Samsung Galaxy A23 vs Samsung Galaxy S23 FE Specs Comparison

Design

Dimensions
6.48 x 3.03 x 0.33 inches (164.5 x 76.9 x 8.4 mm)	6.22 x 3.01 x 0.32 inches (158 x 76.5 x 8.2 mm)
Weight
6.88 oz(195.0 g)	7.37 oz(209.0 g)
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, White, Peach, Blue

Display

Size
6.6-inch	6.4-inch
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 399 PPI	2340x1080px, 29.5:9 ratio, 403 PPI
Technology
TFT	Dynamic AMOLED
Refresh rate
90Hz	120Hz
Screen-to-body
83.02 %	83.24 %
Peak brightness
	1450 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 SM6225 (6 nm)	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SM8450 (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 4x 2.4GHz Kryo 265 + 4x 1.9GHz Kryo 265	Octa-core 1x 2.8GHz Cortex-X2 + 3x 2.50GHz Cortex-A710 + 4x 1.8GHz Cortex-A510
GPU
Adreno 610	Adreno 730
RAM
4GB	8GB
Internal storage
64GB (eMMC 5.1)	128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC	not expandable
OS
Android (12)	Android (14, 13)

Battery

Capacity
5000 mAh	4500 mAh
Type
Li - Polymer, Not user replaceable	Li - Ion, Not user replaceable
Charging
Fast charging	Fast charging, Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Max charge speed
Wired: 25.0W	Wired: 25.0W Wireless: 15.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

6h 18min

Browsing

16h 15min

Video

8h 3min

Gaming

8h 50min

Find out more details about battery and charging for all phones we have tested on our PhoneArena Battery Score page.

Camera

Rear
Quad camera	Triple camera
Main camera
50 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8	50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Second camera
5 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/5" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Fourth camera
2 MP (Depth information)
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps)	7680x4320 (8K UHD) (24 fps), 3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps)
Front
8 MP, Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)	10 MP

PhoneArena Camera Tests

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

137

Overall

146

Photo

128

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
Yes	5.3
Wi-Fi
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,ax(Wi-Fi 6),Wi-Fi 6E Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C (reversible), USB 2.0, Features: Charging	Type-C (reversible), Features: Charging
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass
Other
	NFC

Multimedia

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

Cellular

5G
	Bands n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78, 5G Ready
4G (FDD)
	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 17(700 b), 20(800 DD), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD)
	Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Dual Nano SIM	Nano SIM, eSIM

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 250	$ 599
In The Box
Phone, USB Type-C cable, SIM ejector tool, Papers	Phone, Type-C cable, Sim ejector, Papers

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 04, 2022	Oct 04, 2023

Alternative variants

With 256GB internal storage

Internal storage	256GB

Links

Full specifications
Samsung Galaxy A23 Specs	Samsung Galaxy S23 FE Specs
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	Samsung Galaxy S23 FE Review
User Reviews
Samsung Galaxy A23 User Reviews	Samsung Galaxy S23 FE User Reviews