OnePlus 9 vs Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 23, 2021	Feb 01, 2023
Prices (MSRP)
$729	$1200 | €1300

Design

Dimensions
6.30 x 2.92 x 0.34 inches 160 x 74.2 x 8.7 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)
Weight
6.77 oz / 192.0 g	8.25 oz / 234.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
	Water, Splash, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint	2D Face unlock, Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint
Features
	Stylus
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key, Other	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Winter Mist, Arctic Sky, Astral Black	Phantom Black, Cream, Green, Lavender

Display

Size
6.5-inch, 87.27% screen-to-body	6.8-inch, 89.87% screen-to-body
Type
AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR	Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1750 nits
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 402 PPI	3088x1440px, 19.3:9 ratio, 501 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	1598 (Good)
Bright Min
2.5 (Average)	0.8 (Excellent)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 888 (5 nm)	Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550 (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2840 MHz Kryo 680	Octa-core 1x3.36GHz Kryo Prime 4x2.8GHz Kryo Gold 3x2.0GHz Kryo Silve
GPU
Adreno 660	Adreno 740
Memory
8GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.1) 12GB/256GB	8GB (LPDDR5X)/256GB (UFS 4.0) 12GB/256GB 12GB/512GB 12GB/1024GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
Android (11)	Android (14, 13)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	1971
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	5115
3D Mark High
Untested	3828
3D Mark Low
Untested	1951

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Battery

Type
4500 mAh	5000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
OnePlus Warp Charge Qi wireless charging	Fast charging Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 65.0W Wireless: 15.0W	Wired: 45.0W Wireless: 15.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

5h 50min

Browsing

11h 29min

Video

9h 16min

Gaming

9h 6min

Battery Life Estimate

7h 17min

Browsing

18h 57min

Video

8h 54min

Gaming

10h 59min

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Quad camera
Main camera
48 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 23 mm Sensor size: 1/1.4" Pixel size: 1.12 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
50 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 14 mm Sensor size: 1/1.56"	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
2 MP (Black and White)	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
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
8K UHD (30 fps), 4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (480 fps) HDR, Continuous autofocus, EIS	8K UHD (30 fps), 4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (960 fps) OIS, HDR
Front
16 MP (EIS)	12 MP (PDAF) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

PhoneArena Camera Tests

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

147

Overall

150

Photo

144

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.2	5.3
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,dual-band MIMO, 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 3.1	Type-C, USB 3.2
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, 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, Loudspeaker, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n25, n28, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78	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, 30, 32, 66, 71	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48	38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 9, 19	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM	Dual Nano SIM + eSIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Mar 24, 2021 FCC ID value: 2ABZ2-EF136	Date approved: Dec 08, 2023 FCC ID value: A3LSMS918U
Measured SAR
Head: 1.20 W/kg Body: 0.78 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.48 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.18 W/kg	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 12GB RAM and 256GB storage

Memory	12GB/256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$829

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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