Samsung Galaxy S23 vs Samsung Galaxy Watch 8 Classic Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 01, 2023	Jul 09, 2025
Scheduled release
	(Official) Jul 25, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
$800	$499

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)	1.73 x 1.83 x 1.81 inches 44 x 46.4 x 46 mm
Weight
5.93 oz (168.0 g)	2.22 oz (63.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2) Frame: Aluminum	Back: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68	Water (up to 5 meters), Dust; IP68; MIL-STD-810 certified
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Phantom Black, Cream, Green, Lavender

Display

Size
6.1-inch, 88.57% screen-to-body	1.3-inch
Type
Super AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1750 nits	Super AMOLED
Resolution
2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 422 PPI	438x438px, 462 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2	Sapphire

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550-AC (4 nm)	Exynos W1000 (3 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1x3.36GHz Kryo Prime 4x2.8GHz Kryo Gold 3x2.0GHz Kryo Silve
GPU
Adreno 740
Memory
8GB (LPDDR5X)/128GB (UFS 4.0) 8GB/256GB	2GB/64GB
Storage expansion
not expandable
OS
Android (14, 13)	Wear OS

Battery

Type
3900 mAh, Li - Ion	445 mAh
Charging
Fast charging Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 25.0W Wireless: 10.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

6h 3min

Browsing

15h 21min

Video

8h 6min

Gaming

8h 1min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Triple 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
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
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
Video recording
8K UHD (30 fps), 4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (960 fps) OIS, HDR
Front
12 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

PhoneArena Camera Tests

137

Overall

139

Photo

134

Video

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

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 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Pedometer, Compass, Heart rate, Thermometer, Barometer, Step detector, Blood Oxygen, Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
Other
NFC, Ultra Wideband (UWB)	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n7, n25, n28, n41, n66, n71, n78, n258, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave, 5G Ready
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 20, 25, 26, 28, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A
SIM type
Dual Nano SIM + eSIM	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

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

Links

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Samsung Galaxy S23 Specs	Samsung Galaxy Watch 8 Classic Specs
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