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Motorola razr 40 Ultra vs Samsung Galaxy S23 Specs Comparison

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6.4
Motorola razr 40 Ultra
6.8
Samsung Galaxy S23
Motorola razr 40 Ultra Samsung Galaxy S23
Released · Jun 01, 2023
Released · Feb 17, 2023
6.9-inch · 2640x1080px
6.1-inch · 2340x1080px
Dual camera
Triple camera
8GB · 256GB
8GB · 128GB
3800 mAh
3900 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Jun 01, 2023 Feb 01, 2023
Prices (MSRP)
€1200 $800

Design

Dimensions
6.73 x 2.91 x 0.28 inches
170.83 x 73.95 x 6.99 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)
Folded
(73.95 x 88.42 x 15.1 mm)
Weight
6.65 oz / 188.5 g 5.93 oz / 168.0 g
Materials
Frame: Aluminum Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2)
Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Yes; IP52 Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) 2D Face unlock, Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Infinite Black; Glacier Blue; Viva Magenta Phantom Black, Cream, Green, Lavender

Display

Size
6.9-inch, 85.19% screen-to-body 6.1-inch, 88.57% screen-to-body
Type
P-OLED, 165Hz, HDR, 1400 nits Super AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1750 nits
Resolution
2640x1080px, 22:9 ratio, 413 PPI 2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 422 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Features
Folding inside the device, HDR support, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Additional display
3.6 inches, 1066 x1056 px, P-OLED
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested 1531 (Good)
Bright Min
2.7 (Average) 0.9 (Excellent)
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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SM8475 (4 nm) Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550-AC (4 nm)
Processor
1x3.2GHz Cortex-X2
3x2.75G​Hz Cortex-A710
4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A510 		Octa-core
1x3.36GHz Kryo Prime
4x2.8GHz Kryo Gold
3x2.0GHz Kryo Silve
GPU
Adreno 730 Adreno 740
Memory
8GB (LPDDR5)/256GB (UFS 3.1)
12GB/512GB 		8GB (LPDDR5X)/128GB (UFS 4.0)
8GB/256GB
Storage expansion
not expandable
OS
Android (13) Android (14, 13)
PhoneArena Performance Test
GeekBench 6 Single
1789 2023
GeekBench 6 Multi
4468 5180
3D Mark High
2840 3807
3D Mark Low
1502 2079
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Battery

Type
3800 mAh 3900 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Motorola TurboPower
Qi wireless charging 		Fast charging
Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 30.0W
Wireless: 5.0W 		Wired: 25.0W
Wireless: 10.0W
PhoneArena Battery Tests
Battery Life Estimate
Untested
Browsing
10h 33min
Video
12h 39min
Gaming
Untested
Battery Life Estimate
6h 3min
Browsing
15h 21min
Video
8h 6min
Gaming
8h 1min
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Camera

Rear
Dual camera Triple camera
Main camera
12 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.5
Pixel size: 1.4 μm 		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
13 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Pixel size: 1.12 μm 		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
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (60 fps) 8K UHD (30 fps), 4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (960 fps)
OIS, HDR
Front
32 MP 12 MP
Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)
PhoneArena Camera Tests
134
Overall
141
Photo
128
Video
137
Overall
139
Photo
134
Video
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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.3 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 		a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0 Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC NFC, Ultra Wideband (UWB)

Multimedia

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

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n41, n66, n77, n78, n79, 5G Ready 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, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 20, 25, 26, 28, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 48 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 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
Nano SIM, eSIM Dual Nano SIM + eSIM

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 12 GB RAM and 512GB internal storage
Memory 12GB/512GB
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
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