Samsung Galaxy S23 vs. Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max vs. Honor X50

Commercialization

Brand

Samsung

Apple

Honor

Model

Galaxy S23

iPhone 16 Pro Max

X50

Known Since Year

Sold since year

Discontinued since year

Colors Available

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

Black Titanium, White Titanium, Blue Titanium, Natural Titanium

Black, Blue, Silver, Orange

Communications

Cell Technology

5G

5G

5G

SIM/Chip Type

Nano-SIM and eSIM

Dual eSIM (USA) or Nano-SIM and eSIM (Intl)

Nano-SIM

Cell Bands

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

USA: SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave
Intl: SA/NSA/Sub6

SA/NSA

WiFi

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

802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, dual-band

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

Bluetooth

5.3, A2DP, LE

5.4, A2DP, LE

5.1, A2DP, LE

Geolocation

GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO

GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS, NavIC

GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS

NFC

Yes

Yes

No

Broadcast Radio

No

No

No

Physical Ports

Data Connector

USB Type-C

USB Type-C

USB Type-C

Data Technology

USB Type-C 3.2, OTG

USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2, DisplayPort

USB Type-C 2.0, OTG

Headphones Connector

No

No

No

CPU, Memory and Storage

Chipset

Qualcomm SM8550-AC Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

Apple A18 Pro (3 nm)

Qualcomm SM6450 Snapdragon 6 Gen 1

CPU(s)

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

Hexa-core

Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55)

GPU

Adreno 740

Apple GPU

Adreno 710

Min. RAM

8 GiB

8 GiB

8 GiB

Max. RAM

8 GiB

8 GiB

16 GiB

Min. Storage

Max. Storage

Type of Storage

UFS 3.1 (128 GiB only) or UFS 4.0 (Rest)

NVMe

Display

Technology

Dynamic AMOLED 2X

LTPO Super Retina XDR OLED

AMOLED

Scratch Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2

Ceramic Shield

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+

Peak Brightness

1750 nits

2000 nits

1200 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

120 Hz

120 Hz

Size (Diam.)

6.1 in

6.9 in

6.78 in

Horizontal Resolution

1080 pixels

1328 pixels

1220 pixels

Vertical Resolution

2340 pixels

2878 pixels

2652 pixels

Pixel Density

425 ppi

460 ppi

431 ppi

Features and Software

Original Operative System

Android 13

iOS 18

Android 13, Magic OS 7.1

Updated Operative System

Android 14, One UI 6.1

Biometric Locking

Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic)

Face ID

Fingerprint (under display, optical)

Other Sensors

accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer

accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer

accelerometer, gyro, compass

IP Rating

IP68

IP68

IP53

Main Camera

Resolution

50 MP

48 MP

108 MP

Focal Length

24 mm

24 mm

Lens Aperture

f/1.8

f/1.8

f/1.8

Image Stabilization

OIS

sensor-shift OIS

Auto-Focus

dual pixel PDAF

dual pixel PDAF

PDAF

Pixel Size

1 μm

1.22 μm

Wide Camera

Resolution

12 MP

48 MP

Focal Length

13 mm

Lens Aperture

f/2.2

Auto-Focus Technology

dual pixel PDAF

dual pixel PDAF

Pixel Size

1.4 μm

Telephoto Camera

Resolution

10 MP

12 MP

Zoom

3x optical

5x optical

Focal Length

70 mm

120 mm

Lens Aperture

f/2.4

f/2.8

Image Stabilization Technology

OIS

3D sensor‑shift OIS

Auto-Focus Technology

PDAF

dual pixel PDAF

Pixel Size

1 μm

1.12 μm

2nd Telephoto Camera

Resolution

Zoom

Focal Length

Lens Aperture

Image Stabilization Technology

Auto-Focus Technology

Pixel Size

Front Camera

Resolution

12 MP

12 MP

8 MP

Focal Length

26 mm

23 mm

Lens Aperture

f/2.2

f/1.9

f/2

Auto-Focus Technology

dual pixel PDAF

PDAF

Pixel Size

Energy and Autonomy

Battery Type/Chemistry

Li-Ion

Li-Ion

Li-Po

Battery Capacity

Battery Replacement Model

non-removable

non-removable

non-removable

Wired Charging Tech.

PD3.0

PD2.0

Wired Charging Power

25 W

15 W

35 W

Wireless Charging Tech.

Qi/PMA

MagSafe

n/a

Wireless Charging Power

15 W

15 W

Product Dimensions and Weight

Height

Width

Thickness

Weight

Packaging Dimensions and Weight

Length

Width

Height

Weight

Performance

AnTuTu (v8)

AnTuTu (v9)

1 231 075

AnTuTu (v10)

GeekBench (v5)

GeekBench (v5.1)

GeekBench (v6)