Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra 5G vs OnePlus 15

Comparing the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra 5G vs OnePlus 15 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: OnePlus 15 scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 10,575, while Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra 5G scores 4,901, making OnePlus 15 the better performer.

Display: Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra 5G offers a screen size of 6.8 inches, while OnePlus 15 offers 6.78 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 OnePlus 15's LTPO AMOLED, 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 OnePlus 15 offers 50 MP, making Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra 5G better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: OnePlus 15 offers a higher front camera resolution with 32 MP, while Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra 5G offers 12 MP, making OnePlus 15 better for front camera photography.

Battery: OnePlus 15 delivers longer battery life with 17h 06m, while Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra 5G delivers 13h 52m, making OnePlus 15 the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra 5G and OnePlus 15 offer the same internal storage of 256 GB.

Expert Review: Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra 5G receives a higher expert rating of 8.5 from the editorial team, while OnePlus 15 is rated 8.4.

User Rating: OnePlus 15 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

₹88,999

@ Amazon

OnePlus 15

₹85,999

@ Amazon

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Summary

Spec Score

91%

96%

Release Date

02 Feb, 2023

13 Nov, 2025

Performance


Snapdragon 8 Gen 2	Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 3.36 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 4.608 GHz)
12 GB RAM	12 GB RAM
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 vs Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5

Display


6.8 inches (17.27 cm)	6.78 inches (17.22 cm)
Dynamic AMOLED 2x	LTPO AMOLED
1440x3088 px (QHD+)	1272x2772 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	165 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


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

Front Camera


12 MP Wide Angle Lens	32 MP Wide Angle Lens

Battery


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

Storage

256 GB	256 GB
UFS 4.0	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

8.5/10

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8.4/10

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Pros

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

Stellar performance, especially while gaming
Improved design and durability
Excellent battery life and fast charging
OxygenOS 16 is polished and smooth

Cons

Pricey
Large and heavy

165Hz only while gaming, downgraded resolution
Camera performance is not the best in class
DetailMax Engine is still in its infancy

User Ratings

4.5/5

(9,189 ratings)

4.6/5

(949 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

1,226,598 AnTuTu Score	3,615,565 AnTuTu Score
13h 52m Battery Life (PC Mark)	17h 06m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Feb 02, 2023

(Official)

Nov 13, 2025

(Official)

Operating System

Android v13.0

Android v16

OS Updates

4 Years

4 Year

Security Updates

5 Years

6 Year

Custom UI

Samsung One UI

Oxygen OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Best In Class

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

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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

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

Adreno 840

RAM

12 GB

12 GB / 16 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X

LPDDR5X Ultra

Cooling Technology

Vapor Chamber

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

3,615,565

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

18.0 s

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

7,206

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

4.0 %

6.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

6.3 %

8.4 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

Dynamic AMOLED 2x (Curved Display)

LTPO AMOLED

Screen Size

6.8 inches (17.27 cm)

6.78 inches (17.22 cm)

Resolution

1440x3088 px (QHD+)

1272x2772 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

1750 nits

3600 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A

1800 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

165 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

240 Hz

3200 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.3:9

20:9

Pixel Density

501 ppi

450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

89.99 %

90.95 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

91.2 %

Design

Height

163.4 mm

161.4 mm

Width

78.1 mm

76.7 mm

Thickness

8.9 mm

8.1 mm

Weight

233 grams

211 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass Victus 2

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 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

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

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

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 Continuous Laser Autofocus Laser Autofocus Omni-directional Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

14500 x 13650 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)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

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

8k @30 fps
4k @30/60/120 fps
Full HD @30/60/240 fps
HD @30/240/480 fps

Video Recording Features

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

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 Screen flash

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

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

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Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Capacity

5000 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 120W Super VOOC Charging 50% in 15 minutes

Wireless Charging

Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Yes 50W Wireless Charging

Reverse Charging

N/A	Yes 5W Reverse Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

Yes 4.5W Wireless Reverse Charging

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

17h 06m

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

54m 42s

30m

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB

256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 4.0

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

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