Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra 5G vs Google Pixel 6 Pro 512GB

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Comparing the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra 5G vs Google Pixel 6 Pro 512GB across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra 5G runs at a higher processing speed of 3.36 GHz, while Google Pixel 6 Pro 512GB runs at 2.8 GHz, making Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra 5G the better performer.


Display: Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra 5G offers a screen size of 6.8 inches, while Google Pixel 6 Pro 512GB offers 6.7 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 Google Pixel 6 Pro 512GB's P-OLED, 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 Google Pixel 6 Pro 512GB offers 50 MP, making Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra 5G better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra 5G offers a higher front camera resolution with 12 MP, while Google Pixel 6 Pro 512GB offers 11.1 MP, making Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra 5G better for front camera photography.


Battery: Google Pixel 6 Pro 512GB offers a higher battery capacity with 5003 mAh, while Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra 5G offers 5000 mAh, making Google Pixel 6 Pro 512GB better for longer battery life.


Storage: Google Pixel 6 Pro 512GB offers higher internal storage with 512 GB, while Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra 5G offers 256 GB, making Google Pixel 6 Pro 512GB the better option for storage.


User Rating: Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra 5G and Google Pixel 6 Pro 512GB both receive the same user rating of 4.5.

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₹79,999
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Summary

Release Date

02 Feb, 2023
10 Apr, 2023
13 Sep, 2023

Performance

Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Google Tensor
Apple A16 Bionic
Octa Core (upto 3.36 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.8 GHz)
Hexa Core (upto 3.46 GHz)
12 GB RAM
12 GB RAM
6 GB RAM

Display

6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
6.7 inches (17.02 cm)
6.1 inches (15.49 cm)
Dynamic AMOLED 2x
P-OLED
Super Retina XDR
1440x3088 px (QHD+)
1440x3120 px (QHD+)
1179x2556 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate
120 Hz Refresh Rate
60 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

200 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
50 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
48 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)
48 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 4x Optical Zoom)
N/A
10 MP
Camera (upto 10x Optical Zoom)
N/A
N/A

Front Camera

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

Battery

5000 mAh
5003 mAh
3349 mAh
45W Fast Charging
30W Fast Charging
20W Fast Charging
Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB
512 GB
128 GB
UFS 4.0
UFS 3.1
NVMe

Expert Review

8.5/10
N/A
N/A

Pros

  • Lovely display
  • Excellent cameras
  • Solid performance & battery life
  • S Pen is still unmatched
  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

  • Pricey
  • Large and heavy
  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.5/5
(9,227 ratings)
4.5/5
(26 ratings)
4.6/5
(261,119 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

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

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General

Launch Date

Feb 02, 2023
(Official)
N/A
Sep 13, 2023
(Official)

Operating System

Android v13.0
Android v12
iOS v17

OS Updates

4 Years
N/A
5 Years

Security Updates

5 Years
N/A
5 Years

Custom UI

Samsung One UI
N/A
N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Very Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
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Google Tensor
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Apple A16 Bionic
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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
Octa core

2.8 GHz, Dual core, Cortex X1 2.25 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A76 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55
Hexa Core

3.46 GHz, Dual core, Everest 2.02 GHz, Quad core, Sawtooth

Co-Processor

N/A
Titan M2
N/A

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm
5 nm
4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 740
Mali-G78 MP20
Apple GPU (Five-core graphics)

RAM

12 GB
12 GB
6 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X
LPDDR5
LPDDR5

Cooling Technology

Vapor Chamber
N/A
N/A

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
N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

18.0 s
N/A
N/A

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

4.0 %
N/A
N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

6.3 %
N/A
N/A
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Best In Class
Excellent

Display Type

Dynamic AMOLED 2x (Curved Display)
P-OLED (Curved Display)
Super Retina XDR

Screen Size

6.8 inches  (17.27 cm)
6.7 inches  (17.02 cm)
6.1 inches  (15.49 cm)

Resolution

1440x3088 px (QHD+)
1440x3120 px (QHD+)
1179x2556 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

1750 nits
N/A
2000 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A
N/A
1000 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz
120 Hz
60 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

240 Hz
N/A
N/A

Aspect Ratio

19.3:9
19.5:9
19.5:9

Pixel Density

501 ppi
513 ppi
461 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

89.99 %
88.5 %
86.24 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Corning Gorilla Glass Glass Victus
Yes

Bezel-less Display

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

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+
Yes HDR 10+
Yes

Design

Height

163.4 mm
163.9 mm
147.6 mm

Width

78.1 mm
75.8 mm
71.6 mm

Thickness

8.9 mm
8.9 mm
7.8 mm

Weight

233 grams
210 grams
171 grams

Build Material

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

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 1.5 meter)
Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 6 meter)

Ruggedness

Dust proof
Dust proof
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Excellent
Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

200 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.7 Wide Angle24 mm focal length 1/1.31" sensor size S5KHP2 ISO-CELL 0.6µm pixel size
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.85 Wide Angle 82° field-of-view26 mm focal length 1/1.31" sensor size S5KGN1 ISOCELL Plus 1.2µm 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
12 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 1/2.55" sensor size 1.4µm pixel size
12 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1.25µm pixel size
12 MP
f/2.4 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 0.7µm pixel size
10 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera70 mm focal length 1/3.52" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size
48 MP
f/3.5 Telephoto Camera104 mm focal length 1/2" sensor size 0.8µm pixel size
N/A
10 MP
f/4.9230 mm focal length 1/3.52" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size
N/A
N/A

Autofocus

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

OIS

Yes
Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash
Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Image Resolution

14500 x 13650 Pixels
8150 x 6150 Pixels
8000 x 6000 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
SuperMoon
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
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 @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps
4k @60 fps
Full HD @240 fps

Video Recording Features

Slow Motion
Ultra Steady Video
Video HDR
Bokeh portrait video
Video Pro Mode
Stereo recording
Audio Zoom
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Night Time-Lapse
Action Mode
ProRes Video
Audio Zoom
Stereo recording

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
11.1 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera20 mm focal length Exmor RS 1.22µm pixel size
12 MP
f/1.9 Wide Angle Primary Camera23 mm focal length 1/3.6" sensor size 1µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
N/A
Yes

Flash

N/A
N/A
Yes Retina Flash

Camera Features

N/A
Fixed Focus
N/A

Video Recording

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

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

5000 mAh
5003 mAh
3349 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 49 Hours(4G)
N/A
N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 45W Fast Charging 65% in 30 minutes
Yes 30W Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes
Yes 20W Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes

Wireless Charging

Yes 15W Wireless Charging
Yes
Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Reverse Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 4.5W Reverse Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

Yes 4.5W Wireless Reverse Charging
Yes
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
N/A

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

54m 42s
N/A
N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB
128 GB / 256 GB / 512 GB
128 GB / 256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 4.0
UFS 3.1
NVMe

Expandable Storage

No
No
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

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

Network Support

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

VoLTE

Yes
Yes
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
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
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) / 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 14) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700(band 29) / 2300(band 30)
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)
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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
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 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 14) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700(band 29) / 2300(band 30)
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
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)
N/A
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)
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SAR Value

Head: 1.12 W/kg Body: 0.92 W/kg
N/A
Head: 1.12 W/kg Body: 1.14 W/kg

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.3
Yes v5.2
Yes v5.3

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
No

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

Yes
N/A
Yes

Audio Jack

USB Type-C
USB Type-C
USB Type-C

Audio Features

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

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
No

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen
On-screen
N/A

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Ultrasonic
Optical
N/A

Other Sensors

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

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