BLU Energy X LTE vs Samsung Galaxy S23 Specs Comparison

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BLU Energy X LTE	Samsung Galaxy S23
4000 mAh	3900 mAh
5.0-inch · 1280x720px	6.1-inch · 2340x1080px
Single camera	Triple camera
1GB · 16GB	8GB · 128GB
	Released · Feb 17, 2023
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Availability

Officially announced
	Feb 01, 2023
MSRP
	$ 800

Design

Dimensions
5.65 x 2.80 x 0.38 inches 143.5 x 71 x 9.6 mm	5.76 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches (~0.36 inches with camera bump) 146.3 x 70.9 x 7.6mm (~9.02 mm with camera bump)
Weight
6.46 oz (183.0 g)	5.93 oz (168.0 g)
Materials
Back: Metal	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
	2D Face unlock, Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint
Features
Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Blue	Phantom Black, Cream, Green, Lavender

Display

Size
5.0-inch, 67.53% screen-to-body	6.1-inch, 88.57% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	Super AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1750 nits
Resolution
1280x720px, 294 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 422 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2

Hardware

System chip
MediaTek MT6735 (28 nm)	Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550-AC (4 nm)
Processor
Quad-core 1300 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 1x3.36GHz Kryo Prime 4x2.8GHz Kryo Gold 3x2.0GHz Kryo Silve
GPU
Mali-T720 MP2	Adreno 740
Memory
1GB (LPDDR3)/16GB	8GB (LPDDR5X)/128GB (UFS 4.0) 8GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 64 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (5.1 Lollipop)	Android (14, 13)

Battery

Type
4000 mAh	3900 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
	Fast charging Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 25.0W Wireless: 10.0W

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

6h 3min

Browsing

15h 21min

Video

8h 6min

Gaming

8h 1min

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Triple camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.4 Sensor size: 1/4"	50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Sensor name: Samsung ISOCELL Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 23 mm Sensor size: 1/1.56" Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Second camera
	12 MP (Ultra-wide) Sensor name: Sony IMX564 Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Third camera
	12 MP (Telephoto, OIS) Sensor name: Samsung S5K3K1 Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 64 mm Sensor size: 1/3.94" Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Flash
LED	Dual LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps) Video calling	8K UHD (30 fps), 4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (960 fps) OIS, HDR
Front
5 MP	12 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

137

Overall

139

Photo

134

Video

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.0	5.3
WLAN
b,g,n Hotspot 802.11 b, g, n	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0	Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, Ultra Wideband (UWB)

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback
Radio
FM

Cellular

5G Bands
	n1, n7, n25, n28, n41, n66, n71, n78, n258, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave, 5G Ready
4G (FDD) Bands
2, 4, 7	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 20, 25, 26, 28, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
	38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48
3G Bands
5, 4, 2	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSPA, UMTS	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
	Dual Nano SIM + eSIM

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback, Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Jan 17, 2023 FCC ID value: A3LSMS911U
Measured SAR
	Head: 0.95 W/kg Body: 0.88 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.58 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.24 W/kg

Alternative variants

With 256GB internal storage


Memory	256GB
MSRP	$ 860

International


5G Bands	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n75, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 39, 40, 41

Links

Full specifications
BLU Energy X LTE Specs	Samsung Galaxy S23 Specs
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	Samsung Galaxy S23 Review
User Reviews
	Samsung Galaxy S23 User Reviews