Samsung Galaxy M14 vs A23 5G
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Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.6-inch Samsung Galaxy M14 (with Exynos 1330) that was released on March 8, 2023, against the Samsung Galaxy A23 5G, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 and came out 7 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy M14
- Comes with 1000 mAh larger battery capacity: 6000 vs 5000 mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.2)
- More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 14
- The phone is 7 months newer
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A23 5G
- Higher display refresh rate β 120 Hz
- Optical image stabilization
- Supports higher wattage charging (25W versus 15W)
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | PLS TFT | PLS TFT |
| Size | 6.6 inches | 6.6 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2408 pixels | 1080 x 2408 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 400 ppi | 400 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 90 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 450 nits | 450 nits |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 81.7% | 82.7% |
| Display features | - | - DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | - | 99.9% |
| Response time | - | 22 ms |
| Contrast | - | 1442:1 |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 166.8 mm (6.57 inches) | 165.4 mm (6.51 inches) |
| Width | 77.2 mm (3.04 inches) | 76.9 mm (3.03 inches) |
| Thickness | 9.4 mm (0.37 inches) | 8.4 mm (0.33 inches) |
| Weight | 206 g (7.27 oz) | 197 g (6.95 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | No |
| Rear material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | Silver, Blue | White, Black, Blue, Yellow |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, in-button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Samsung Exynos 1330 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 |
| Max clock | 2400 MHz | 2200 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
- 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 660 Silver (Cortex-A55) - 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Kryo 660 Gold (Cortex-A78) |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 5 nanometers | 6 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Hexagon 686 |
| Graphics | Mali-G68 MP2 | Adreno 619 |
| GPU shading units | 64 | 256 |
| GPU clock | 949 MHz | 840 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~121.5 GFLOPS | ~430.1 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | - | 1403 |
| Single-core score | 952 | 896 |
| Multi-core score | 1963 | 2092 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 274218 | 252513 |
| GPU | 42656 | 63520 |
| Memory | 107262 | 101358 |
| UX | 183353 | 175695 |
| Total score | 607489 | 593086 |
| Samples | [4 tests] | [5 tests] |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 97% | 98% |
| Graphics test | 2 FPS | 2 FPS |
| Graphics score | 364 | 352 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 9166 | 9526 |
| Video editing | 7189 | 4816 |
| Photo editing | 21185 | 20862 |
| Data manipulation | 8551 | 8753 |
| Writing score | 14272 | 11119 |
Recent User Tests
Samsung Galaxy M14
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-16 (ACIMASIZ) | AnTuTu 12 | 706733 |
| π 2026-04-09 (ACIMASIZ) | AnTuTu 11 | 629190 |
| π 2026-04-01 (Cosmic) | AnTuTu 11 | 585648 |
| π 2026-03-14 (Jaq) | AnTuTu 11 | 556354 |
| π 2025-12-08 (G4T0) | AnTuTu 11 | 607489 |
Samsung Galaxy A23 5G
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-06-23 (Denislav Antimov) | AnTuTu 11 | 598228 |
| π 2026-02-25 (Shourai) | AnTuTu 11 | 593086 |
| π 2025-11-25 -> manvancongggg | AnTuTu 11 | 601723 |
| π 2025-10-20 -> Cihuy. | AnTuTu 11 | 479832 |
| π 2025-09-11 (Mediatek_04 EE_MRRR032) | AnTuTu 11 | 558174 |
Memory
| RAM size | 4 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | - | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 64 GB | 64 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.2 | UFS 2.2 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | Up to 1024 GB | Up to 1024 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 15) | Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) |
| ROM | One UI 7.0 | One UI 6 |
| OS size | 17.3 GB | - |
| OS updates | 2 years | 2 years |
| Security updates | 4 years | 3 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 6000 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 15 W | 25 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (30% in 30 min) | Yes (58% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 2:22 hr | 1:08 hr |
| Web browsing | - | 10:23 hr |
| Watching video | - | 15:03 hr |
| Gaming | - | 05:45 hr |
| Standby | - | 134 hr |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (#128th place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8160 x 6120 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | No | No |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| Slow motion | - | 120 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | - | 123Β° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Macro: 2 MP 3) Depth: 2 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 5 MP 3) Macro: 2 MP 4) Depth: 2 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | - | 26 mm |
| Sensor | - | Samsung S5KJN1 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/2.76" (β 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 0.64 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| Image resolution | - | 5 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | - | 13 mm |
| Sensor | - | GalaxyCore 5035 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/5" (β 0.2 inch) |
| Stabilization | - | Digital |
| Image resolution | 2 MP | 2 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | - | 26 mm |
| Sensor | - | GalaxyCore GC02 |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 13 megapixels | 8 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4128 x 3096 | 3264 x 2448 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | - | 25 mm |
| Sensor | - | GalaxyCore |
| Sensor size | - | 1/4.0" (β 0.25 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 1.12 micron |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.2 | 5.1 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | 18 | 18 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Mono | Mono |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | Yes |
| FM radio | Yes | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Budget | Mid-range |
| Announced | March 2023 | August 2022 |
| Release date | March 2023 | September 2022 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $200 | $300 |
| Successor | - Samsung Galaxy M16 5G | - |
| SAR (head) | 0.48 W/kg | 1.49 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | 1.53 W/kg | 1.25 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Barometer - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Not included | Not included |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
After analyzing all the data, we think that the Samsung Galaxy A23 5G is definitely a better buy.
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