Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra 5G vs vivo X100 Pro 5G

Comparing the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra 5G vs vivo X100 Pro 5G 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: vivo X100 Pro 5G scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 7,478, while Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra 5G scores 4,901, making vivo X100 Pro 5G the better performer.

Display: Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra 5G offers a screen size of 6.8 inches, while vivo X100 Pro 5G 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 vivo X100 Pro 5G'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 vivo X100 Pro 5G offers 50 MP, making Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra 5G better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: vivo X100 Pro 5G offers a higher front camera resolution with 32 MP, while Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra 5G offers 12 MP, making vivo X100 Pro 5G better for front camera photography.

Battery: vivo X100 Pro 5G delivers longer battery life with 16h 27m, while Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra 5G delivers 13h 52m, making vivo X100 Pro 5G the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: vivo X100 Pro 5G offers higher internal storage with 512 GB, while Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra 5G offers 256 GB, making vivo X100 Pro 5G the better option for storage.

Expert Review: The editorial team rates both Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra 5G and vivo X100 Pro 5G equally at 8.5.

User Rating: vivo X100 Pro 5G receives a higher user rating of 4.7, while Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra 5G has a rating of 4.5.

Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra 5G

₹89,999

@ Amazon

vivo X100 Pro 5G

₹89,999

(Out of Stock)

Summary

Release Date

02 Feb, 2023

04 Jan, 2024

19 Sep, 2025

Performance


Snapdragon 8 Gen 2	MediaTek Dimensity 9300	Apple A19
Octa Core (upto 3.36 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.25 GHz)	Hexa Core (upto 4.26 GHz)
12 GB RAM	16 GB RAM	8 GB RAM

Display


6.8 inches (17.27 cm)	6.78 inches (17.22 cm)	6.3 inches (16 cm)
Dynamic AMOLED 2x	LTPO AMOLED	Super Retina XDR OLED
1440x3088 px (QHD+)	1260x2800 px (FHD+)	1206x2622 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 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	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	48 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
10 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 4.3x Optical Zoom)	N/A
10 MP Camera (upto 10x Optical Zoom)	N/A	N/A

Front Camera


12 MP Wide Angle Lens	32 MP Wide Angle Lens	18 MP Wide Angle Lens

Battery


5000 mAh	5400 mAh	3692 mAh
45W Fast Charging	100W Flash Charging	40W Fast Charging
Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB	512 GB	256 GB
UFS 4.0	UFS 4.0	NVMe

Expert Review

8.5/10

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8.5/10

Read Expert Review

8.3/10

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Pros

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

Exceptional rear cameras
Stunning display
Good battery life
Fast and smooth performance

Smooth and responsive 120Hz ProMotion display
Excellent portraits, consistent dual 48MP cameras
Upgraded 18MP selfie camera with Centre Stage
A19 chip delivers strong, efficient performance

Cons

Pricey
Large and heavy

Underwhelming selfie camera
Slippery to hold

Battery life remains similar to last year
Lens flare in low light
Design still looks identical to iPhone 16

User Ratings

4.5/5

(9,214 ratings)

4.7/5

(658 ratings)

4.6/5

(28,859 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

1,226,598 AnTuTu Score	1,881,325 AnTuTu Score	2,250,422 AnTuTu Score
13h 52m Battery Life (PC Mark)	16h 27m Battery Life (PC Mark)	N/A

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General

Launch Date

Feb 02, 2023

(Official)

Jan 04, 2024

(Official)

Sep 19, 2025

(Official)

Operating System

Android v13.0

Android v14

iOS v26

OS Updates

4 Years

3 Years

N/A

Security Updates

5 Years

3 Years

N/A

Custom UI

Samsung One UI

Funtouch OS

N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

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MediaTek Dimensity 9300

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Apple A19

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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

3.25 GHz, Single core, Cortex X4 2.85 GHz, Tri core, Cortex X4 2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A720

Hexa Core

4.26 GHz, Dual core 2.6 GHz, Quad core

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 740

Immortalis-G720 MC12

Apple GPU (Five-core graphics)

RAM

12 GB

16 GB

8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X

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

1,881,325

2,250,422

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

18.0 s

17.0 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

4,884

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

4.0 %

7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

6.3 %

29.6 %

10.5 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

Dynamic AMOLED 2x (Curved Display)

LTPO AMOLED (Curved Display)

Super Retina XDR OLED

Screen Size

6.8 inches (17.27 cm)

6.78 inches (17.22 cm)

6.3 inches (16 cm)

Resolution

1440x3088 px (QHD+)

1260x2800 px (FHD+)

1206x2622 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

1750 nits

3000 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A

1600 nits

PWM Dimming

N/A

2160 Hz

N/A

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

240 Hz

N/A

Aspect Ratio

19.3:9

20:9

19.5:9

Pixel Density

501 ppi

453 ppi

458 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

89.99 %

89.87 %

90.89 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2

N/A

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

Yes

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

93 %

N/A

Design

Height

163.4 mm

164.05 mm

149.6 mm

Width

78.1 mm

75.28 mm

71.5 mm

Thickness

8.9 mm

8.91 mm

7.95 mm

Weight

233 grams

225 grams

177 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass Victus 2

Back: Mineral Glass

Back: Aluminium Color-infused 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 6 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 Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.75 Wide Angle23 mm focal length 1/0.98" sensor size IMX989 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor

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

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera15 mm focal length 1/2.7" sensor size

48 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 1/2.55" 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

50 MP
f/2.5 Telephoto Camera100 mm focal length 1/2" sensor size 0.7µm 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

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes 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

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
SuperMoon

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
Macro Mode

Camera Features

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

8k @30 fps
4k @60 fps

4k @24/30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps
HD @30 fps

Video Recording Features

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

Bokeh portrait video

Optical Image stabilization
Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Night Time-Lapse
Macro Video
Action Mode
Audio Zoom
Stereo recording

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 Wide Angle Primary Camera20 mm focal length

18 MP
f/1.9 Wide Angle Primary Camera20 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

N/A

Yes

Flash

N/A

Yes Retina Flash

Camera Features

N/A

Fixed Focus

N/A

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

4k @60 fps
Full HD @60 fps

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

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

5000 mAh

5400 mAh

3692 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 49 Hours(4G)

N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 45W Fast Charging 65% in 30 minutes

Yes 100W Flash Charging 50% in 14 minutes

Yes 40W Fast Charging 50% in 20 minutes

Wireless Charging

Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Yes 50W Wireless Charging

Yes 30W Wireless Charging 50% in 30 minutes

Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes

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

16h 27m

N/A

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

54m 42s

43m 20s

1h 11m

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB

512 GB

256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 4.0

NVMe

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM

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 / N20 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N66 / N75 / N77 / N78 / N79

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N53 / 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) / 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 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 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) / 1500(band 32) / 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)

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 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N66 / N75 / N77 / N78 / N79

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N53 / N77 / N78 / N79

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) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 2300(band 30) / 1700(band 66)