Do you want to know what's better Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max or Samsung S23? You'll get the answer on this page! SpecsPRO has compared Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max vs Samsung S23: camera, battery, screen size, resolution and other important specifications.

Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max vs Samsung S23

  • Main

  • Model

  • Price

  • launch

  • Status

  • Announced

  • platform

  • OS

  • CPU

  • GPU

  • Chipset

  • camera

  • Rear

  • Front

  • Video

  • Features

  • display

  • Size

  • Resolution

  • Technology

  • Protection

  • battery

  • General

  • Charging

  • body

  • SIM card

  • Build

  • Weight

  • Dimensions

  • Miscellaneous

  • Colors

  • memory

  • Internal Storage & RAM

  • Card slot

  • comms

  • GPS

  • NFC

  • USB

  • WLAN

  • Radio

  • Bluetooth

  • features

  • Sensors

  • sound

  • 3.5mm jack

  • network

  • Technology

  • 2G bands

  • 3G bands

  • Speed

  • 4G bands

  • 5G bands

  • Videos

Samsung S23
  • launch

  • Status

    Available. Released 2021, September 24

  • Announced

    2021, September 14

  • platform

  • OS

    iOS 15, upgradable to iOS 15.4.1

  • CPU

    Hexa-core (2x3.23 GHz Avalanche + 4x1.82 GHz Blizzard)

  • GPU

    Apple GPU (5-core graphics)

  • Chipset

    Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm)

  • camera

  • Rear

    Quad 12 MP, f/1.5, 26mm (wide), 1.9µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS 12 MP, f/2.8, 77mm (telephoto), PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom 12 MP, f/1.8, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), PDAF TOF 3D LiDAR scanner (depth)

  • Front

    Dual 12 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6" SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)

  • Video

    4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, 10-bit HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), ProRes, Cinematic mode, stereo sound rec.

  • Features

    Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama)

  • display

  • Size

    6.7 inches, 109.8 cm2

  • Resolution

    1284 x 2778 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~458 ppi density)

  • Technology

    Super Retina XDR OLED, 120Hz, HDR10, Dolby Vision, 1000 nits (HBM), 1200 nits (peak)

  • Protection

    Scratch-resistant ceramic glass, oleophobic coating

  • battery

  • General

    Li-Ion 4352 mAh, non-removable (16.75 Wh)

  • Charging

    Fast charging (27W, unofficial rating), 50% in 30 min (advertised)

  • body

  • SIM card

    Single SIM

  • Build

    Glass front (Gorilla Glass), glass back (Gorilla Glass), stainless steel frame

  • Weight

    240 g (8.47 oz, 0.53 lb)

  • Dimensions

    160.8 x 78.1 x 7.7 mm (6.33 x 3.07 x 0.30 in)

  • Miscellaneous

  • Colors

    Graphite, Gold, Silver, Sierra Blue, Alpine Green

  • memory

  • Internal Storage & RAM

    128GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM, 512GB 6GB RAM, 1TB 6GB RAM

  • Card slot

    No

  • comms

  • GPS

    Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS

  • NFC

    Yes

  • USB

    Lightning, USB 2.0

  • WLAN

    Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot

  • Radio

    No

  • Bluetooth

    5.0, A2DP, LE

  • features

  • Sensors

    Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer Ultra Wideband (UWB) support

  • sound

  • 3.5mm jack

    No

  • network

  • Technology

  • 2G bands

  • 3G bands

  • Speed

  • 4G bands

  • 5G bands

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  • launch

  • Status

    Available. Released 2023, February 17

  • Announced

    2023, February 01

  • platform

  • OS

    Android 13, One UI 5.1

  • CPU

    Octa-core (1x3.36 GHz Cortex-X3 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A715 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A710 & 3x2.0 GHz Cortex-A510)

  • GPU

    Adreno 740

  • Chipset

    Qualcomm SM8550-AC Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (4 nm)

  • camera

  • Rear

    Triple 50 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS 10 MP, f/2.4, 70mm (telephoto), 1/3.94", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom 12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55" 1.4µm, Super Steady video

  • Front

    12 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), Dual Pixel PDAF

  • Video

    8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 1080p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS

  • Features

    LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama

  • display

  • Size

    6.1 inches, 90.1 cm2

  • Resolution

    1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~425 ppi density)

  • Technology

    Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1200 nits (HBM), 1750 nits (peak)

  • Protection

    Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2

  • battery

  • General

    Li-Ion 3900 mAh, non-removable

  • Charging

    25W wired, PD3.0, 50% in 30 min (advertised) 15W wireless (Qi/PMA) 4.5W reverse wireless

  • body

  • SIM card

    Nano-SIM

  • Build

    Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), aluminum frame

  • Weight

    168 g (5.93 oz, 0.37 lb)

  • Dimensions

    146.3 x 70.9 x 7.6 mm (5.76 x 2.79 x 0.30 in)

  • Miscellaneous

  • Colors

    Phantom Black, Cream, Green, Lavender, Graphite, Lime

  • memory

  • Internal Storage & RAM

    128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 512GB 8GB RAM

  • Card slot

    No

  • comms

  • GPS

    GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO

  • NFC

    Yes

  • USB

    USB Type-C 3.2, OTG

  • WLAN

    Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct

  • Radio

    No

  • Bluetooth

    5.3, A2DP, LE

  • features

  • Sensors

    Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer

  • sound

  • 3.5mm jack

    No

  • network

  • Technology

    GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G

  • 2G bands

    GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only) CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA

  • 3G bands

    HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO

  • Speed

    HSPA, LTE-A (up to 7CA), 5G

  • 4G bands

    1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 - International 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 20, 25, 26, 28, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48, 66, 71 - USA

  • 5G bands

    1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 75, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - International 1, 7, 25, 28, 41, 66, 71, 78, 258, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA

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