Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra 5G vs OnePlus 15R

Comparing the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra 5G vs OnePlus 15R 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 15R runs at a higher processing speed of 3.8 GHz, while Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra 5G runs at 3.36 GHz, making OnePlus 15R the better performer.

Display: OnePlus 15R offers a screen size of 6.83 inches, while Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra 5G offers 6.8 inches, making OnePlus 15R the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra 5G features a Dynamic AMOLED 2x display compared to OnePlus 15R's 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 15R offers 50 MP, making Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra 5G better for rear camera photography.

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

Battery: OnePlus 15R delivers longer battery life with 18h 13m, while Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra 5G delivers 13h 52m, making OnePlus 15R the better pick for all day usage.

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

Expert Review: The editorial team rates both Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra 5G and OnePlus 15R equally at 8.5.

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

Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra 5G

₹124,999

@ Samsung Shop

OnePlus 15R

₹54,999

@ Amazon

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Summary

Spec Score

91%

93%

Release Date

02 Feb, 2023

22 Dec, 2025

Performance


Snapdragon 8 Gen 2	Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 3.36 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)
12 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Display


6.8 inches (17.27 cm)	6.83 inches (17.35 cm)
Dynamic AMOLED 2x	AMOLED
1440x3088 px (QHD+)	1272x2800 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	165 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


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

Front Camera


12 MP Wide Angle Lens	32 MP

Battery


5000 mAh	7400 mAh
45W Fast Charging	80W Super Charging
Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB	256 GB
UFS 4.0	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

8.5/10

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8.5/10

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Pros

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

Impressive performance
Excellent AMOLED display
Outstanding battery life
Long-term software support

Cons

Pricey
Large and heavy

Low light photography needs improvement
No telephoto lens

User Ratings

4.6/5

(9,587 ratings)

4.5/5

(3,258 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

1,226,598 AnTuTu Score	2,957,229 AnTuTu Score
13h 52m Battery Life (PC Mark)	18h 13m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Feb 02, 2023

(Official)

Dec 17, 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

Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5

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

3.8 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.53 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 829

RAM

12 GB

12 GB / 16 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X

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.

1,226,598

2,957,229

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

4,747

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

4.0 %

6.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

6.3 %

16.6 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

Dynamic AMOLED 2x (Curved Display)

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.8 inches (17.27 cm)

6.83 inches (17.35 cm)

Resolution

1440x3088 px (QHD+)

1272x2800 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

1750 nits

N/A

HBM Brightness

N/A

1800 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

165 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.3:9

19.8:9

Pixel Density

501 ppi

450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

89.99 %

89.51 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass Victus 2

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass 7i

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

Design

Height

163.4 mm

Width

78.1 mm

77 mm

Thickness

8.9 mm

8.3 mm

Weight

233 grams

218 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass Victus 2

Back: Glass

Water Resistance

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

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Excellent

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/1.824 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size IMX906 1µm 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

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

N/A

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

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

14500 x 13650 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
SuperMoon

Cinema Mode

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom

Video Recording

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

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/2.0 Primary Camera25 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

Flash

N/A	Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

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Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Capacity

5000 mAh

7400 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 80W Super Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes 15W Wireless Charging

N/A

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

18h 13m

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

0h 54m 42s

0h 49m 0s

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 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / 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) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 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 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / 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) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)