Samsung Galaxy S23 vs Apple iPhone 15 comparison

In this article, we have compared the Samsung S23 with the newly launched iPhone 15 by Apple. So here you can find the Samsung Galaxy S23 vs Apple iPhone 15 comparison.

Samsung and Apple smartphones are totally different from each other. Samsung is focused on providing the latest features to their customers, on the other hand, Apple is focused on providing the most secure and personal mobile operating system.

Most Apple devices had the same design for years but Samsung is a very innovative brand and brings many new features to their smartphones before any other brand including Apple.

Many people want to own Apple devices because of their brand value and for personal data and information security reasons. Apple provides the most secure and personalized mobile operating system in the world.

Samsung provides all the best features to their customers through innovations, own research and they even don’t hesitate to copy good features from other smartphone brands including Apple.

Samsung S23 vs iPhone 15

Samsung S23 was announced on 01 Feb 2023 and was made available publicly to buy on 17 Feb 2023. Samsung S23 is really a compact size great smartphone equipped with the best features based on cutting-edge technology. Samsung S23 is powered by One UI 5 which is the customized version of Android 13.

Apple has just announced its iPhone 15 on 12 Sep 2023 and will be available soon to buy in online stores and Apple stores. iPhone 15 is the latest smartphone by Apple in 2023 and it is powered with iOS 17.

iPhone 15 is the successor of its previously launched iPhone 14 last year. It got upgrades in camera, performance, battery improvements, and software sections too. But there is a little difference between the iPhone 14 and the iPhone 15 price.

Samsung S23 vs. iPhone 15 comparison is going to be a very close comparison because both devices have almost the same size, display, weight, and performance. Both give tough competition to each other in almost all aspects including features, look, design, battery, and brand value.

Samsung S23 vs iPhone 15 specifications

Here we have provided a detailed comparison between the Samsung Galaxy S23 and Apple iPhone 15 technical specifications in a consolidated table. So you can compare your favorite features side by side in the same table.

Features	Samsung S23	iPhone 15
Display	15.39cm (6.1″) Dynamic AMOLED 2X 120 Hz (refresh rate) 2340 x 1080 (FHD+) 425 ppi	15.54 cm / 6.1″ Super Retina XDR display 60 Hz (refresh rate) 2556 x 1179 (FHD+) 460 ppi
Battery	Li-Ion 3900 mAh 25W wired	Li-Ion, 3877 mAh 35W wired
Front Camera	12MP	12MP
Rear Camera	50MP (wide) 12MP (ultrawide) 10MP (telephoto)	48MP (wide) 12MP (ultrawide)
Processor	Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy	Bionic 16
RAM	8GB	6GB
Storage	128GB, 256GB, 512GB	128GB, 256GB, 512GB
Operating System	Android 13 One UI 5	iOS 17
Size	146.3 x 70.9 x 7.6 mm	147.6 x 71.6 x 7.8 mm
Weight	168 g	171 g

Samsung S23 vs iPhone 15 Display

Both the smartphones Samsung S23 and iPhone 15 feature the almost same size 6.1 inches display but both smartphones have different types of display.

Samsung S23 supports a 6.1-inch Dynamic AMOLED 2X (FHD+) display with 2340 x 1080 pixels resolution. It has a 120Hz screen refresh rate so it will give you amazing experiences while surfing the internet and scrolling on the screen fast. It has a brightness level of 1200 nits (HBM) and1750 nits (peak).

iPhone 15 supports 6.1 inches Super Retina XDR (FHD+) display with 2556 x 1179 pixels resolution. It has a 60Hz screen refresh rate so it can disappoint some people because 60Hz in the year 2023 for high-end devices is very low and people expect more from Apple. And it may ruin some people’s user experience while scrolling fast on the web or social media platforms. It has a brightness level of 1000 nits (HBM) and 2000 nits (peak).

Both smartphones have great brightness levels so you will not face any difficulties while using any of these smartphones in sunlight and low lighting conditions.

Samsung S23 comes with Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2 screen protection on the other hand iPhone 15 comes with the Ceramic Shield glass screen protection.

Display	Samsung S23	iPhone 15
Size	15.39cm (6.1″) full rectangle 14.99cm (5.9″) rounded corners	15.54 cm / 6.1″ (diagonal) all‑screen OLED display
Type	Dynamic AMOLED 2X	Super Retina XDR display
Resolution	2340 x 1080 (FHD+)	2556 x 1179 (FHD+)
Refresh Rate	120Hz	60Hz
Pixel Density	425 ppi	460 ppi
Brightness	1200 nits (HBM) 1750 nits (peak)	1000 nits (HBM) 2000 nits (peak)
Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2	Ceramic Shield glass

Samsung S23 vs iPhone 15 processor

Samsung S23 supports Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy devices and it is the latest processor by Qualcomm by Snapdragon. It is an Octa-core processor and has 4nm processor technology. Its 8 cores are tuned at different clock speeds. It has one Cortex X3 core tuned on 3.36GHz clock speed, 2 Cortex-A715 cores tuned on 2.8 GHz, 2 Cortex-A710 cores tuned on 2.8 GHz clock speed, and the remaining 3 Cortex-A510 cores tuned on 2.0 GHz clock speed.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 supports a maximum download speed of 10Gbps and an upload speed of up to 3.5Gbps. It also supports Qualcomm Adreno GPU.

On the other hand, the Apple iPhone 15 supports the Apple 16 Bionic chip specially designed for iPhones by Apple itself. Apple 16 Bionic chip is the latest processor ever released by Apple till 2023. Apple has not revealed much information about its Apple 16 Bionic chip.

Apple 16 Bionic chip is a Hexa core or 6-core CPU where 2 cores are Everest performance cores tuned at the clock speed of 3.46 GHz and the remaining 6 cores are Sawtooth efficiency cores tuned at a clock speed of 2.02 GHz.

Processor	Samsung S23	iPhone 15
Chip	Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy	Bionic 16
CPU	Qualcomm Kryo SM8550-AC	Apple A16 Bionic
Cores	Octa-core	5‑core CPU
Technology	64-bit	64-bit
Process Technology	4nm	4nm
Clock speed	1 (3.36 GHz Cortex-X3) 2 (2.8 GHz Cortex-A715) 2 (2.8 GHz Cortex-A710) 3 (2.0 GHz Cortex-A510)	2 performance (3.46 GHz) 4 efficiency cores (2.02 GHz)
GPU	Qualcomm Adreno 740	Apple 5‑core GPU

Samsung S23 vs iPhone 15 RAM & Storage

Samsung S23 comes with 8GB RAM and comes in three storage variants including 128GB, 256GB, and 512GB variants. It doesn’t come in other RAM variants so you will only find the 8GB RAM variant.

iPhone 15 comes with 6GB RAM and also comes in three storage variants including 128GB, 256GB, and 512GB variants. It doesn’t come in other RAM variants so you will only find the 6GB RAM variant.

Here you will notice that the Samsung S23 has 2GB more RAM than the iPhone 15. Apple has optimized its hardware with software more efficiently than Android devices. We have also noticed that Apple iOS and its apps are less resource-hungry than Android and its apps so 6GB RAM in iPhones may provide equal performance to 8GB RAM in Android devices.

iPhone 15 vs Samsung S23 Camera

Both devices iPhone 15 and Samsung S23 support 12MP selfie cameras with almost the same features.

iPhone 15 rear camera supports 2x optical zoom in and 2x zoom out so it has a large optical zoom range of up to 4x and it also supports up to 10x digital zoom.

However, the rear camera setup in both devices has different configurations. Samsung S23 supports a 50MP Triple camera setup whereas iPhone 15 supports a 48MP dual camera setup at the rear.

Samsung S23 supports up to 3x optical zoom and up to 30x digital zoom so it has more optical and digital zoom capabilities than iPhone 15.

It is capable of recording 8K Videos at 30fps with a video resolution of 7680 x 4320. So you can record large-size videos on the Samsung S23 and then iPhone 15.

Camera	Samsung S23	iPhone 15
Front Camera	12MP	12MP
Rear Camera	50MP (wide) F1.8 12MP (ultrawide) F2.4 10MP (telephoto) F2.2	48MP (wide) F1.6 12MP (ultrawide) F2.4
Zoom	Optical Zoom at 3x Digital Zoom up to 30x	2x optical zoom in 2x optical zoom out 4x optical zoom range Digital zoom up to 10x
Image Format	JPEG	HEIF and JPEG
Video	Max resolution UHD 8K (7680 x 4320)@30fps Slow motion 960fps @FHD 240fps @FHD	Max Resolution 4K video recording at 60 fps Slow Motion 1080p at 120 fps 1080p at 240 fps

iPhone 15 vs Samsung S23 battery

iPhone 15 supports 3,877 mAh non-removable Li-Ion battery and gives a decent battery life. According to Apple iPhone 15 can play phone-stored videos for 20 hours online videos (streamed) for up to 16 hours and audio playback for 80 hours.

It also supports MagSafe wireless charging up to 15W and Qi wireless charging up to 7.5W. iPhone 15 can be charged up to 50% in 30 minutes when charged with a 20W or higher wired charger.

Samsung S23 supports a 3,900 mAh non-removable Li-Ion battery and it also gives a decent battery life in normal day-to-day usage. According to Samsung, it can give 35 hours of talk time on a 4G LTE network, up to 70 hours of Audio playback time, 20 hours of internet usage on LTE or a WiFi network, and 22 hours of video playback time.

Battery	Samsung S23	iPhone 15
Capacity	3,900 mAH	3,877 mAh
Charging	USB C	USB C
Fast Charging	35W	20W
Wireless Charging	15W wireless (Qi/PMA) 4.5W reverse wireless	15W MagSafe wireless 7.5W Qi wireless
Internet usage	20 Hours	–
Audio Playback	71 hours	80 hours
Video Playback	22 hours	20 hours (streamed) 26 hours
Calling (4G LTE)	35 hours	–

Samsung Galaxy S23 vs Apple iPhone 15 Conclusion

iPhone 15 is the latest smartphone from Apple and announced on 12 Sep 2023. It is powered by 6 core Apple 16 Bionic chip which is a powerful chipset based on 4nm technology. Apple devices are known for their best data privacy and information security as iOS in Apple devices is more secure than Android in Galaxy devices.

Samsung S23 was released in Feb 2023 with Android 13 and will get Android 14 update soon. Samsung Galaxy devices are also secured by KNOX security. So these devices also provide better protection than other Android devices.

Samsung S23 has a better rear camera than iPhone 15 and Samsung S23 is also a winner in terms of performance and multitasking. Android devices provide more multitasking and customization options. Samsung S23 also has a better display than the iPhone 15 as it only supports a 60Hz screen refresh rate.

But Here iPhone 15 has the advantage of Apple’s brand value as well as providing comprehensive protection to your data protection and information security. In terms of design, it is totally up to you because many of us like Apple smartphone design in spite of having a big notch on iPhone devices.

In terms of features and performance Samsung S23 is the winner but in terms of brand value and data protection as well as information security iPhone 15 is the clear winner.