Samsung SPH-A503 vs Apple iPhone 15 Specs Comparison

Design

Dimensions
3.80 x 1.80 x 0.70 inches 96.5 x 46 x 18 mm	5.81 x 2.82 x 0.31 inches (~0.45 inches with camera bump) 147.6 x 71.6 x 7.8 mm (~11.33 mm with camera bump)
Weight
3.53 oz (100.0 g)	6.03 oz (171.0 g)
Materials
	Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
	3D Face unlock
Features
Numeric keypad, Soft keys
Keys
Left: Volume control, Multimedia control, Other; Right: Camera shutter	Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
	Black, Blue, Green, Yellow, Pink

Display

Size
	6.1-inch
Resolution
320x240px	2556x1179px, 19.5:9 ratio, 461 PPI
Technology
TFT	OLED
Refresh rate
	60Hz
Screen-to-body
	86.38 %
Peak brightness
	2000 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
	Super Retina XDR, HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass (Ceramic Shield), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
	A16 Bionic (4 nm)
Processor
	Hexa-core 2x3.46 GHz Everest + 4x2.02 GHz Sawtooth
GPU
	Apple GPU 5-core
RAM
	6GB (LPDDR5)
Internal storage
0.128GB	128GB
Storage expansion
microSD	not expandable
OS
	iOS (18.x, 17.x)

Battery

Capacity
900 mAh	3349 mAh
Type
Li - Ion	Li - Ion
Charging
	Fast charging, Qi2 wireless charging, MagSafe wireless charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 20.0W Wireless: 15.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

5h 41min

Browsing

13h 25min

Video

7h 51min

Gaming

8h 24min

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Camera

Rear
Single camera	Dual camera
Main camera
2 MP	48 MP (Sensor-shift OIS, PDAF) Sensor name: Sony IMX904 Aperture size: F1.6 Focal length: 26 mm Pixel size: 2.0 μm
Second camera
	12 MP (Ultra-wide) Sensor name: Sony IMX772 Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 13 mm
Flash
Yes	LED
Video recording
Yes	3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (240 fps) OIS, HDR, Dolby Vision HDR, Cinematic mode
Front
	12 MP (Time-of-Flight (ToF), Autofocus, HDR), Video capture: 3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps)

PhoneArena Camera Tests

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

148

Overall

154

Photo

143

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
1.2	5.3
WLAN
	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,ax(Wi-Fi 6),Wi-Fi 6E Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Yes	Type-C, USB 2.0
Hearing aid compatible
	M3/T4
Location
GPS	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning, Emergency SOS via satellite (SMS sending/receiving)
Sensors
	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer
Other
Computer sync	NFC, Ultra Wideband (UWB)

Multimedia

Headphones
2.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
	Dolby Atmos

Cellular

5G
	Bands n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n14, n20, n25, n28, n29, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n70, n71, n77, n78, n258, n260, n261, SA, NSA, mmWave, 5G Ready
4G (FDD)
	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 14(700 PS), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD)
	Bands 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+), 42(3500), 46, 48(3600)
3G
	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)
Data Speed
	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
	eSIM
HD Voice
	Yes
VoLTE
	Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Sep 11, 2006 FCC ID value: A3LSPHA503	Date approved: Sep 12, 2023 FCC ID value: BCG-E8427A
Measured SAR
Head: 0.41 W/kg Measured in: 1900 MHz Body: 0.72 W/kg Measured in: 1900 MHz	Head: 0.95 W/kg Body: 0.95 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.50 W/kg

Buyers information

MSRP
	$ 799 / € 949
In The Box
	USB Type-C, Paperwork

Availability

Officially announced
	Sep 12, 2023

Alternative variants

With 256GB internal storage

Internal storage	256GB

With 512GB internal storage

Internal storage	512GB

Links

Full specifications
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