Samsung SPH-M500 vs Apple iPhone 14 Plus Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
	Sep 07, 2022
Prices (MSRP)
	6GB/128GB - $899 | €1199 6GB/256GB - $999 6GB/512GB - $1199

Design

Dimensions
3.70 x 1.80 x 0.70 inches 94 x 46 x 18 mm	6.33 x 3.07 x 0.31 inches (~0.44 inches with camera bump) 160.8 x 78.1 x 7.8 mm (~11.14 mm with camera bump)
Weight
3.00 oz / 85.0 g	7.16 oz / 203.0 g
Materials
	Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
	3D Face unlock
Features
Numeric keypad, Soft keys
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Camera shutter	Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
	Midnight, Purple, Starlight, (Product) RED, Blue

Display

Size
	6.7-inch, 87.97% screen-to-body
Type
TFT	OLED, 60Hz, HDR, 1200 nits
Resolution
220x176px	2778x1284px, 19.5:9 ratio, 457 PPI
Colors
262 144
Protection
	Ceramic Shield
Features
	Super Retina XDR, HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Additional display
96 x96 px, STN, Colors: 65 536

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
Untested	1.9 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
	Apple 15 Bionic (4 nm)
Processor
	Hexa-core 2x3.23GHz Avalanche 4x1.82G​Hz Blizzard
GPU
	Apple GPU 5-core
Memory
0.05GB	6GB (LPDDR5)/128GB 6GB/256GB 6GB/512GB
Storage expansion
microSD up to 32 GB	not expandable
OS
	iOS (18.x, 17.x, 16.x)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	2170
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	5112
3D Mark High
Untested	2817
3D Mark Low
Untested	2244

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Battery

Type
800 mAh, Li - Ion	4325 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
	Fast charging Qi 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

6h 49min

Browsing

14h 51min

Video

10h 53min

Gaming

8h 18min

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Camera

Rear
Single camera	Dual camera
Main camera
1.3 MP	12 MP (Sensor-shift OIS, Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.5 Focal length: 26 mm Pixel size: 1.9 μm
Second camera
	12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 13 mm
Flash
	Dual LED
Video recording
Yes	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (30 fps) OIS, HDR, Dolby Vision HDR, Cinematic mode
Front
	12 MP (Time-of-Flight (ToF), Autofocus, HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

PhoneArena Camera Tests

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

137

Overall

134

Photo

141

Video

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Connectivity & Features

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

Multimedia

Headphones
2.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
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, n79, n258, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave n1, n2, n3, n4, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n70, n77, n78, n79, SA, NSA, Sub-6
LTE Bands
	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 66, 71 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 66, 71
TDD Bands
	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48
3G Bands
	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
	eSIM
HD Voice
	Yes
VoLTE
	Yes

Phone Features

Notifications
Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones (72 voices), Vibration, Phone profiles, Speakerphone
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice recording, TTY/TDD

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Jun 26, 2006 FCC ID value: A3LSPHM500	Date approved: Sep 22, 2022 FCC ID value: BCG-E8139A
Measured SAR
Head: 1.44 W/kg Measured in: 1900 MHz Body: 0.70 W/kg Measured in: 1900 MHz	Head: 0.95 W/kg Body: 0.94 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.58 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.95 W/kg

Alternative variants

With 256Gb internal storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$999

With 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1199

International

5G Bands	n1, n2, n3, n4, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n70, n77, n78, n79, SA, NSA, Sub-6
LTE Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 66, 71
TDD Bands	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48
SIM type	Nano SIM, eSIM

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