Samsung Galaxy S23 vs Motorola razr 40 Ultra Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 01, 2023	Jun 01, 2023
Prices (MSRP)
$800	€1200

Design

Dimensions
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)	6.73 x 2.91 x 0.28 inches 170.83 x 73.95 x 6.99 mm
Folded
	(73.95 x 88.42 x 15.1 mm)
Weight
5.93 oz / 168.0 g	6.65 oz / 188.5 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2) Frame: Aluminum	Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68	Yes; IP52
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Phantom Black, Cream, Green, Lavender	Infinite Black; Glacier Blue; Viva Magenta

Display

Size
6.1-inch, 88.57% screen-to-body	6.9-inch, 85.19% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1750 nits	P-OLED, 165Hz, HDR, 1400 nits
Resolution
2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 422 PPI	2640x1080px, 22:9 ratio, 413 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)
1531 (Good)	Untested
Bright Min
0.9 (Excellent)	2.7 (Average)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550-AC (4 nm)	Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SM8475 (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1x3.36GHz Kryo Prime 4x2.8GHz Kryo Gold 3x2.0GHz Kryo Silve	1x3.2GHz Cortex-X2 3x2.75G​Hz Cortex-A710 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A510
GPU
Adreno 740	Adreno 730
Memory
8GB (LPDDR5X)/128GB (UFS 4.0) 8GB/256GB	8GB (LPDDR5)/256GB (UFS 3.1) 12GB/512GB
Storage expansion
not expandable
OS
Android (14, 13)	Android (13)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
2023	1789
GeekBench 6 Multi
5180	4468
3D Mark High
3807	2840
3D Mark Low
2079	1502

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Battery

Type
3900 mAh, Li - Ion	3800 mAh
Charging
Fast charging Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging	Motorola TurboPower Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 25.0W Wireless: 10.0W	Wired: 30.0W Wireless: 5.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

6h 3min

Browsing

15h 21min

Video

8h 6min

Gaming

8h 1min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

10h 33min

Video

12h 39min

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Dual camera
Main camera
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	12 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.5 Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Second camera
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	13 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 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
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
8K UHD (30 fps), 4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (960 fps) OIS, HDR	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (60 fps)
Front
12 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)	32 MP

PhoneArena Camera Tests

137

Overall

139

Photo

134

Video

134

Overall

141

Photo

128

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	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, 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, Ultra Wideband (UWB)	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	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	n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n41, n66, n77, n78, n79, 5G Ready
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 20, 25, 26, 28, 66, 71	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, 46, 48	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 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
Dual Nano SIM + eSIM	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

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$860

With 12 GB RAM and 512GB internal storage

Memory	12GB/512GB

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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