Samsung Galaxy S23 vs S22 Ultra (Snapdragon)
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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 Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Snapdragon), which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 and came out 1 year 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
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
- 34% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1712K versus 1281K)
- The phone is 1 year newer
- Faster storage type - UFS 4.0 versus UFS 3.1
- Weighs 60 grams less
- Better grip in hands – the body is 7 mm narrower
- 15% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1987 and 1733 points
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Snapdragon)
- The rear camera has a 10x optical zoom
- Has a 0.7 inch larger screen size
- Comes with 1100 mAh larger battery capacity: 5000 vs 3900 mAh
- Has 2 SIM card slots
- 18% higher pixel density (500 vs 425 PPI)
- Supports higher wattage charging (45W versus 25W)
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 | Dynamic AMOLED |
| Size | 6.1 inches | 6.8 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2340 pixels | 1440 x 3088 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.3:9 |
| PPI | 425 ppi | 500 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (24-120 Hz) | Yes |
| Max rated brightness | 1200 nits | 830 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1750 nits | 1750 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus 2 | Gorilla Glass Victus Plus |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 88% | 89.8% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 98.9% | - |
| PWM | 240 Hz | - |
| Response time | 1 ms | - |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | - |
Screen space comparison
Galaxy S22 Ultra (Snapdragon)
6.8″ (19.3:9 ratio) = 17.7 in2
Galaxy S23
6.1″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 14.2 in2
~25% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 146.3 mm (5.76 inches) | 163.3 mm (6.43 inches) |
| Width | 70.9 mm (2.79 inches) | 77.9 mm (3.07 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.6 mm (0.3 inches) | 8.9 mm (0.35 inches) |
| Weight | 168 g (5.93 oz) | 228 g (8.04 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Gray, Green, Purple, Yellow | White, Black, Gray, Blue, Green, Red |
| 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 1 |
| Max clock | 3360 MHz | 3000 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3) | 8 (1 + 3 + 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 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A510 - 3 cores at 2.5 GHz: Cortex-A710 - 1 core at 3 GHz: Cortex-X2 |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | 6 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | Samsung |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Adreno 740 | Adreno 730 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 1024 |
| GPU clock | 680 MHz | 818 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~2089 GFLOPS | ~1675.3 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 9410 | 7088 |
| Single-core score | 1987 | 1733 |
| Multi-core score | 5171 | 4097 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 587063 | 474282 |
| GPU | 434955 | 218539 |
| Memory | 275390 | 221374 |
| UX | 414985 | 367090 |
| Total score | 1712393 | 1281285 |
| Samples | [29 tests] | [16 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 76% | 64% |
| Graphics test | 8 FPS | 5 FPS |
| Graphics score | 1069 | 721 |
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% | 59% |
| Graphics test | 21 FPS | 13 FPS |
| Graphics score | 3669 | 2206 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 15188 | 13918 |
| Video editing | 7873 | 7376 |
| Photo editing | 33939 | 29480 |
| Data manipulation | 12935 | 11079 |
| Writing score | 19390 | 16194 |
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 |
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Snapdragon)
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-20 (P1rat) | AnTuTu 12 | 1154394 |
| 📘 2026-09-14 (Natttss.) | AnTuTu 12 | 1301916 |
| 📘 2026-08-20 (Jonath) | AnTuTu 11 | 1005770 |
| 📘 2026-08-01 (Abdullah) | AnTuTu 11 | 1324059 |
| 📘 2026-05-12 (KapitanAtuan) | AnTuTu 11 | 1315637 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) | Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) |
| ROM | One UI 8.0 | One UI 8.0 |
| OS size | 29.7 GB | - |
| OS updates | 4 years | - |
| Security updates | 5 years | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 3900 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 25 W | 45 W |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (10 W) | Yes (15 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes, (wireless) |
| Bypass charging | Yes | - |
| Fast charging | Yes (57% in 30 min) | Yes (50% in 20 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:16 hr | 0:59 hr |
| Web browsing | 08:12 hr | - |
| Watching video | 13:41 hr | - |
| Gaming | 05:20 hr | - |
| Standby | 109 hr | - |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 108 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8160 x 6120 | 12000 x 9000 |
| Zoom | Optical, 3x | Optical, 10x |
| Flash | LED | 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 120FPS |
| Slow motion | 960 FPS (1080p) | 960 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 120° | 120° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 10 MP 3) Ultrawide: 12 MP |
1) Standard: 108 MP 2) Telephoto: 10 MP 3) Telephoto: 10 MP 4) Ultrawide: 12 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 108 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KGN3 | Samsung S5KHM3 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.57" (≈ 0.64 inch) | 1/1.33" (≈ 0.75 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | - |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 10 MP | 10 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/4.9 |
| Focal length | 70 mm | 230 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3K1 | Sony IMX574 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.94" (≈ 0.25 inch) | 1/3.52" (≈ 0.28 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX564 | Sony IMX563 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) | 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.4 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | 70 | 70 |
| Preview | 72 | 71 |
| Zoom | 126 | 137 |
| Samples | Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy S23 from DxOMark | Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Snapdragon) from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 12 megapixels | 40 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4000 x 3000 | 7864 x 5200 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3LU | - |
| Sensor size | 1/3.24" (≈ 0.31 inch) | 1/2.82" (≈ 0.35 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | - |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 6E (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 | 5.2 |
| 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, DP 1.2 |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| 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 | February 2022 |
| Release date | February 2023 | February 2022 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $799 | $1199 |
| Successor | - Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus (Snapdragon) | - Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra |
| SAR (head) | 0.96 W/kg | - |
| SAR (body) | 1.3 W/kg | - |
| Sensors | - Hall-effect sensor - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Hall-effect sensor - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Not included | 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
These smartphones have a lot in common, but we would recommend the Samsung Galaxy S23. It has a better performance and gaming.
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