Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra vs Note 10 Plus
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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 Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus, which is powered by Exynos 9 Octa 9825 and came out 43 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
- The rear camera has a 10x optical zoom
- 2.4x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1519K versus 620K)
- Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
- Shows 49% longer battery life (41:06 vs 27:35 hours)
- Comes with 700 mAh larger battery capacity: 5000 vs 4300 mAh
- Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
- Delivers 60% higher peak brightness (1278 against 797 nits)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
- The phone is 3-years and 7-months newer
- More recent OS version: Android 13 versus 12
- Ready for eSIM technology
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1000GB
- Weighs 37 grams less
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
Choose the importance of each parameter to more accurately identify the smartphone that best meets your particular needs.
Value for money
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Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | Dynamic AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| Size | 6.8 inches | 6.8 inches |
| Resolution | 1440 x 3088 pixels | 1440 x 3040 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.3:9 | 19:9 |
| PPI | 500 ppi | 495 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | No |
| Max rated brightness | 850 nits | 700 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1750 nits | - |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus 2 | Corning Gorilla Glass 6 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.5% | 92.39% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 96.9% | 95.4% |
| PWM | 240 Hz | 250 Hz |
| Response time | 2 ms | 3.6 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 163.4 mm (6.43 inches) | 162.3 mm (6.39 inches) |
| Width | 78.1 mm (3.07 inches) | 77.2 mm (3.04 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.9 mm (0.35 inches) | 7.9 mm (0.31 inches) |
| Weight | 233 g (8.22 oz) | 196 g (6.91 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Gray, Blue, Green, Red, Purple | White, Black, Red |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform for Galaxy | Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9825 |
| Max clock | 3360 MHz | 2730 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3) | 8 (2 + 2 + 4) |
| 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 |
- 4 cores at 1.95 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A75 - 2 cores at 2.73 GHz: M4 |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | - |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| Graphics | Adreno 740 | Mali-G76 MP12 |
| GPU shading units | 2560 | 432 |
| GPU clock | 719 MHz | 770 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~3481.6 GFLOPS | ~651.5 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
| CPU | 377732 | 182103 |
| GPU | 604184 | 170400 |
| Memory | 272107 | 120562 |
| UX | 262144 | 143370 |
| Total score | 1519070 | 620803 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Max surface temperature | 34.8 °C | 38.8 °C |
| Stability | 64% | 97% |
| Graphics test | 72 FPS | 20 FPS |
| Graphics score | 12153 | 3377 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 15683 | 7259 |
| Video editing | 7790 | 5833 |
| Photo editing | 33992 | 19496 |
| Data manipulation | 12997 | 6790 |
| Writing score | 19802 | 11002 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8, 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | - | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage size | 256, 512, 1024 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 3.0 |
| Memory card | No | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | - | Up to 1000 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 13 | Android 9.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 12) |
| ROM | One UI 5.1 | One UI 4.0 |
| OS size | 39.9 GB | 31.6 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 4300 mAh |
| Max charge power | 45 W | 45 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (15 W) | Yes, Qi/PMA (15 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes, (wireless) |
| Fast charging | Yes (68% in 30 min) | Yes, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge (65% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:59 hr | 1:05 hr |
| Web browsing | 14:50 hr | 07:37 hr |
| Watching video | 19:27 hr | 14:19 hr |
| Gaming | 06:21 hr | 04:43 hr |
| Standby | 123 hr | 97 hr |
General battery life
Camera
| Matrix | 200 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 16320 x 12240 | 4000 x 3000 |
| Zoom | Optical, 10x | Optical, 2x |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | Up to 30FPS | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 240FPS |
| Slow motion | 960 FPS (1080p) | 960 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 120° | 123° |
| Lenses | 4 (200 MP + 10 MP + 10 MP + 12 MP) | 4 (12 MP + 12 MP + 16 MP) |
| Wide (main) lens | - 200 MP - Aperture: f/1.7 - Focal length: 23 mm - Pixel size: 0.64 micron - Sensor: 1/1.3", Samsung ISOCELL HP2 (ISOCELL Plus CMOS) - Laser autofocus - Optical stabilization |
- 12 MP - Aperture: f/1.5 - 2.4 - Focal length: 27 mm - Pixel size: 1.4 micron - Sensor: 1/2.55", Samsung SAK2L4 (ISOCELL CMOS) - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) - Optical stabilization |
| Telephoto lens | - 10 MP - Aperture: f/4.9 - Focal length: 230 mm - Pixel size: 1.12 micron - Sensor: 1/3.52", Sony IMX754 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) - Optical stabilization |
- 12 MP - Aperture: f/2.1 - Focal length: 52 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron - Sensor: 1/3.6", Samsung S5K3M3 (ISOCELL CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
| Ultra-wide lens | - 12 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 13 mm - Pixel size: 1.4 micron - Sensor: 1/2.55", Sony IMX564 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
- 16 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 12 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron - Sensor: 1/3.1", Samsung S5K3P9 (ISOCELL CMOS) |
| Depth lens | - | Yes |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Samples | Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra from DxOMark | Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus from DxOMark |
| Megapixels | 12 megapixels | 10 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4000 x 3000 | 3648 x 2736 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/1.6 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
| Pixel size | 1.12 microns | 1.22 microns |
| Sensor type | ISOCELL CMOS | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.24" | 1/2.65" |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS |
DxOMark camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic camera score
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 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 Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot |
| Bluetooth version | 5.3 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, LE, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.2 | 3.1 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, 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* | Yes | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | 20 | 20 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | Yes |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | February 2023 | August 2019 |
| Release date | February 2023 | August 2019 |
| SAR (head) | 0.96 W/kg | 0.19 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | 1.4 W/kg | 1.4 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Hall-effect sensor - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Not included | Yes, 0 W |
*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 S23 Ultra is definitely a better buy.
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