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Samsung Galaxy S24 (Exynos) vs Galaxy S23

71 out of 100
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Exynos)
VS
69 out of 100
Samsung Galaxy S23
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Exynos)
Samsung Galaxy S23

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.2-inch Samsung Galaxy S24 (Exynos) (with Exynos 2400) that was released on January 17, 2024, against the Samsung Galaxy S23, which is powered by Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform for Galaxy 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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  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments (3)

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy S24 (Exynos)
  • 19% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2029K versus 1712K)
  • Delivers 14% higher peak brightness (1374 against 1207 nits)
  • The phone is 1 year newer
  • CPU with a higher amount of cores (+2)
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy S23
  • Shows 10% longer battery life (22:02 vs 20:02 hours)
  • Slow-motion recording at 960FPS

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy S24 (Exynos) and Galaxy S23 crucial features
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
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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Value for money (Beta)

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8 / 128 GB
VS
8 / 128 GB
37.4
(Mediocre)
Value Index
80.6
(Good)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Galaxy S24 (Exynos)
vs
Galaxy S23

Display

Type Dynamic AMOLED Dynamic AMOLED
Size 6.2 inches 6.1 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels 1080 x 2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
PPI 416 ppi 425 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (24-120 Hz) Yes (24-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 2600 nits 1200 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR - 1750 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate 240 Hz -
Screen protection Gorilla Glass Victus 2 Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Screen-to-body ratio 90.9% 88%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space 98.9% 98.9%
PWM 483 Hz 240 Hz
Response time 1 ms 1 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
Galaxy S24 (Exynos) +14%
1374 nits
Galaxy S23
1207 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 147 mm (5.79 inches) 146.3 mm (5.76 inches)
Width 70.6 mm (2.78 inches) 70.9 mm (2.79 inches)
Thickness 7.6 mm (0.3 inches) 7.6 mm (0.3 inches)
Weight 167 g (5.89 oz) 168 g (5.93 oz)
Waterproof IP68 IP68
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Black, Gray, Blue, Green, Orange, Purple, Yellow White, Black, Gray, Green, Purple, Yellow
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Repairability Good (3.23/5) -
Drop resistance Excellent (A) · 270 drops -
Screen-to-body ratio

Performance

Chipset specifications of Samsung Galaxy S24 (Exynos) and Samsung Galaxy S23
SoC
Chipset Samsung Exynos 2400 Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform for Galaxy
Max clock 3210 MHz 3360 MHz
CPU cores 10 (1 + 2 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3)
Architecture - 4 cores at 1.95 GHz: Cortex-A520
- 3 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 2 cores at 2.9 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 1 core at 3.21 GHz: Cortex-X4		 - 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
L3 cache 8 MB 8 MB
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Xclipse 940 Adreno 740
GPU shading units 768 1536
GPU clock 1095 MHz 680 MHz
FLOPS ~3406.8 GFLOPS ~2089 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Samsung Galaxy S24 (Exynos) and Samsung Galaxy S23
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 16248 9410
Single-core score 2055 1987
Multi-core score 6402 5171
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Galaxy S24 (Exynos) +19%
2029835
Galaxy S23
1712393
CPU 714085 587063
GPU 633949 434955
Memory 224924 275390
UX 456877 414985
Total score 2029835 1712393
Samples [30 tests] [29 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability 67% 76%
Graphics test 13 FPS 8 FPS
Graphics score 1769 1069
3DMark Solar Bay
Stability 61% 73%
Graphics test 32 FPS 20 FPS
Section 1 36 FPS 23 FPS
Section 2 32 FPS 20 FPS
Section 3 26 FPS 18 FPS
Graphics score 8314 5348
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Stability 61% 61%
Graphics test 21 FPS 21 FPS
Graphics score 3564 3669
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Web score 16695 15188
Video editing 8032 7873
Photo editing 35055 33939
Data manipulation 14884 12935
Writing score 21619 19390
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Exynos)
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-30 (Rakson)AnTuTu 122303953
📘 2026-07-29 (Ant)Geekbench 6 CPU2152 / 6936
📘 2026-07-29 (Ant)AnTuTu 112073670
📘 2026-07-28 (Ant)Geekbench 6 CPU2115 / 6826
📘 2026-07-21 (Rakson2468)AnTuTu 112056392
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Samsung Galaxy S23
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-21 (Mil)AnTuTu 121763249
📘 2026-09-16 (Fluffyicebite:3)AnTuTu 121835927
📘 2026-09-09 -> Rafarobbie22AnTuTu 111708074
📘 2026-09-09 (Rafa)AnTuTu 111708074
📘 2026-08-09 (Sevin)AnTuTu 111700056
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory clock 4200 MHz -
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 4.0 UFS 4.0
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 16)
ROM One UI 8.0 One UI 8.0
OS size 24.1 GB 29.7 GB
OS updates 4 years 4 years
Security updates 5 years 5 years

Battery

Capacity 4000 mAh 3900 mAh
Max charge power 25 W 25 W
Battery type Li-Ion Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging Yes (15 W) Yes (10 W)
Reverse charging Yes, (wireless) Yes, (wireless)
Bypass charging Yes Yes
Fast charging Yes (50% in 30 min) Yes (57% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:15 hr 1:16 hr
Battery cycles 2000 cycles -
Battery life tests
Web browsing 06:54 hr 08:12 hr
Watching video 12:01 hr 13:41 hr
Gaming 03:59 hr 05:20 hr
Standby 108 hr 109 hr
General battery life
Galaxy S24 (Exynos)
20:02 hr
Galaxy S23 +10%
22:02 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8160 x 6120 8160 x 6120
Zoom Optical, 3x Optical, 3x
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 30FPS
4K video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 120FPS
Slow motion 240 FPS (1080p) 960 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 120° 120°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 10 MP
3) Ultrawide: 12 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 10 MP
3) Ultrawide: 12 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.8
Focal length 24 mm 23 mm
Sensor Samsung ISOCELL GN3 Samsung S5KGN3
Sensor size 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) 1/1.57" (≈ 0.64 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 1 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 10 MP 10 MP
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.4
Focal length 67 mm 70 mm
Sensor Samsung ISOCELL S5K3K1 Samsung S5K3K1
Sensor size 1/3.94" (≈ 0.25 inch) 1/3.94" (≈ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 1 micron
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 12 MP 12 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 13 mm 13 mm
Sensor Sony IMX564 Sony IMX564
Sensor size 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch)
Pixel size 1.4 micron 1.4 micron
Stabilization Digital 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

Selfie camera

Megapixels 12 megapixels 12 megapixels
Image resolution 4000 x 3000 4000 x 3000
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 26 mm 26 mm
Sensor Samsung S5K3LU Samsung S5K3LU
Sensor size 1/3.2" (≈ 0.31 inch) 1/3.24" (≈ 0.31 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.12 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
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 5.3
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, QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 1 1
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode - 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 January 2024 February 2023
Release date January 2024 February 2023
Launch price (MSRP) $799 $799
Successor - - Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus (Snapdragon)
SAR (head) 0.87 W/kg 0.96 W/kg
SAR (body) 1.35 W/kg 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 S24 (Exynos):
    - The 128 GB variant features UFS 3.1 memory, other models have UFS 4.0.
    - There are two models: one with dual Nano SIM, and the other with 1 Nano SIM + eSIM.
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

If the performance, gaming, and design are more important to you, then choose the Samsung Galaxy S24 (Exynos). But if the battery life is more of a priority – go for the Samsung Galaxy S23.

Cast your vote

So, which phone would you choose?
440 (28.2%)
1118 (71.8%)
Total votes: 1558

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Heinrich February 24, 2024 at 05:47 PM
It's clear that, apart from America, the rest of the world has been ripped off with the new flagship phone, S24 Exynos. The company should have differentiated clearly between the S24 Exynos and S24 Snapdragon and sold them as distinctly different models, complete with separate price tags. It's so disappointing. I want to return my new S24 Exynos phone and consider buying the S23 instead.
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Wicho October 31, 2024 at 01:41 PM
I was planning to buy the S24 in my counyry but after seeing all the Exynos' problems I decided to buy the S23 instead
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Jesus May 16, 2025 at 06:15 PM
How's the S23 better? Thicker bezels, worse performance, fewer updates. Reminds me of the people who still go with Intel CPUs. With the Vulkan API change, the Xclipse 940 is even outperforming the Adreno 750.
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