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Samsung Galaxy S23 Plus vs Apple iPhone 15

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Samsung Galaxy S23 Plus vs Apple iPhone 15

82 out of 100
Samsung Galaxy S23 Plus
VS
82 out of 100
Apple iPhone 15
Samsung Galaxy S23 Plus
Apple iPhone 15

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.6-inch Samsung Galaxy S23 Plus (with Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform for Galaxy) that was released on February 1, 2023, against the Apple iPhone 15, which is powered by Apple A16 Bionic and came out 7 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy S23 Plus
  • The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
  • Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
  • Comes with 1351 mAh larger battery capacity: 4700 vs 3349 mAh
  • Supports higher wattage charging (45W versus 20W)
  • Has a 0.5 inch larger screen size
  • Fingerprint scanner
  • Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
  • Has 33% more RAM: 8GB versus 6GB
  • CPU with a higher amount of cores (+2)
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 15
  • Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
  • Delivers 37% higher peak brightness (1641 against 1199 nits)
  • 17% higher pixel density (460 vs 393 PPI)
  • 40% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2599 and 1856 points
  • Weighs 24 grams less
  • The phone is 7 months newer

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy S23 Plus and Apple iPhone 15 crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
NanoReview Score
Final comparison evaluation
Choose the importance of each parameter to more accurately identify the smartphone that best meets your particular needs.

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Galaxy S23 Plus
vs
iPhone 15

Display

TypeDynamic AMOLEDOLED
Size6.6 inches6.1 inches
Resolution1080 x 2340 pixels1179 x 2556 pixels
Aspect ratio19.5:919.5:9
PPI393 ppi460 ppi
Refresh rate120 Hz60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rateYes (24-120 Hz)No
Max rated brightness800 nits2000 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR1750 nits1600 nits
HDR supportYes, HDR10+Yes, Dolby Vision
Screen protectionGorilla Glass Victus 2Ceramic Shield
Screen-to-body ratio89%86.4%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 - DCI-P3
Display tests
RGB color space97.4%99.6%
PWM240 Hz306 Hz
Response time1 ms2 ms
Contrast∞ Infinity∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
Galaxy S23 Plus
1199 nits
iPhone 15+37%
1641 nits

Design and build

Height157.8 mm (6.21 inches)147.6 mm (5.81 inches)
Width76.2 mm (3 inches)71.6 mm (2.82 inches)
Thickness7.6 mm (0.3 inches)7.8 mm (0.31 inches)
Weight195 g (6.88 oz)171 g (6.03 oz)
WaterproofIP68IP68
Advanced coolingVapor chamber -
Rear materialGlassGlass
Frame materialMetalMetal
ColorsWhite, Black, Gray, Green, Purple, YellowBlack, Blue, Green, Pink, Yellow
Fingerprint scannerYes, in-displayNo
Screen-to-body ratio

Performance

Tests of Samsung Galaxy S23 Plus and Apple iPhone 15 in the benchmarks
SoC
ChipsetSnapdragon 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform for GalaxyApple A16 Bionic
Max clock3360 MHz3460 MHz
CPU cores8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3)6 (2 + 4)
Architecture- 3 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A510
- 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A710
- 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A715
- 1 core at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-X3		- 4 cores at 2.02 GHz: Sawtooth
- 2 cores at 3.46 GHz: Everest
L3 cache8 MB -
ManufacturingTSMCTSMC
Lithography process4 nanometers4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU)HexagonApple Neural Engine
GraphicsAdreno 740Apple A16 GPU
GPU shading units1536640
GPU clock719 MHz1398 MHz
FLOPS~2089 GFLOPS~1789.4 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
Galaxy S23 Plus+9%
1541890
iPhone 15
1416277
CPU389273375664
GPU601839452373
Memory294144261974
UX256634326266
Total score15418901416277
Samples[26 tests][15 tests]
3DMark Wild Life Performance
Max surface temperature36.2 °C44.3 °C
Stability65%81%
Graphics test72 FPS59 FPS
Graphics score121429632
PCMark 3.0
Web score13800 -
Video editing7825 -
Photo editing33973 -
Data manipulation12408 -
Writing score19640 -

Memory

RAM
RAM size8 GB6 GB
Memory typeLPDDR5XLPDDR5
Memory clock - 3200 MHz
Channels44
Storage
Storage size256, 512 GB128, 256, 512 GB
Storage typeUFS 4.0NVMe
Memory cardNoNo

Software

Operating systemAndroid 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 14)iOS 17 (Can be upgraded to iOS 18.2)
ROMOne UI 6.1 -
OS size42.5 GB18 GB

Battery

Capacity4700 mAh3349 mAh
Max charge power45 W20 W
Battery typeLi-IonLi-Ion
ReplaceableNoNo
Wireless chargingYes (10 W)Yes (7.5 W)
Reverse chargingYes, (wireless)Yes
Fast chargingYes (57% in 30 min)Yes (58% in 30 min)
Full charging time1:05 hr1:50 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing10:37 hr10:47 hr
Watching video15:54 hr16:55 hr
Gaming06:37 hr05:36 hr
Standby128 hr112 hr
General battery life
Galaxy S23 Plus+4%
26:32 hr
iPhone 15
25:31 hr

Main camera

Matrix50 megapixels48 megapixels
Image resolution8160 x 61208000 x 6000
ZoomOptical, 3xDigital
FlashLEDDual LED
StabilizationOpticalOptical
8K video recordingUp to 30FPSNo
4K video recordingUp to 60FPSUp to 60FPS
1080p video recordingUp to 120FPSUp to 60FPS
Slow motion960 FPS (1080p)240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens120°120°
Lenses1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 10 MP
3) Ultrawide: 12 MP
1) Standard: 48 MP
2) Ultrawide: 12 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution50 MP48 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.6
Focal length23 mm26 mm
SensorSamsung S5KGN3 -
Sensor size1/1.57"1/1.5"
Pixel size1 micron1 micron
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution10 MP -
Aperturef/2.4 -
Focal length70 mm -
SensorSamsung S5K3K1 -
Sensor size1/3.94" -
Pixel size1 micron -
StabilizationOptical -
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution12 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.4
Focal length13 mm13 mm
SensorSony IMX564Sony IMX633
Sensor size1/2.55"1/2.55"
Pixel size1.4 micron1.4 micron
StabilizationDigitalDigital

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
Bokeh7080
Preview7284
Zoom126114
SamplesPhoto samples of Samsung Galaxy S23 Plus from DxOMarkPhoto samples of Apple iPhone 15 from DxOMark

Selfie camera

Megapixels12 megapixels12 megapixels
Image resolution4000 x 30004032 x 3024
Aperturef/2.2f/1.9
Focal length26 mm23 mm
SensorSamsung S5K3LUSony IMX714
Sensor size1/3.24"1/3.6"
Pixel size1.12 micron1.12 micron
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Video resolution2160p (4K) at 60 FPS2160p (4K) at 60 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D)NoYes

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standardWi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version5.35.3
Bluetooth featuresLELE
USB typeUSB Type-CUSB Type-C
USB version3.22
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPortYes, DP 1.2Yes
GPSGPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSSGPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
NFC*YesYes
Infrared portNoNo
Network
Number of SIM*1 -
Type of SIM cardNanoeSIM
Multi SIM modeStandby -
eSIM support*YesYes
Hybrid slotNoNo
LTE Cat*2018
5G supportYesYes

Sound

SpeakersStereoStereo
Headphone audio jackNoNo
FM radioNoNo
Dolby AtmosYesYes
Speakers test
Max loudness
Galaxy S23 Plus+13%
91.8 dB
iPhone 15
81.6 dB

Other

CategoryFlagshipFlagship
AnnouncedFebruary 2023September 2023
Release dateFebruary 2023September 2023
Launch price$999$799
SAR (head)0.57 W/kg0.98 W/kg
SAR (body)1.4 W/kg0.98 W/kg
Sensors - Hall-effect sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Face recognition sensor
Bundled chargerNot includedNot included
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
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