Samsung Galaxy A15 5G vs. Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra vs. Apple iPhone 15 Plus

Commercialization

Brand

Samsung

Samsung

Apple

Model

Galaxy A15 5G

Galaxy S23 Ultra

iPhone 15 Plus

Known Since Year

Sold since year

Discontinued since year

Colors Available

Brave Black, Personality Yellow, Magical Blue, Optimistic Blue

Phantom Black, Green, Cream, Lavender, Graphite, Sky Blue, Lime, Red, BMW M Edition

Black, Blue, Green, Yellow, Pink

Communications

Cell Technology

5G

5G

5G

SIM/Chip Type

Nano-SIM

Nano-SIM and eSIM

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

Cell Bands

1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 26, 28, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6

USA: 1, 7, 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

A3094: 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6
A2847: 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 71, 77, 78, 79, 258, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave
A3093: 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 71, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6
A3096: 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 70, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6

WiFi

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

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

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

Bluetooth

5.3, A2DP, LE

5.3, A2DP, LE

5.3, A2DP, LE

Geolocation

GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS

GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO

GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS

NFC

Yes

Yes

Yes

Broadcast Radio

No

No

No

Physical Ports

Data Connector

USB Type-C

USB Type-C

USB Type-C

Data Technology

USB Type-C 2.0

USB Type-C 3.2, OTG

USB Type-C 2.0, DisplayPort

Headphones Connector

3.5mm TRS

No

No

CPU, Memory and Storage

Chipset

Mediatek Dimensity 6100+ (6 nm)

Qualcomm SM8550-AC Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

Apple A16 Bionic

CPU(s)

Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)

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

Hexa-core (2x3.46 GHz Everest + 4x2.02 GHz Sawtooth)

GPU

Mali-G57 MC2

Adreno 740

Apple GPU

Min. RAM

4 GiB

8 GiB

6 GiB

Max. RAM

8 GiB

12 GiB

6 GiB

Min. Storage

Max. Storage

Type of Storage

UFS 4.0

NVMe

Display

Technology

Super AMOLED

Dynamic AMOLED 2X

Super Retina XDR OLED

Scratch Protection

Glass

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2

Ceramic Shield

Peak Brightness

800 nits

1750 nits

2000 nits

Refresh Rate

90 Hz

120 Hz

Size (Diam.)

6.5 in

6.8 in

6.7 in

Horizontal Resolution

1080 pixels

1440 pixels

1290 pixels

Vertical Resolution

2340 pixels

3088 pixels

2796 pixels

Pixel Density

396 ppi

500 ppi

460 ppi

Features and Software

Original Operative System

Android 14, One UI 6

Android 13

iOS 17

Updated Operative System

Android 14, One UI 6.1

iOS 17.5.1

Biometric Locking

Fingerprint (side-mounted)

Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic)

Face ID

Other Sensors

accelerometer, gyro, compass

accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer

accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer

IP Rating

IP68

IP68

Main Camera

Resolution

50 MP

200 MP

48 MP

Focal Length

24 mm

26 mm

Lens Aperture

f/1.8

f/1.7

f/1.6

Image Stabilization

OIS

sensor-shift OIS

Auto-Focus

AF

multi-directional PDAF, Laser AF

dual pixel PDAF

Pixel Size

0.6 μm

1 μm

Wide Camera

Resolution

5 MP

12 MP

12 MP

Focal Length

13 mm

13 mm

Lens Aperture

f/2.2

f/2.2

f/2.4

Auto-Focus Technology

dual pixel PDAF

Pixel Size

1.4 μm

Telephoto Camera

Resolution

10 MP

Zoom

3x optical

Focal Length

70 mm

Lens Aperture

f/2.4

Image Stabilization Technology

OIS

Auto-Focus Technology

PDAF

Pixel Size

1.12 μm

2nd Telephoto Camera

Resolution

10 MP

Zoom

10x optical

Focal Length

230 mm

Lens Aperture

f/4.9

Image Stabilization Technology

OIS

Auto-Focus Technology

PDAF

Pixel Size

1.4 μm

Front Camera

Resolution

13 MP

12 MP

12 MP

Focal Length

26 mm

23 mm

Lens Aperture

f/2

f/2.2

f/1.9

Auto-Focus Technology

dual pixel PDAF

PDAF

Pixel Size

Energy and Autonomy

Battery Type/Chemistry

Li-Ion

Li-Ion

Li-Ion

Battery Capacity

Battery Replacement Model

non-removable

non-removable

non-removable

Wired Charging Tech.

PD3.0

PD2.0

Wired Charging Power

25 W

45 W

15 W

Wireless Charging Tech.

No

Qi/PMA

MagSafe

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)

306 274

1 241 531

AnTuTu (v10)

364 663

1 385 649

GeekBench (v5)

GeekBench (v5.1)

GeekBench (v6)