Motorola razr (2022) vs Samsung Galaxy S23 Specs Comparison

Availability

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

Design

Dimensions
6.57 x 3.14 x 0.30 inches 166.9 x 79.79 x 7.62 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
7.05 oz / 200.0 g	5.93 oz / 168.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Splash	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
	Phantom Black, Cream, Green, Lavender

Display

Size
6.7-inch, 87.41% screen-to-body	6.1-inch, 88.57% screen-to-body
Type
P-OLED	Super AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1750 nits
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 395 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 422 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Additional display
2.7 inches, 800 x573 px, OLED

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 (4 nm)	Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550-AC (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 3200 MHz Kryo	Octa-core 1x3.36GHz Kryo Prime 4x2.8GHz Kryo Gold 3x2.0GHz Kryo Silve
GPU
Adreno 730	Adreno 740
Memory
8GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.1) 8GB/256GB 8GB/512GB 12GB/128GB	8GB (LPDDR5X)/128GB (UFS 4.0) 8GB/256GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
Android (12)	Android (14, 13)

Battery

Type
3500 mAh	3900 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 5	Fast charging Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 33.0W	Wired: 25.0W Wireless: 10.0W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

9h 4min

Video

11h 53min

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
50 MP (OIS, Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9	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, Macro) Aperture size: F2.2	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 (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (240 fps) Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, EIS	8K UHD (30 fps), 4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (960 fps) OIS, HDR
Front
32 MP (HDR, Slow-motion videos) Video capture: 1080p	12 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

PhoneArena Camera Tests

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

137

Overall

139

Photo

134

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.3
WLAN
b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 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 3.1	Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, 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, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

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	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
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

Memory	12GB

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$860

Memory	256GB

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

Memory	512GB

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