BlackBerry 8703e vs Samsung Galaxy S23 Specs Comparison

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BlackBerry 8703e	Samsung Galaxy S23
1100 mAh	3900 mAh
240x320px	6.1-inch · 2340x1080px
GB · 0.064GB	8GB · 128GB
	Released · Feb 17, 2023
	Triple camera
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Availability

Officially announced
Sep 12, 2006	Feb 01, 2023
Prices (MSRP)
	$800

Design

Dimensions
4.30 x 2.70 x 0.80 inches 110 x 69.5 x 19.5 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
4.70 oz / 135.0 g	5.93 oz / 168.0 g
Materials
	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
	2D Face unlock, Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint
Features
Full keyboard, Notification light
Keys
Left: Other; Right: Other	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
	Phantom Black, Cream, Green, Lavender

Display

Size
	6.1-inch, 88.57% screen-to-body
Type
TFT	Super AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1750 nits
Resolution
240x320px	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 422 PPI
Colors
65 536
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	1531 (Good)
Bright Min
Untested	0.9 (Excellent)

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Hardware

System chip
	Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550-AC (4 nm)
Processor
Single core 312 MHz Intel PXA901	Octa-core 1x3.36GHz Kryo Prime 4x2.8GHz Kryo Gold 3x2.0GHz Kryo Silve
GPU
	Adreno 740
Memory
GBROM: 64 MB/0.064GB	8GB (LPDDR5X)/128GB (UFS 4.0) 8GB/256GB
Storage expansion
	not expandable
OS
BlackBerry	Android (14, 13)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	2023
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	5180
3D Mark High
Untested	3807
3D Mark Low
Untested	2079

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Battery

Type
1100 mAh, Li - Ion	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
	Triple camera
Main camera
	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
	Dual LED
Video recording
	8K UHD (30 fps), 4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (960 fps) OIS, HDR
Front
	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
2.0	5.3
WLAN
	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
miniUSB	Type-C
Sensors
	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M4/T4
Location
GPS	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
Computer sync	NFC, Ultra Wideband (UWB)

Multimedia

Headphones
2.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
	Earpiece, Multiple speakers

Cellular

5G Bands
	n1, n7, n25, n28, n41, n66, n71, n78, n258, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave, 5G Ready
4G (FDD) Bands
	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
	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
	Dual Nano SIM + eSIM

Phone Features

Notifications
Music ringtones (MP3), Vibration, Phone profiles, Speakerphone
Other features
TTY/TDD

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Aug 23, 2006 FCC ID value: L6ARBF20CW	Date approved: Jan 17, 2023 FCC ID value: A3LSMS911U
Measured SAR
Head: 1.55 W/kg Measured in: 1900 MHz Body: 1.44 W/kg Measured in: 1900 MHz	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
Prices (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
BlackBerry 8703e Specs	Samsung Galaxy S23 Specs
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