Samsung Galaxy A23 5G vs Samsung Galaxy S23 FE Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Aug 05, 2022	Oct 04, 2023
Prices (MSRP)
	$599

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
6.95 oz (197.0 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, 83.02% screen-to-body	6.4-inch, 83.24% screen-to-body
Type
TFT, 120Hz	Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1450 nits
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 399 PPI	2340x1080px, 29.5:9 ratio, 403 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5	Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 695 SM6375 (6 nm)	Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SM8450 (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 4x2.2GHz Kryo 660+ 4x1.7GHz Kryo 660	Octa-core 1x2.8GHz Cortex-X2 3x2.50G​Hz Cortex-A710 4x1.8​GHz Cortex-A510
GPU
Adreno 619	Adreno 730
Memory
4GB/64GB	8GB/128GB 8GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC	not expandable
OS
Android (14, 13, 12)	Android (14, 13)

Battery

Type
5000 mAh, Li - Polymer	4500 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging	Fast charging Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 25.0W	Wired: 25.0W Wireless: 15.0W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

6h 18min

Browsing

16h 15min

Video

8h 3min

Gaming

8h 50min

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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
1080p (30 fps)	8K UHD (24 fps), 4K UHD (60 fps)
Front
8 MP Video capture: 1080p	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
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	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, 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

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
n2, n5, n30, n66, n77	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78, 5G Ready
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 14, 20, 29, 66	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 26, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41, 48	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
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
Dual Nano SIM	Nano SIM, eSIM

Alternative variants

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB

Links

Full specifications
Samsung Galaxy A23 5G Specs	Samsung Galaxy S23 FE Specs
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