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iPhone 14vs Galaxy S23 Ultra

Weighted overall score across performance, camera, battery, RAM, storage and display — plus the full spec sheet below.

Rank #2
68 Score
iPhone 14
Apple
Rank #1
94 Score
Galaxy S23 Ultra
Samsung

Score breakdown

How each phone scores per category, out of 100.

Performance
iPhone 14 82
Galaxy S23 Ultra 90
Camera
iPhone 14 24
Galaxy S23 Ultra 100
Battery
iPhone 14 74
Galaxy S23 Ultra 91
RAM
iPhone 14 61
Galaxy S23 Ultra 87
Storage
iPhone 14 100
Galaxy S23 Ultra 100
Display
iPhone 14 91
Galaxy S23 Ultra 100

Full specifications

Every field on record — collapse a category to skip it.

RAM Differs
iPhone 14 6GB RAM
Galaxy S23 Ultra 8/12GB RAM
Body Differs
iPhone 14 172g, 7.8mm thickness
Galaxy S23 Ultra 234g, 8.9mm thickness
Video Differs
iPhone 14 2160p
Galaxy S23 Ultra 4320p
Camera Differs
iPhone 14 12MP
Galaxy S23 Ultra 200MP
Battery Differs
iPhone 14 3279mAh
Galaxy S23 Ultra 5000mAh
Chipset Differs
iPhone 14 Apple A15 Bionic
Galaxy S23 Ultra Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
OS Differs
iPhone 14 iOS 16, up to iOS 26.6
Galaxy S23 Ultra Android 13, up to 4 major OS updates
Storage Differs
iPhone 14 128GB/256GB/512GB storage, no card slot
Galaxy S23 Ultra 256GB/512GB/1TB storage, no card slot
Battery type Differs
iPhone 14 PD2.015W
Galaxy S23 Ultra 45W15W
Display resolution Differs
iPhone 14 1170x2532 pixels
Galaxy S23 Ultra 1440x3088 pixels
Display size Differs
iPhone 14 6.1"
Galaxy S23 Ultra 6.8"
Release date Differs
iPhone 14 Released 2022, September 16
Galaxy S23 Ultra Released 2023, February 17
Technology
iPhone 14 GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
Galaxy S23 Ultra GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
2G bands
iPhone 14 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Galaxy S23 Ultra GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
iPhone 14 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
Galaxy S23 Ultra HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands
iPhone 14 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66 - A2882, A2884
Galaxy S23 Ultra 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 - International
5G bands
iPhone 14 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 70, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A2882, A2884
Galaxy S23 Ultra 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 75, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - International
Speed
iPhone 14 HSPA, LTE, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Galaxy S23 Ultra HSPA, LTE (CA), 5G
Announced
iPhone 14 2022, September 07
Galaxy S23 Ultra 2023, February 01
Status
iPhone 14 Available. Released 2022, September 16
Galaxy S23 Ultra Available. Released 2023, February 17
Dimensions
iPhone 14 146.7 x 71.5 x 7.8 mm (5.78 x 2.81 x 0.31 in)
Galaxy S23 Ultra 163.4 x 78.1 x 8.9 mm (6.43 x 3.07 x 0.35 in)
Weight
iPhone 14 172 g (6.07 oz)
Galaxy S23 Ultra 234 g (8.25 oz)
Build
iPhone 14 Glass front, glass back, aluminum frame
Galaxy S23 Ultra Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), aluminum frame
SIM
iPhone 14 · Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time; International)· eSIM + eSIM (8 or more, max 2 at a time; USA)· Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM (China)
Galaxy S23 Ultra · Nano-SIM + eSIM· Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time)
Type
iPhone 14 Super Retina XDR OLED, HDR10, Dolby Vision, 800 nits (HBM), 1200 nits (peak)
Galaxy S23 Ultra Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1200 nits (HBM), 1750 nits (peak)
Size
iPhone 14 6.1 inches, 90.2 cm2 (~86.0% screen-to-body ratio)
Galaxy S23 Ultra 6.8 inches, 114.7 cm2 (~89.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
iPhone 14 1170 x 2532 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~460 ppi density)
Galaxy S23 Ultra 1440 x 3088 pixels, 19.3:9 ratio (~500 ppi density)
Protection
iPhone 14 Ceramic Shield glass
Galaxy S23 Ultra Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2
OS
iPhone 14 iOS 16, upgradable to iOS 26.6
Galaxy S23 Ultra Android 13, up to 4 major OS updates, One UI 8.5
Chipset
iPhone 14 Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm)
Galaxy S23 Ultra Qualcomm SM8550-AC Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (4 nm)
CPU
iPhone 14 Hexa-core (2x3.23 GHz Avalanche + 4x1.82 GHz Blizzard)
Galaxy S23 Ultra Octa-core (1x3.36 GHz Cortex-X3 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A715 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A710 & 3x2.0 GHz Cortex-A510)
GPU
iPhone 14 Apple GPU (5-core graphics)
Galaxy S23 Ultra Adreno 740
Card slot
iPhone 14 No
Galaxy S23 Ultra No
Internal
iPhone 14 128GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM, 512GB 6GB RAM
Galaxy S23 Ultra 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM, 1TB 12GB RAM
Dual
iPhone 14 12 MP, f/1.5, 26mm (wide), 1/1.7", 1.9µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS 12 MP, f/2.4, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide)
Galaxy S23 Ultra —
Features
iPhone 14 Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama)
Galaxy S23 Ultra Laser AF, LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video
iPhone 14 4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), stereo sound rec.
Galaxy S23 Ultra 8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS
Quad
iPhone 14 —
Galaxy S23 Ultra 200 MP, f/1.7, 24mm (wide), 1/1.3", 0.6µm, multi-directional PDAF, OIS 10 MP, f/2.4, 70mm (telephoto), 1/3.52", 1.12µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom 10 MP, f/4.9, 230mm (periscope telephoto), 1/3.52", 1.12µm, PDAF, OIS, 10x optical zoom 12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, Super Steady video
Single
iPhone 14 12 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6", 1.0µm, PDAF SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
Galaxy S23 Ultra 12 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.2", 1.12µm, dual pixel PDAF
Features
iPhone 14 HDR
Galaxy S23 Ultra HDR, HDR10+
Video
iPhone 14 4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS
Galaxy S23 Ultra 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps
Loudspeaker
iPhone 14 Yes, with stereo speakers
Galaxy S23 Ultra Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack
iPhone 14 No
Galaxy S23 Ultra No
WLAN
iPhone 14 Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot
Galaxy S23 Ultra Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth
iPhone 14 5.3, A2DP, LE
Galaxy S23 Ultra 5.3, A2DP, LE
Positioning
iPhone 14 GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS
Galaxy S23 Ultra GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS
NFC
iPhone 14 Yes
Galaxy S23 Ultra Yes
Radio
iPhone 14 No
Galaxy S23 Ultra No
USB
iPhone 14 Lightning, USB 2.0
Galaxy S23 Ultra USB Type-C 3.2, OTG
Sensors
iPhone 14 Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Galaxy S23 Ultra Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Type
iPhone 14 Li-Ion 3279 mAh (12.68 Wh)
Galaxy S23 Ultra Li-Ion 5000 mAh
Charging
iPhone 14 Wired, PD2.0, 50% in 30 min 15W wireless (MagSafe) 15W wireless (Qi2) - requires iOS 17.2 update
Galaxy S23 Ultra 45W wired, PD3.0, 65% in 30 min 15W wireless (Qi) 4.5W reverse wireless
Colors
iPhone 14 Midnight, Purple, Starlight, Blue, Red, Yellow
Galaxy S23 Ultra Phantom Black, Green, Cream, Lavender, Graphite, Sky Blue, Lime, Red, BMW M Edition
Models
iPhone 14 A2882, A2649, A2881, A2884, A2883, iphone14,7
Galaxy S23 Ultra SM-S918B, SM-S918B/DS, SM-S918U, SM-S918U1, SM-S918W, SM-S918N, SM-S9180, SM-S918E, SM-S918E/DS
SAR
iPhone 14 1.15 W/kg (head)     1.16 W/kg (body)
Galaxy S23 Ultra 1.12 W/kg (head)     0.92 W/kg (body)
SAR EU
iPhone 14 0.98 W/kg (head)     0.98 W/kg (body)
Galaxy S23 Ultra 0.96 W/kg (head)     1.40 W/kg (body)
Price
iPhone 14 $ 297.00 / £ 260.00 / € 323.00 / ₹ 64,900
Galaxy S23 Ultra $ 418.48 / £ 420.00 / € 380.00 / ₹ 79,999
Performance
iPhone 14 AnTuTu: 817125 (v9) GeekBench: 4761 (v5.1) GFXBench: 60fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Galaxy S23 Ultra AnTuTu: 1241531 (v9) GeekBench: 4927 (v5.1) 3DMark: 3790 (Wild Life Extreme)
Display
iPhone 14 804 nits max brightness (measured)
Galaxy S23 Ultra 1274 nits max brightness (measured)
Camera
iPhone 14 Photo / Video
Galaxy S23 Ultra Photo / Video
Loudspeaker
iPhone 14 -25.2 LUFS (Very good)
Galaxy S23 Ultra -25.6 LUFS (Very good)
Battery (old)
iPhone 14 Endurance rating 90h
Galaxy S23 Ultra Endurance rating 126h
Battery
iPhone 14 —
Galaxy S23 Ultra Active use score 13:24h
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