Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra vs OSCAL PILOT 3 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)	7.17 x 3.39 x 0.57 inches 182.2 x 86 x 14.5 mm
Weight
8.25 oz (234.0 g)	12.59 oz (357.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Splash, Dust; IP68	Water, Dust; IP69K; MIL-STD-810 certified
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Stylus
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Phantom Black, Cream, Green, Lavender	Black, Orange

Display

Size
6.8-inch, 89.87% screen-to-body	6.8-inch, 69.61% screen-to-body
Type
Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1750 nits	IPS LCD, 120Hz, 750 nits
Resolution
3088x1440px, 19.3:9 ratio, 501 PPI	2460x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 396 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550 (4 nm)	MediaTek Dimensity 6300 MT6835 (6 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1x3.36GHz Kryo Prime 4x2.8GHz Kryo Gold 3x2.0GHz Kryo Silve	Octa-core 2x2.4GHz Cortex-A76 6x2.0GHz Cortex-A55
GPU
Adreno 740	Mali-G57 MC2
Memory
8GB (LPDDR5X)/256GB (UFS 4.0) 12GB/256GB 12GB/512GB 12GB/1024GB	12GB (LPDDR4X)/256GB (UFS 2.2)
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (14, 13)	Android (15)

Battery

Type
5000 mAh, Li - Ion	7500 mAh
Charging
Fast charging Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 45.0W Wireless: 15.0W	Wired: 33.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

7h 17min

Browsing

18h 57min

Video

8h 54min

Gaming

10h 59min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

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 Sensor size: 1/2.76"
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	20 MP (Night vision sensor) Sensor size: 1/2.8"
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 (Depth information)
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)	32 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	5.2
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 Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 3.2	Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, 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, BeiDou, QZSS, 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
Radio
	FM, Stereo, RDS
Additional microphone(s)
	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G
Bands n1, n7, n28, n41, n66, n71, n78, n258, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave	Bands n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n30, n38, n40, n41, n77, n78, n79
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, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30(2300 WCS), 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48	Bands 34, 38, 39, 40, 41
3G
Bands 1, 2, 4, 5, 8	Bands 1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Dual Nano SIM + eSIM	Nano SIM

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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Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra Specs	OSCAL PILOT 3 Specs
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