Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra vs Motorola Moto G23 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 01, 2023
MSRP
$ 1200 / € 1300

Design

Dimensions
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)	6.41 x 2.94 x 0.32 inches 162.7 x 74.66 x 8.19 mm
Weight
8.25 oz (234.0 g)	6.50 oz (184.2 g)
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Splash, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint	2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Stylus
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Phantom Black, Cream, Green, Lavender	Mate Charcoal, Pearl White, Steel Blue

Display

Size
6.8-inch, 89.87% screen-to-body	6.5-inch, 83.90% screen-to-body
Type
Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1750 nits	IPS LCD, 90Hz, 400 nits
Resolution
3088x1440px, 19.3:9 ratio, 501 PPI	1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 270 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550 (4 nm)	MediaTek Helio G85 MT6769Z (12 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1x3.36GHz Kryo Prime 4x2.8GHz Kryo Gold 3x2.0GHz Kryo Silve	Octa-core 2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A75 6x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55
GPU
Adreno 740	Mali-G52 MC2
Memory
8GB (LPDDR5X)/256GB (UFS 4.0) 12GB/256GB 12GB/512GB 12GB/1024GB	8GB/128GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC up to 215 GB
OS
Android (14, 13)	Android (13)

Battery

Type
5000 mAh, Li - Ion	5000 mAh
Charging
Fast charging Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging	Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 45.0W Wireless: 15.0W	Wired: 30.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

7h 17min

Browsing

18h 57min

Video

8h 54min

Gaming

10h 59min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

10h 27min

Video

11h 25min

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Quad camera	Triple camera
Main camera
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	50 MP Aperture size: F1.8 Pixel size: 0.64 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	5 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.75 μm
Third camera
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	2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4 Pixel size: 1.75 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
LED	LED
Video recording
8K UHD (30 fps), 4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (960 fps) OIS, HDR	Yes
Front
12 MP (PDAF) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)	16 MP

PhoneArena Camera Tests

147

Overall

150

Photo

144

Video

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.3	5.1
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,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 3.2	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, 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, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, Ultra Wideband (UWB)	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	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, 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, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)	Bands 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28
4G (TDD)
Bands 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48	Bands 38, 40, 41
3G
Bands 1, 2, 4, 5, 8	Bands 2, 3, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
	No
SIM type
Dual Nano SIM + eSIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Dec 08, 2023 FCC ID value: A3LSMS918U
Measured SAR
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

Memory	12GB

With 12GB RAM and 512GB internal storage

Memory	12GB/512GB
MSRP	$ 1450 / € 1589

With 12GB RAM and 1TB internal storage

Memory	12GB/1024GB
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(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD)	Bands 38, 39, 40, 41

Links

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