Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra 5G vs Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4 5G 256GB

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Comparing the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra 5G vs Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4 5G 256GB 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: Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra 5G scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 4,901, while Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4 5G 256GB scores 3,862, making Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra 5G the better performer.


Display: Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra 5G offers a screen size of 6.8 inches, while Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4 5G 256GB offers 6.7 inches, making Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra 5G the larger display of the two. Both Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra 5G and Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4 5G 256GB feature the same Dynamic AMOLED 2x display.


Rear Camera: Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra 5G offers a higher rear camera resolution with 200 MP, while Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4 5G 256GB offers 12 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 Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4 5G 256GB offers 10 MP, making Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra 5G better for front camera photography.


Battery: Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra 5G delivers longer battery life with 13h 52m, while Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4 5G 256GB delivers 10h 22m, making Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra 5G the better pick for all day usage.


Storage: Both Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra 5G and Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4 5G 256GB 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 Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4 5G 256GB is rated 8.


User Rating: Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra 5G receives a higher user rating of 4.5, while Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4 5G 256GB has a rating of 3.6.

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Summary

Release Date

02 Feb, 2023
16 Aug, 2022
18 Sep, 2026

Performance

Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
Samsung Exynos 2500 S5E9955
Octa Core (upto 3.36 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 3.2 GHz)
Deca Core (upto 3.3 GHz)
12 GB RAM
8 GB RAM
8 GB RAM

Main Display

6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
6.7 inches (17.02 cm)
6.736 inches (171.1 mm)
Dynamic AMOLED 2x
Dynamic AMOLED 2x
Dynamic AMOLED 2x
1440x3088 px (QHD+)
1080x2640 px (FHD)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate
120 Hz Refresh Rate
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Cover Display

N/A
1.9 inches (4.83 cm)
N/A
N/A
260x512 px
N/A

Rear Camera

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

Front Camera

12 MP
Wide Angle Lens
10 MP
Wide Angle Lens
12 MP
Wide Angle Lens

Battery

5000 mAh
3700 mAh
4900 mAh
45W Fast Charging
25W Fast Charging
45W Fast Charging
Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB
256 GB
128 GB
UFS 4.0
UFS 3.1
UFS 4.0

Expert Review

8.5/10
8.0/10
8.4/10

Pros

  • Lovely display
  • Excellent cameras
  • Solid performance & battery life
  • S Pen is still unmatched
  • Unique and stylish design
  • Improved cameras
  • Snappy performer
  • IPX8 rated
  • Large and smooth display
  • Slim and lightweight build
  • Long-term software support
  • Good daylight cameras

Cons

  • Pricey
  • Large and heavy
  • Slow battery charging speeds
  • Susceptible to throttling
  • Display crease is still noticeable
  • Battery life could be better
  • Less suited for power users

User Ratings

4.5/5
(9,227 ratings)
3.6/5
(517 ratings)
N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

1,226,598
AnTuTu Score
937,952
AnTuTu Score
2,471,984
AnTuTu Score
13h 52m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
10h 22m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
10h 16m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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Video

Videos
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Videos
2 More Videos
There are no videos available for the device.

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

Feb 02, 2023
(Official)
Aug 16, 2022
(Official)
Sep 04, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v13.0
Android v12
Android v17

OS Updates

4 Years
4 Years
7 Year

Security Updates

5 Years
5 Years
7 Year

Custom UI

Samsung One UI
Samsung One UI
Samsung One UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
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Samsung Exynos 2500 S5E9955
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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

3.2 GHz, Single core, Cortex X2 2.75 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A710 2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A510
Deca Core

3.3 GHz, Single core, Cortex X925 2.74 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A725 2.36 GHz, Penta Core, Cortex A725 1.8 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A520

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm
4 nm
3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 740
Adreno 730
Galileo

RAM

12 GB
8 GB
8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X
LPDDR5X
LPDDR5X

Cooling Technology

Vapor Chamber
N/A
Vapor Chamber Cooling 5526 mm²

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
937,952
2,471,984

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

18.0 s
19.0 s
16.0 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
N/A
5,513

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

4.0 %
7.0 %
N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

6.3 %
30.7 %
N/A
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

Dynamic AMOLED 2x (Curved Display)
Dynamic AMOLED 2x
Dynamic AMOLED 2x

Screen Size

6.8 inches  (17.27 cm)
6.7 inches  (17.02 cm)
6.736 inches  (171.1 mm)

Resolution

1440x3088 px (QHD+)
1080x2640 px (FHD)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

1750 nits
N/A
1900 nits

Brightness

N/A
1200 nits
N/A

HBM Brightness

N/A
N/A
1200 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz
120 Hz
120 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

240 Hz
N/A
N/A

Aspect Ratio

19.3:9
21.9:9
19.5:9

Pixel Density

501 ppi
426 ppi
382 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

89.99 %
85.58 %
89.69 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+

Bezel-less Display

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

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+
Yes HDR 10+
Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
N/A
89.69 %

Design

Height

163.4 mm
165.2 mm
161.6 mm

Width

78.1 mm
71.9 mm
76.9 mm

Thickness

8.9 mm
6.9 mm
7.4 mm

Weight

233 grams
187 grams
193 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Back: Gorilla Glass
Back: Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+

Form Factor

N/A
Clamshell
N/A

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)
Yes Water resistant IPX8 (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)

Ruggedness

Dust proof
N/A
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Excellent
Very Good
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
12 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle24 mm focal length S5K2LD ISOCELL Plus 1.8µm pixel size
50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle 84° field-of-view24 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size S5KGNK 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 Camera1.12µm pixel size
12 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera26 mm focal length 1/3.2" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size
10 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera70 mm focal length 1/3.52" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size
N/A
8 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera1/4.4" sensor size 1µm pixel size
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 Dual Pixel Autofocus
Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Yes
Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

14500 x 13650 Pixels
4000 x 3000 Pixels
6144 x 8192 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)

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
HD @960 fps
8k @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/240 fps

Video Recording Features

Slow Motion
Ultra Steady Video
Video HDR
Bokeh portrait video
Video Pro Mode
Stereo recording
N/A
Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Video Pro Mode

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
10 MP
f/2.4 Wide Angle Primary Camera26 mm focal length 1/3" sensor size 1.22µm pixel size
12 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/3.2" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
N/A
No

Flash

N/A
N/A
No

Video Recording

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

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

5000 mAh
3700 mAh
4900 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 25W Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes
Yes 45W Fast Charging v2.0 69% in 70 minutes

Wireless Charging

Yes 15W Wireless Charging
Yes
Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Reverse Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes

Wireless Reverse Charging

Yes 4.5W Wireless Reverse Charging
Yes
Yes

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
10h 22m
10h 16m

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

54m 42s
1h 6m 30s
1h 6m

Storage

Internal Storage

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

Storage Type

UFS 4.0
UFS 3.1
UFS 4.0

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/eSIM 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 / N77 / N78
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N14 / N20 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66 / N70 / N71
TDD N38 / 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 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) / 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) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 14) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700 (band 12)
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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)
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) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N14 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66 / N70 / N71
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)
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 14) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700(band 29) / 2300(band 30) / 1700(band 66)
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SAR Value

Head: 1.12 W/kg Body: 0.92 W/kg
Head: 1.376 W/kg
Head: 1.6 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/ac/ax) 5GHz MIMO
Yes Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/e/g/n/ac/ax) 5GHz 6GHz MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.3
Yes v5.2
Yes v5.4

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes
Yes
Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

Yes
N/A
Yes

Audio Jack

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

Audio Features

N/A
Dolby Atmos
Dolby Atmos

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen
Side
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Ultrasonic
N/A
Optical

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 Geomagnetic sensor Hall sensor

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