Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra vs OnePlus 12
74
out of 100
VS
79
out of 100
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.8-inch Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra (with Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform for Galaxy) that was released on February 1, 2023, against the OnePlus 12, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 and came out 10 months after. 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 Ultra
- The rear camera has a 10x optical zoom
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- Delivers 10% higher peak brightness (1285 against 1164 nits)
- More recent OS version: Android 17 versus 16
Reasons to consider the OnePlus 12
- 36% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2401K versus 1762K)
- Shows 9% longer battery life (28:16 vs 26:01 hours)
- Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
- Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 45W)
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
- Has 2 SIM card slots
- 9% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2182 and 2010 points
- The phone is 10 months newer
- 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 | 6.8 inches | 6.82 inches |
| Resolution | 1440 x 3088 pixels | 1440 x 3168 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.3:9 | 19.8:9 |
| PPI | 501 ppi | 510 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (24-120 Hz) | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 1200 nits | 1600 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1750 nits | 4500 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | 240 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus 2 | Gorilla Glass Victus 2 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.5% | 91.3% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 96.9% | 99.5% |
| PWM | 240 Hz | Not detected |
| Response time | 2 ms | 11 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 163.4 mm (6.43 inches) | 163.3 mm (6.43 inches) |
| Width | 78.1 mm (3.07 inches) | 75.8 mm (2.98 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.9 mm (0.35 inches) | 9.15 mm (0.36 inches) |
| Weight | 233 g (8.22 oz) | 220 g (7.76 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP65 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Gray, Blue, Green, Red, Purple | White, Black, Green |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform for Galaxy | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 |
| Max clock | 3360 MHz | 3300 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3) | 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) |
| Architecture | - 3 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A510 - 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A710 - 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A715 - 1 core at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-X3 |
- 2 cores at 2.27 GHz: Cortex-A520 - 2 cores at 2.96 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 3 cores at 3.15 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 1 core at 3.3 GHz: Cortex-X4 |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | 12 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Adreno 740 | Adreno 750 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 1536 |
| GPU clock | 719 MHz | 903-1000 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~2089 GFLOPS | ~2774 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 9254 | 15111 |
| Single-core score | 2010 | 2182 |
| Multi-core score | 5245 | 6465 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 556398 | 700922 |
| GPU | 445907 | 914074 |
| Memory | 285085 | 313211 |
| UX | 474949 | 573571 |
| Total score | 1762339 | 2401788 |
| Samples | [31 tests] | [26 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 81% | 67% |
| Graphics test | 8 FPS | 12 FPS |
| Graphics score | 1098 | 1676 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Stability | 77% | 57% |
| Graphics test | 20 FPS | 32 FPS |
| Section 1 | 23 FPS | 36 FPS |
| Section 2 | 20 FPS | 32 FPS |
| Section 3 | 18 FPS | 27 FPS |
| Graphics score | 5383 | 8360 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 69% | 83% |
| Graphics test | 22 FPS | 27 FPS |
| Graphics score | 3723 | 4646 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 17072 | 12226 |
| Video editing | 7852 | 6195 |
| Photo editing | 33655 | 23810 |
| Data manipulation | 13329 | 13418 |
| Writing score | 19857 | 17373 |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (#177th place)
Recent User Tests
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-11-05 (Azure) | AnTuTu 12 | 1963229 |
| 📘 2026-10-31 -> Thekinggoat | AnTuTu 12 | 1928646 |
| 📘 2026-10-30 (Brandon) | AnTuTu 12 | 1966306 |
| 📘 2026-10-30 (Brandon Jamal) | AnTuTu 12 | 1966306 |
| 📘 2026-10-20 (Mohamed RuSeK) | AnTuTu 12 | 1923176 |
OnePlus 12
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-10-15 -> Lukisek.CZ | AnTuTu 12 | 2793277 |
| 📘 2026-10-06 -> Whystech | AnTuTu 12 | 2414186 |
| 📘 2026-09-26 (Eon) | Geekbench 7 CPU | 1896 / 6424 |
| 📘 2026-09-20 -> nsy567808 | AnTuTu 11 | 2317311 |
| 📘 2026-09-19 -> nsy567808 | AnTuTu 11 | 2317311 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 4200 MHz | 4266 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 4.0 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 17) | Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) |
| ROM | One UI 9.0 | OxygenOS 16 |
| OS size | 39.9 GB | 30 GB |
| OS updates | 4 years | 4 years |
| Security updates | 5 years | 6 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 5400 mAh |
| Max charge power | 45 W | 100 W |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (15 W) | Yes (50 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes, (wireless) |
| Bypass charging | Yes | - |
| Fast charging | Yes (68% in 30 min) | Yes (70% in 15 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:59 hr | 0:24 hr |
| Web browsing | 09:57 hr | 13:10 hr |
| Watching video | 15:38 hr | 18:49 hr |
| Gaming | 06:22 hr | 06:05 hr |
| Standby | 130 hr | 114 hr |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (144th and 87th place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 200 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 16320 x 12240 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Optical, 10x | Optical, 3x |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 24FPS |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 120FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 960 FPS (1080p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 120° | 114° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 200 MP 2) Telephoto: 10 MP 3) Telephoto: 10 MP 4) Ultrawide: 12 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 64 MP 3) Ultrawide: 48 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 200 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.7 | f/1.6 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL HP2 | Sony LYT-T808 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.3" (≈ 0.77 inch) | 1/1.43" (≈ 0.7 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Autofocus | Laser autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 10 MP | 64 MP |
| Aperture | f/4.9 | f/2.6 |
| Focal length | 230 mm | 70 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX754 | Omnivision OV64B |
| Sensor size | 1/3.52" (≈ 0.28 inch) | 1/2" (≈ 0.5 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 0.7 micron |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 14 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX564 | Sony IMX581 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) | 1/2" (≈ 0.5 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.4 micron | 0.8 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | 70 | - |
| Preview | 73 | - |
| Zoom | 141 | - |
| Samples | Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra from DxOMark | - |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 12 megapixels | 32 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4000 x 3000 | 6560 x 4928 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 21 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3LU | Sony IMX615 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.24" (≈ 0.31 inch) | 1/2.74" (≈ 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 0.8 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
DxOMark front camera
| Photo | 139 | - |
| Video | 145 | - |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 7 (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 | 5.4 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.2 | 3.2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes, DP 1.2 | Yes |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | Yes |
| Number of SIM* | 1 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | 20 | 20 |
| 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 | Flagship |
| Announced | February 2023 | December 2023 |
| Release date | February 2023 | February 2024 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1199 | $799 |
| Successor | - Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra | - OnePlus 16 |
| SAR (head) | 0.96 W/kg | - |
| SAR (body) | 1.4 W/kg | - |
| Sensors | - Hall-effect sensor - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Not included | Yes, 100 W |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the performance, gaming, battery life, and connectivity are more important to you, then choose the OnePlus 12. But if the sound is more of a priority – go for the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra.
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