Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max vs Samsung Galaxy A23 5G Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 07, 2022	Aug 05, 2022
Prices (MSRP)
$1099 | €1479

Design

Dimensions
6.33 x 3.05 x 0.31 inches (~0.474 inches with camera bump) 160.7 x 77.6 x 7.85 mm (~12.03 mm with camera bump)	6.48 x 3.03 x 0.33 inches 164.5 x 76.9 x 8.4 mm
Weight
8.47 oz / 240.0 g	6.95 oz / 197.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Stainless steel	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
3D Face unlock	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Space Black, Silver, Gold, Deep Purple	Black, White, Peach, Blue

Display

Size
6.7-inch, 88.45% screen-to-body	6.6-inch, 83.02% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, Variable 1-120Hz, HDR, 2000 nits	TFT, 120Hz
Resolution
2796x1290px, 19.5:9 ratio, 460 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 399 PPI
Protection
Ceramic Shield	Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Features
Super Retina XDR, HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
2072 (Excellent)	Untested
Bright Min
1.9 (Good)	Untested

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Hardware

System chip
Apple 16 Bionic (4 nm)	Snapdragon 695 SM6375 (6 nm)
Processor
Hexa-core 2x3.46GHz Everest 4x2.02GHz Sawtooth	Octa-core 4x2.2GHz Kryo 660+ 4x1.7GHz Kryo 660
GPU
Apple GPU 5-core	Adreno 619
Memory
6GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (NVMe) 6GB/256GB 6GB/512GB 6GB/1024GB	4GB/64GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC
OS
iOS (18.x, 17.x, 16.x)	Android (14, 13, 12)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
2423	Untested
GeekBench 6 Multi
6306	Untested
3D Mark High
3382	Untested
3D Mark Low
2327	Untested

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Battery

Type
4323 mAh, Li - Ion	5000 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging Qi wireless charging, MagSafe wireless charging	Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 25.0W Wireless: 15.0W	Wired: 25.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

7h 39min

Browsing

19h 5min

Video

11h 0min

Gaming

8h 39min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Quad camera
Main camera
48 MP (Sensor-shift OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/1.28" Pixel size: 2.44 μm	50 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8
Second camera
12 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.8 Focal Length: 77 mm Sensor size: 1/3.5" Pixel size: 1.0 μm	5 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/5" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide, PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Pixel size: 1.4 μm	2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Fourth camera
	2 MP (Depth information)
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (30 fps) OIS, HDR, 10-bit HDR, Dolby Vision HDR, ProRes, Cinematic mode	1080p (30 fps)
Front
12 MP (Time-of-Flight (ToF), Autofocus, HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)	8 MP Video capture: 1080p

PhoneArena Camera Tests

148

Overall

146

Photo

150

Video

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.3	Yes
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	a,b,g,n,ac Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Lightning	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Emergency SOS via satellite (SMS sending/receiving)	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, Ultra Wideband (UWB)

Multimedia

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

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n2, n3, n4, n5, n7, n8, n12, n14, n20, n25, n28, n29, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n70, n77, n78, n79, n258, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave	n2, n5, n30, n66, n77
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 66, 71	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 14, 20, 29, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48	38, 39, 40, 41, 48
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
eSIM	Dual Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Sep 08, 2022 FCC ID value: BCG-E8154A
Measured SAR
Head: 0.94 W/kg Body: 0.94 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.50 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.95 W/kg

Alternative variants

With 256Gb internal storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1199

With 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1399

With 1TB internal storage

Memory	1024GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1599

International

5G Bands	n1, n2, n3, n4, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n70, n77, n78, n79, SA, NSA, Sub-6
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48
SIM type	Nano SIM, eSIM

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