep, 2025

13 Nov, 2025

Performance


Snapdragon 8 Gen 2	Apple A19	Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 3.36 GHz)	Hexa Core (upto 4.26 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 4.608 GHz)
12 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Display


6.8 inches (17.27 cm)	6.3 inches (16 cm)	6.78 inches (17.22 cm)
Dynamic AMOLED 2x	Super Retina XDR OLED	LTPO AMOLED
1440x3088 px (QHD+)	1206x2622 px (FHD+)	1272x2772 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	165 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


200 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	48 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera
12 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	48 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
10 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)	N/A	50 MP Periscope Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)
10 MP Camera (upto 10x Optical Zoom)	N/A	N/A

Front Camera


12 MP Wide Angle Lens	18 MP Wide Angle Lens	32 MP Wide Angle Lens

Battery


5000 mAh	3692 mAh	7300 mAh
45W Fast Charging	40W Fast Charging	120W Super VOOC Charging
Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB	256 GB	256 GB
UFS 4.0	NVMe	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

8.5/10

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8.3/10

Read Expert Review

8.2/10

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User Ratings

4.5/5

(5,829 ratings)

4.7/5

(72 ratings)

N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

1,226,598 AnTuTu Score	2,250,422 AnTuTu Score	3,615,565 AnTuTu Score
13h 52m Battery Life (PC Mark)	N/A	17h 06m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Feb 02, 2023

(Official)

Sep 19, 2025

(Official)

Nov 13, 2025

(Official)

Operating System

Android v13.0

iOS v26

Android v16

OS Updates

4 Years

N/A

Security Updates

5 Years

N/A

Custom UI

Samsung One UI

N/A

Oxygen OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

Apple A19

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

CPU

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

Octa core

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

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 740

Apple GPU (Five-core graphics)

Adreno 840

RAM

12 GB

8 GB

12 GB / 16 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X

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

2,250,422

3,615,565

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

18.0 s

16.0 s

14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

GFX Score (The higher, the better) GFXBench Manhattan benchmark measures the performance of GPU, which affects gaming experience.

7,428.0

3,720.0

3,731.0

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

4.0 %

7.0 %

6.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

6.3 %

10.4 %

8.4 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class

Excellent

Display Type

Dynamic AMOLED 2x (Curved Display)

Super Retina XDR OLED

LTPO AMOLED

Screen Size

6.8 inches (17.27 cm)

6.3 inches (16 cm)

6.78 inches (17.22 cm)

Resolution

1440x3088 px (QHD+)

1206x2622 px (FHD+)

1272x2772 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

1750 nits

3000 nits

1800 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A

1600 nits

1800 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

165 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.3:9

19.5:9

20:9

Pixel Density

501 ppi

458 ppi

450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

89.99 %

90.89 %

90.95 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass Victus 2

Yes

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass Victus 2

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

Yes

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

95.5 %

Design

Height

163.4 mm

149.6 mm

161.4 mm

Width

78.1 mm

71.5 mm

76.7 mm

Thickness

8.9 mm

7.95 mm

8.1 mm

Weight

233 grams

177 grams

211 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass Victus 2

Back: Aluminium Color-infused Glass

Back: Crystal Shield Glass Glass Fiber

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 IP66 IP69K IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Excellent

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

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle 84° field-of-view24 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size IMX906 CMOS image sensor Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 1µm pixel size

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

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera16 mm focal length 1/2.8" sensor size 0.61µm pixel size

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

N/A

50 MP
f/2.8 Periscope Camera85 mm focal length 1/2.76" sensor size 0.64µm pixel size

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

N/A

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Laser Autofocus

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes Continuous Laser Autofocus Laser Autofocus Omni-directional Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

14500 x 13650 Pixels

8000 x 6000 Pixels

8150 x 6150 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
SuperMoon

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

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

7680x4320 @ 30 fps
3840x2160 @ 60 fps
1920x1080 @ 240 fps

3840x2160 @ 24 @ 30 @ 60 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 @ 60 fps
1280x720 @ 30 fps

7680x4320 @ 30 fps
3840x2160 @ 30 @ 60 @ 120 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 @ 60 @ 240 fps
1280x720 @ 30 @ 240 @ 480 fps

Video Recording Features

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

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Video Pro Mode

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

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

32 MP
f/2.4 Wide Angle Primary Camera21 mm focal length 1/2.74" sensor size 0.8µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

Flash

N/A

Yes Retina Flash

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

3840x2160 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps

3840x2160 @ 30 @ 60 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 @ 60 @ 120 fps

3840x2160 @ 30 @ 60 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 @ 60 fps
1280x720 @ 30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Capacity

5000 mAh

3692 mAh

7300 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Silicon Carbon

TalkTime

Up to 49 Hours(4G)

N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 45W Fast Charging 65% in 30 minutes

Yes 40W Fast Charging 50% in 20 minutes

Yes 120W Super VOOC Charging 50% in 15 minutes

Wireless Charging

Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Yes 30W Wireless Charging Charging Time: 30 mins

Yes 50W Wireless Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

Yes 4.5W Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes 10W Wireless Reverse Charging

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

17h 06m

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

0h 54m 42s

1h 11m 0s

0h 30m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

1 TB / 256 GB / 512 GB

256 GB / 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 SIM2: Nano

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 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N53 / N77 / N78 / N79

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N26 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N66 / 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 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)

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) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)

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 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N53 / N77 / N78 / N79

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N26 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N66 / N77 / N78

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)

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) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1700(band 66)