Samsung Galaxy S23 vs Apple iPhone 8 Plus
69
out of 100
VS
45
out of 100
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.1-inch Samsung Galaxy S23 (with Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform for Galaxy) that was released on February 1, 2023, against the Apple iPhone 8 Plus, which is powered by Apple A11 Bionic and came out 5 years and 5 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
- 2.8x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1712K versus 620K)
- Has 2.7x more RAM: 8GB versus 3GB
- Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
- Thinner bezels – 20.6% more screen real estate
- Has a 0.6 inch larger screen size
- Comes with 1209 mAh larger battery capacity: 3900 vs 2691 mAh
- Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
- Delivers 93% higher peak brightness (1199 against 622 nits)
- Modern USB Type-C port
- Shows 18% longer battery life (22:02 vs 18:45 hours)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
- The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
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 | IPS LCD |
| Size | 6.1 inches | 5.5 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2340 pixels | 1080 x 1920 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 16:9 |
| PPI | 425 ppi | 401 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (24-120 Hz) | No |
| Max rated brightness | 1200 nits | 625 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1750 nits | - |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | No |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus 2 | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 88% | 67.4% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- |
| RGB color space | 98.9% | 99.9% |
| PWM | 240 Hz | Not detected |
| Response time | 1 ms | 32 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | 1471:1 |
Screen space comparison
Galaxy S23
6.1″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 14.2 in2
iPhone 8 Plus
5.5″ (16:9 ratio) = 12.9 in2
~9% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 146.3 mm (5.76 inches) | 158.4 mm (6.24 inches) |
| Width | 70.9 mm (2.79 inches) | 78.1 mm (3.07 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.6 mm (0.3 inches) | 7.5 mm (0.3 inches) |
| Weight | 168 g (5.93 oz) | 202 g (7.13 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP67 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Gray, Green, Purple, Yellow | Silver, Gold, Gray |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform for Galaxy | Apple A11 Bionic |
| Max clock | 3360 MHz | 2390 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3) | 6 (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 1.42 GHz: Mistral - 2 cores at 2.39 GHz: Monsoon |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 10 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Apple Neural Engine |
| Graphics | Adreno 740 | Apple GPU |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 192 |
| GPU clock | 680 MHz | 1066 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~2089 GFLOPS | ~409.3 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 9410 | - |
| Single-core score | 1987 | 1092 |
| Multi-core score | 5171 | 2921 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 587063 | 231598 |
| GPU | 434955 | 106761 |
| Memory | 275390 | 121754 |
| UX | 414985 | 160257 |
| Total score | 1712393 | 620370 |
| Samples | [29 tests] | Less than 3 |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 76% | - |
| Graphics test | 8 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 1069 | - |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Stability | 73% | - |
| Graphics test | 20 FPS | - |
| Section 1 | 23 FPS | - |
| Section 2 | 20 FPS | - |
| Section 3 | 18 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 5348 | - |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 61% | 70% |
| Graphics test | 21 FPS | 5 FPS |
| Graphics score | 3669 | 890 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 15188 | - |
| Video editing | 7873 | - |
| Photo editing | 33939 | - |
| Data manipulation | 12935 | - |
| Writing score | 19390 | - |
Recent User Tests
Samsung Galaxy S23
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-21 (Mil) | AnTuTu 12 | 1763249 |
| 📘 2026-09-16 (Fluffyicebite:3) | AnTuTu 12 | 1835927 |
| 📘 2026-09-09 -> Rafarobbie22 | AnTuTu 11 | 1708074 |
| 📘 2026-09-09 (Rafa) | AnTuTu 11 | 1708074 |
| 📘 2026-08-09 (Sevin) | AnTuTu 11 | 1700056 |
Apple iPhone 8 Plus
No benchmark results yet
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 3 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR4 |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 64 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.0 | NVMe |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) | iOS 11 (Can be upgraded to iOS 16.5) |
| ROM | One UI 8.0 | - |
| OS size | 29.7 GB | 6 GB |
| OS updates | 4 years | - |
| Security updates | 5 years | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 3900 mAh | 2691 mAh |
| Max charge power | 25 W | 15 W |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (10 W) | Yes, Qi (7.5 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | No |
| Bypass charging | Yes | - |
| Fast charging | Yes (57% in 30 min) | Yes (50% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:16 hr | 1:25 hr |
| Web browsing | 08:12 hr | 06:52 hr |
| Watching video | 13:41 hr | 10:47 hr |
| Gaming | 05:20 hr | 04:11 hr |
| Standby | 109 hr | 99 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8160 x 6120 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Zoom | Optical, 3x | Optical, 2x |
| Flash | LED | Quad 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 120FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 960 FPS (1080p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 120° | - |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 10 MP 3) Ultrawide: 12 MP |
1) Standard: 12 MP 2) Telephoto: 12 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 28 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KGN3 | Apple iSight Duo Camera |
| Sensor size | 1/1.57" (≈ 0.64 inch) | 1/3" (≈ 0.33 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 1.22 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 10 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.8 |
| Focal length | 70 mm | 57 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3K1 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/3.94" (≈ 0.25 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | - |
| Focal length | 13 mm | - |
| Sensor | Sony IMX564 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.4 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | - |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | 70 | - |
| Preview | 72 | - |
| Zoom | 126 | - |
| Samples | Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy S23 from DxOMark | Photo samples of Apple iPhone 8 Plus from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 12 megapixels | 7 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4000 x 3000 | 3088 x 2320 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 32 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3LU | BSI CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.24" (≈ 0.31 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| 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 5 (802.11 b/g/n/ac) |
| 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 | LE, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | No |
| USB version | 3.2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode |
| DisplayPort | Yes, DP 1.2 | - |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 1 | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | Yes | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | 20 | 16 |
| 5G support | Yes | No |
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 | September 2017 |
| Release date | February 2023 | September 2017 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $799 | $799 |
| Successor | - Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus (Snapdragon) | - |
| SAR (head) | 0.96 W/kg | 0.94 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | 1.3 W/kg | 0.99 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Hall-effect sensor - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Not included | - |
Further details
Notes on Galaxy S23:
- The 128GB version uses slower UFS 3.1 memory, while the 256GB and 512GB models have UFS 4.0.
*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 is definitely a better buy.
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