Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra vs Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max vs Motorola Edge 50 Ultra

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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Apple Motorola
Announced 2023, February 01 September 2023 April 2024
Status Coming soon. Exp. release 2023, February 17 Available - September 2023 Coming Soon - April 2024
Price Rs. 124,990 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 159,900 ($1199.00) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Phantom Black, Green, Cream, Lavender Black Titanium, White Titanium, Blue Titanium, Natural Titanium Forest Grey, Nordic Wood, Peach Fuzz
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 163.4 x 78.1 x 8.9 mm
(6.43 x 3.07 x 0.35 in)
159.9 x 76.7 x 8.3 mm
(6.3 x 3.02 x 0.33 in)
161.1 x 72.4 x 8.6 mm
(6.34 x 2.85 x 0.34 in)
Weight 233 g (8.22 oz) 221 g (7.8 oz) 197 g (6.95 oz)
SIM Type Nano-SIM and eSIM, Dual SIM (2 Nano-SIMs and eSIM, dual stand-by) Nano-SIM and eSIM - International
Dual eSIM with multiple numbers - USA
Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - China
Nano-SIM and/or eSIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only)
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM)
CDMA 800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 66
5G Network SA/NSA/Sub6 - International / SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA SA/NSA/Sub6 - International
SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71, 75, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6
Messaging
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor (under display, ultrasonic)
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Armor aluminum frame with tougher drop and scratch resistance (advertised)
Stylus, 2.8ms latency (Bluetooth integration, accelerometer, gyro)
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 6m for 30 min)
Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 13 iOS 17 Android 14
User Interface One UI 5 - -
Processor Octa-core (1x3.36 GHz Cortex-X3 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A715 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A710 & 3x2.0 GHz Cortex-A510), Qualcomm SM8550-AC Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (4 nm) Hexa-core (2x + 4x), Apple A17 Pro (3 nm) Octa-core (1x3.0 GHz Cortex-X4 & 4x2.8 GHz Cortex-A720 & 3x2.0 GHz Cortex-A520), Qualcomm SM8635 Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 (4 nm)
GPU Adreno 740 Apple GPU (6-core graphics) Adreno 735
RAM 12 GB 8 GB 16 GB
Internal Memory 1 TB 1 TB 1 TB
External Memory No No No

display Display

Type QHD+ Dynamic AMOLED 2X Screen
120Hz Refresh Rate
HDR10+
1750 nits (peak)
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Always-on display
FHD+ LTPO Super Retina XDR OLED Screen
120Hz Refresh Rate
HDR10, Dolby Vision
1000 Nits (typ), 2000 Nits (HBM)
Ceramic Shield Glass
FHD+ P-OLED Screen
144Hz Refresh Rate
HDR10+, 2500 Nits (peak)
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Colors 16M Colors 16M colors 1B colors
Size 6.8 inches 6.7 inches 6.7 inches
Resolution 1440 x 3088 pixels (501 ppi) 1290 x 2796 pixels (460 ppi) 1220 x 2712 pixels (444 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 89.56% 89.67% 92.84%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack no no no
Radio No No No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker

camera Camera

Rear Camera 200 MP + 10 MP + 10 MP + 12 MP 48 MP + 12 MP + 12 MP 50 MP + 64 MP + 50 MP
Flash LED flash Dual-LED Dual-tone Flash Dual-LED Flash
Features 200 MP, f/1.7, 24mm (wide), 1/1.3", 0.6µm, multi-directional PDAF, Laser AF, OIS
10 MP, f/4.9, 230mm (periscope telephoto), 1/3.52", 1.12µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS, 10x optical zoom
10 MP, f/2.4, 70mm (telephoto), 1/3.52", 1.12µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom
12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, Super Steady video
auto-HDR, panorama
48 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), 1/1.28", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS
12 MP, f/2.8, 120mm (periscope telephoto), 1.12µm, dual pixel PDAF, 3D sensor‑shift OIS, 5x optical zoom
12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF
TOF 3D LiDAR scanner (depth)
HDR (photo/panorama)
50 MP, f/1.6, (wide), 1/1.3", 1.2µm, multi-directional PDAF, Laser AF, OIS
64 MP, f/2.4, 72mm (periscope telephoto), 0.7µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom
50 MP, f/2.0, 12mm, 122˚ (ultrawide), 0.64µm, AF
HDR, Panorama
Video 8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS 4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, 10-bit HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), ProRes, Cinematic mode (4K@24/30fps), 3D (spatial) video, stereo sound rec. 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240/960fps, 10-bit HDR10+, gyro-EIS
Front Camera 12 MP, f/2.2, 25mm (wide), Dual Pixel PDAF, Dual video call
Auto-HDR, HDR10+
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps [Similar]
12 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6", PDAF, OIS
SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
HDR, Cinematic mode (4K@24/30fps)
4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS [Similar]
50 MP, f/1.9, (wide), 0.64µm, AF
HDR
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, HDR [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE-A (CA), 5G HSPA, LTE-A, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA, LTE (CA), 5G
Bluetooth 5.3, A2DP, LE 5.3, A2DP, LE 5.4, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct
USB USB Type-C 3.2, USB On-The-Go USB Type-C 3.0, DisplayPort USB Type-C 3.1 Gen2, OTG, DisplayPort 1.4
GPS GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS, NavIC GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, NavIC
Browser Yes Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 1 TB, 12 GB RAM or 512 GB, 12 GB RAM or 256 GB, 12 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS 3.1 / 4.0 1 TB, 8 GB RAM or 512 GB, 8 GB RAM or 256 GB, 8 GB RAM NVMe 1 TB, 16 GB RAM or 512 GB, 16 GB RAM or 512 GB, 12 GB RAM UFS 4.0
Expandable Storage No No No
USB OTG Supported Not Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor present barometer sensor not present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery Charging 45W wired
10W wireless (Qi/PMA)
4.5W reverse wireless
Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Wired, 50% in 30 min
15W wireless (MagSafe)
7.5W wireless (Qi)
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery Charging 125W wired
50W wireless
10W reverse wireless
Capacity 5000 mAh - 4500 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -