Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Exynos) vs OnePlus Nord 3
64
out of 100
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65
out of 100
Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.4-inch Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Exynos) (with Exynos 2200) that was released on October 4, 2023, against the OnePlus Nord 3, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 9000 and came out 3 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 S23 FE (Exynos)
- The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
- Handles wireless charging up to
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 13
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- Reverse charging feature
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
- Ready for eSIM technology
Reasons to consider the OnePlus Nord 3
- Shows 24% longer battery life (21:57 vs 17:40 hours)
- Supports higher wattage charging (80W versus 25W)
- Has a 0.34 inch larger screen size
- Delivers 22% higher peak brightness (1115 against 916 nits)
- 12% higher pixel density (451 vs 403 PPI)
- Thinner bezels – 6.3% more screen real estate
- 8% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1710 and 1588 points
- Has a built-in infrared port
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 | Dynamic AMOLED | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.4 inches | 6.74 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2340 pixels | 1240 x 2772 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 20.1:9 |
| PPI | 403 ppi | 451 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | Yes |
| Max rated brightness | 1450 nits | 600 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | - | 1450 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | - | 360 Hz |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 83.2% | 89.5% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 99.4% | 98.7% |
| PWM | 120 Hz | 366 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 7 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Screen space comparison
Nord 3
6.74″ (20.1:9 ratio) = 16.9 in2
Galaxy S23 FE (Exynos)
6.4″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 15.6 in2
~8% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 158 mm (6.22 inches) | 162.6 mm (6.4 inches) |
| Width | 76.5 mm (3.01 inches) | 75.1 mm (2.96 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.2 mm (0.32 inches) | 8.1 mm (0.32 inches) |
| Weight | 209 g (7.37 oz) | 193.5 g (6.83 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP54 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Plastic |
| Colors | White, Black, Green, Purple | Gray, Green |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Samsung Exynos 2200 | MediaTek Dimensity 9000 |
| Max clock | 2800 MHz | 3050 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.82 GHz: Cortex-A510 - 3 cores at 2.52 GHz: Cortex-A710 - 1 core at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-X2 |
- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A510 - 3 cores at 2.85 GHz: Cortex-A710 - 1 core at 3.05 GHz: Cortex-X2 |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | 8 MB |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | MediaTek APU 590 |
| Graphics | Xclipse 920 | Mali-G710 MC10 |
| GPU shading units | 384 | 640 |
| GPU clock | 1306 MHz | 848 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1003 GFLOPS | ~1085.4 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 9946 | 6409 |
| Single-core score | 1588 | 1710 |
| Multi-core score | 3775 | 4477 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 485443 | 576859 |
| GPU | 480762 | 296679 |
| Memory | 189036 | 223305 |
| UX | 324663 | 445817 |
| Total score | 1479904 | 1542660 |
| Samples | [17 tests] | [7 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 69% | 63% |
| Graphics test | 7 FPS | 6 FPS |
| Graphics score | 994 | 775 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Stability | 69% | - |
| Graphics test | 17 FPS | - |
| Section 1 | 20 FPS | - |
| Section 2 | 17 FPS | - |
| Section 3 | 14 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 4422 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 11932 | - |
| Video editing | 7385 | - |
| Photo editing | 24230 | - |
| Data manipulation | 12323 | - |
| Writing score | 16664 | - |
Recent User Tests
Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Exynos)
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-09 (Basiks) | AnTuTu | 1227101 |
| 📘 2026-07-26 (Relakser) | AnTuTu | 1478914 |
| 📘 2026-07-03 -> Otchem1488 | AnTuTu | 1592471 |
| 📘 2026-05-08 (Leksa) | Battery life | Satisfaction 1/10 |
| 📘 2026-05-05 -> Otchem1488 | AnTuTu | 1276538 |
OnePlus Nord 3
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-05 -> alominzikk | AnTuTu | 1500307 |
| 📘 2026-09-05 (Alominzikk) | AnTuTu | 1500307 |
| 📘 2026-06-20 (LukisekCZ) | AnTuTu | 1584537 |
| 📘 2026-05-11 (DG) | AnTuTu | 1542660 |
| 📘 2026-04-30 (Gigimutu1) | AnTuTu | 1561642 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 3200 MHz | - |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) | Android 13 |
| ROM | One UI 8.0 | OxygenOS 13.1 |
| OS size | 21 GB | - |
| OS updates | 4 years | 3 years |
| Security updates | 5 years | 4 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 4500 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 25 W | 80 W |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes | No |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (58% in 30 min) | Yes (60% in 15 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:10 hr | 0:32 hr |
| Web browsing | 06:25 hr | 08:39 hr |
| Watching video | 10:03 hr | 15:44 hr |
| Gaming | 03:27 hr | 05:40 hr |
| Standby | 96 hr | 94 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8160 x 6120 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Optical, 3x | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | Up to 24FPS | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 960 FPS (720p) | 240 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 123° | 112° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 8 MP 3) Ultrawide: 12 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 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 | 23 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung GN3 | Sony IMX890 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.57" (≈ 0.64 inch) | 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | - |
| Focal length | 76 mm | - |
| Sensor | Hynix Hi847 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/4.4" (≈ 0.23 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | - |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | - |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3L6 | Sony IMX355 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.1" (≈ 0.32 inch) | 1/4" (≈ 0.25 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | - | 2 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/2.4 |
| Sensor | - | GalaxyCore GC02M1 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/5" (≈ 0.2 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 1.75 micron |
| Stabilization | - | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 10 megapixels | 16 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 3648 x 2736 | 4608 x 3456 |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3J1 | 1/5 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.65" (≈ 0.38 inch) | 1/3.09" (≈ 0.32 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.22 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.3 | 5.3 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes | - |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | Yes |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | Yes | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | 20 | 19 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Mid-range |
| Announced | October 2023 | July 2023 |
| Release date | October 2023 | July 2023 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $599 | $499 |
| Successor | - Samsung Galaxy S25 FE | - OnePlus Nord 5 |
| SAR (head) | 0.76 W/kg | - |
| SAR (body) | 1.04 W/kg | - |
| Sensors | - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Not included | Yes, 80 W |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the display and battery life are more important to you, then choose the OnePlus Nord 3. But if the gaming, connectivity, software, design, and sound are more of a priority – go for the Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Exynos).
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