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Apple iPhone 13 vs Samsung Galaxy S23 FE Specs Comparison

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6.3
Apple iPhone 13
6.2
Samsung Galaxy S23 FE
Apple iPhone 13 Samsung Galaxy S23 FE
Released · Sep 24, 2021
Released · Oct 27, 2023
6.1-inch · 2532x1170px
6.4-inch · 2340x1080px
Dual camera
Triple camera
4GB · 128GB
8GB · 128GB
3227 mAh
4500 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Sep 14, 2021 Oct 04, 2023
Prices (MSRP)
$799 | €939 $599

Design

Dimensions
5.78 x 2.81 x 0.30 inches (~0.40 inches with camera bump)
146.7 x 71.5 x 7.65 mm (~10.17 mm with camera bump) 		6.22 x 3.01 x 0.32 inches
158 x 76.5 x 8.2 mm
Weight
6.14 oz (174.0 g) 7.37 oz (209.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass
Frame: Aluminum 		Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5)
Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68 Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
3D Face unlock Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Red, Starlight, Midnight, Blue, Pink

Display

Size
6.1-inch, 87.24% screen-to-body 6.4-inch, 83.24% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 60Hz, HDR, 1200 nits Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1450 nits
Resolution
2532x1170px, 19.5:9 ratio, 457 PPI 2340x1080px, 29.5:9 ratio, 403 PPI
Protection
Ceramic Shield Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Features
Super Retina XDR, HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm) Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SM8450 (4 nm)
Processor
Hexa-core
2x3.23 GHz Avalanche
4x1.82 GHz Blizzard 		Octa-core
1x2.8GHz Cortex-X2
3x2.50G​Hz Cortex-A710
4x1.8​GHz Cortex-A510
GPU
Apple GPU 4-core Adreno 730
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4X)/128GB (NVMe)
4GB/256GB
4GB/512GB 		8GB/128GB
8GB/256GB
Storage expansion
not expandable not expandable
OS
iOS (18.x, 17.x, 16.x, 15.x) Android (14, 13)

Battery

Type
3227 mAh, Li - Ion 4500 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging
Qi wireless charging, MagSafe wireless charging 		Fast charging
Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 20.0W
Wireless: 15.0W 		Wired: 25.0W
Wireless: 15.0W
PhoneArena Battery Tests
Battery Life Estimate
5h 45min
Browsing
13h 43min
Video
8h 15min
Gaming
7h 28min
Battery Life Estimate
6h 18min
Browsing
16h 15min
Video
8h 3min
Gaming
8h 50min
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Camera

Rear
Dual camera Triple camera
Main camera
12 MP (Sensor-shift OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.6
Focal length: 26 mm
Sensor size: 1/1.9''
Pixel size: 1.7 μm 		50 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.4
Focal Length: 13 mm
Sensor size: 1/3.4" 		12 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide)
Optical zoom: 3.0x
Aperture size: F2.4
Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (30 fps)
OIS, HDR, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, Video light 		8K UHD (24 fps), 4K UHD (60 fps)
Front
12 MP (Time-of-Flight (ToF), Autofocus, HDR)
Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps) 		10 MP
PhoneArena Camera Tests
131
Overall
135
Photo
128
Video
137
Overall
146
Photo
128
Video
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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0 5.3
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax 		a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Lightning Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, Ultra Wideband (UWB) NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78, n79, n258, n260, n261 n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78, 5G Ready
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 26, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48 38, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM Nano SIM, eSIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Sep 14, 2021
FCC ID value: BCG-E3997A
Measured SAR
Head: 0.96 W/kg
Body: 0.96 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.45 W/kg
Wireless Router: 0.96 W/kg

Alternative variants

With 256GB internal storage
Memory 256GB
Prices (MSRP) $899
With 256GB internal storage
Memory 256GB
With 512GB internal storage
Memory 512GB
Prices (MSRP) $1099
International
5G Bands n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n29, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78, n79, SA, NSA, Sub-6
4G (FDD) Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48
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