Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra 5G vs Sony Xperia 10 V

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Comparing the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra 5G vs Sony Xperia 10 V across performance, display, camera, battery and storage 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 Sony Xperia 10 V runs at 2.2 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 Sony Xperia 10 V offers 6.1 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 Sony Xperia 10 V's 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 Sony Xperia 10 V offers 48 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 Sony Xperia 10 V offers 8 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 Sony Xperia 10 V delivers None, making Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra 5G the better pick for all day usage.


Storage: Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra 5G offers higher internal storage with 256 GB, while Sony Xperia 10 V offers 128 GB, making Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra 5G the better option for storage.

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Summary

Release Date

02 Feb, 2023
27 Dec, 2023
23 Jul, 2026

Performance

Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Snapdragon 695
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 3.36 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 4.74 GHz)
12 GB RAM
6 GB RAM
12 GB RAM

Main Display

6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
6.1 inches (15.49 cm)
7.61 inches (19.33 cm)
Dynamic AMOLED 2x
OLED
Dynamic AMOLED 2x
1440x3088 px (QHD+)
1080x2520 px (FHD+)
1848x2448 px
120 Hz Refresh Rate
60 Hz Refresh Rate
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Cover Display

N/A
N/A
5.45 inches (13.84 cm)
N/A
N/A
1248x1972 px

Rear Camera

200 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
48 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
50 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)
12 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
50 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
10 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
8 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)
N/A
10 MP
Camera (upto 10x Optical Zoom)
N/A
N/A

Front Camera

12 MP
Wide Angle Lens
8 MP
Wide Angle Lens
10 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Lens

Battery

5000 mAh
5000 mAh
4800 mAh
45W Fast Charging
30W Fast Charging
45W
Wireless Charging
N/A
Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB
128 GB
256 GB
UFS 4.0
UFS 2.1
UFS 4.0

Expert Review

8.5/10
N/A
8.5/10

Pros

  • Lovely display
  • Excellent cameras
  • Solid performance & battery life
  • S Pen is still unmatched
  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Refreshing, useful new form factor
  • Thin & light, with solid build quality
  • Samsung's ecosystem
  • Good performance & battery life

Cons

  • Pricey
  • Large and heavy
  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Priced on the higher side
  • One-handed usage isn't great

User Ratings

4.5/5
(9,196 ratings)
N/A
4.9/5
(615 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

1,226,598
AnTuTu Score
N/A
3,252,918
AnTuTu Score
13h 52m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
N/A
13h 30m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Feb 02, 2023
(Official)
N/A
Jul 22, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v13.0
Android v13
Android v17

OS Updates

4 Years
N/A
7 Year

Security Updates

5 Years
N/A
7 Year

Custom UI

Samsung One UI
N/A
Samsung One UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good
Good
Best In Class

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 695
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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

2.2 GHz, Dual core, Kryo 660 1.7 GHz, Hexa Core, Kryo 660
Octa core

4.74 GHz, Dual core, Oryon V3 Phoenix L 3.6 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon V3 Phoenix M

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm
6 nm
3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 740
Adreno 619
Adreno 840

RAM

12 GB
6 GB
12 GB / 16 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X
LPDDR4X
LPDDR5X Ultra

Cooling Technology

Vapor Chamber
N/A
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
N/A
3,252,918

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

18.0 s
N/A
12.0 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
6,959

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
Excellent
Best In Class

Display Type

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

Screen Size

6.8 inches  (17.27 cm)
6.1 inches  (15.49 cm)
7.61 inches  (19.33 cm)

Resolution

1440x3088 px (QHD+)
1080x2520 px (FHD+)
1848x2448 px

Peak Brightness

1750 nits
N/A
3000 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz
60 Hz
120 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

240 Hz
120 Hz
N/A

Aspect Ratio

19.3:9
21:9
4:3

Pixel Density

501 ppi
449 ppi
403 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

89.99 %
82.66 %
89.68 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Yes

Bezel-less Display

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

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+
N/A
Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
N/A
87.9 %

Design

Height

163.4 mm
155 mm
123.9 mm

Width

78.1 mm
68 mm
81.9 mm

Thickness

8.9 mm
8.3 mm
9.7 mm

Weight

233 grams
159 grams
201 grams

Build Material

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

Form Factor

N/A
N/A
Foldable Touch

Dimensions

N/A
N/A
Folded: 123.9 x 81.9 x 9.7 mm
Unfolded: 123.9 x 161.4 x 4.5 mm

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)
Yes Water resistant IPX5 IPX8 IP6X
Yes Water resistant IP48 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

Dust proof
Dust proof
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
48 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle 80° field-of-view26 mm focal length 1/2" sensor size Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 0.8µm pixel size
50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoom 2x Optical Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle 85° field-of-view23 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size 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 1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size
50 MP
f/1.9 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/2.51" sensor size 0.7µm pixel size
10 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera70 mm focal length 1/3.52" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size
8 MP
f/2.2 Telephoto Camera54 mm focal length 1µm 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
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Dual Pixel Autofocus

OIS

Yes
Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

14500 x 13650 Pixels
8000 x 6000 Pixels
6120 x 8160 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
SuperMoon
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
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
2 x Optical Zoom

Video Recording

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

Video Recording Features

Slow Motion
Ultra Steady Video
Video HDR
Bokeh portrait video
Video Pro Mode
Stereo recording
N/A
Optical Image stabilization
Slow Motion

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
8 MP
f/2 Wide Angle Primary Camera26 mm focal length 1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size
10 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Primary Camera18 mm focal length 1/3" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
N/A
No

Flash

N/A
Yes Screen flash
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

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

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent
Very Good
Excellent

Capacity

5000 mAh
5000 mAh
4800 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-Polymer
Si/C Li-Ion

TalkTime

Up to 49 Hours(4G)
N/A
Up to 26 Hours(2G)

Quick Charging

Yes 45W Fast Charging 65% in 30 minutes
Yes 30W Fast Charging
Yes 45W 63% in 30 minutes

Wireless Charging

Yes 15W Wireless Charging
N/A
Yes 20W Wireless Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

Yes 4.5W Wireless Reverse Charging
N/A
Yes 4.5W 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
13h 30m

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

54m 42s
N/A
59m

Storage

Internal Storage

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

Storage Type

UFS 4.0
UFS 2.1
UFS 4.0

Expandable Storage

No
Yes Up to 1 TB
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 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78 / N79
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N71 / 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) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 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) / 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
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78 / N79
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N71 / 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) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
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) / 1700(band 66) / 700 (band 12)
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SAR Value

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

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 5GHz MIMO
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/be/ax) 5GHz 6GHz MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

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

Bluetooth

Yes v5.3
Yes v5.1
Yes v6.0

GPS

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

NFC

Yes
Yes
Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

Yes
N/A
Yes

Audio Jack

USB Type-C
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen
Side
Side

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Ultrasonic
N/A
Capacitive

Other Sensors

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

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