Motorola razr 40 Ultra vs Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jun 01, 2023	Feb 01, 2023
Prices (MSRP)
8GB/256GB - €1200	8GB/256GB - $1200 | €1300

Design

Dimensions
6.73 x 2.91 x 0.28 inches 170.83 x 73.95 x 6.99 mm	6.43 x 3.07 x 0.35 inches (~0.42 inches with camera bump) 163.3 x 78 x 8.9 mm (~10.68 mm with camera bump)
Folded
(73.95 x 88.42 x 15.1 mm)
Weight
6.65 oz / 188.5 g	8.25 oz / 234.0 g
Materials
Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Yes; IP52	Water, Splash, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint
Features
	Stylus
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	6.8-inch, 89.87% screen-to-body
Type
P-OLED, 165Hz, HDR, 1400 nits	Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1750 nits
Resolution
2640x1080px, 22:9 ratio, 413 PPI	3088x1440px, 19.3:9 ratio, 501 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	1598 (Good)
Bright Min
2.7 (Average)	0.8 (Excellent)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SM8475 (4 nm)	Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550 (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)/256GB (UFS 4.0) 12GB/256GB 12GB/512GB 12GB/1024GB
Storage expansion
	not expandable
OS
Android (13)	Android (14, 13)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
1789	1971
GeekBench 6 Multi
4468	5115
3D Mark High
2840	3828
3D Mark Low
1502	1951

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Battery

Type
3800 mAh	5000 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: 45.0W Wireless: 15.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

10h 33min

Video

12h 39min

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

7h 17min

Browsing

18h 57min

Video

8h 54min

Gaming

10h 59min

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Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Quad camera
Main camera
12 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.5 Pixel size: 1.4 μm	200 MP (OIS, PDAF) Sensor name: Samsung ISOCELL HP2 Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/1.3" Pixel size: 0.6 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
	10 MP (Telephoto) Sensor name: Sony IMX754 Optical zoom: 10.0x Aperture size: F4.9 Focal Length: 230 mm Sensor size: 1/3.52" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Fourth camera
	10 MP (Telephoto, OIS) Sensor name: Sony IMX754 Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 69 mm Sensor size: 1/3.52" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
LED	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 (PDAF) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

PhoneArena Camera Tests

134

Overall

141

Photo

128

Video

147

Overall

150

Photo

144

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, USB 3.2
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
	M3/T4
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

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n41, n66, n77, n78, n79, 5G Ready	n1, n7, n28, n41, n66, n71, n78, n258, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave
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, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 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: Dec 08, 2023 FCC ID value: A3LSMS918U
Measured SAR
	Head: 1.12 W/kg Body: 0.92 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.58 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.16 W/kg

Alternative variants

With 12 GB RAM and 512GB internal storage

Memory	12GB/512GB

With 12GB RAM

Memory	12GB

With 12GB RAM and 512GB internal storage

Memory	12GB/512GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1450 | €1589

With 12GB RAM and 1TB internal storage

Memory	12GB/1024GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1649 | €1749

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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