Apple iPhone 14 vs. Apple iPhone 12 vs. Samsung Galaxy S23 FE

Commercialization

Brand

Apple

Apple

Samsung

Model

iPhone 14

iPhone 12

Galaxy S23 FE

Known Since Year

Sold since year

Discontinued since year

Colors Available

Midnight, Purple, Starlight, Blue, Red, Yellow

Black, White, Red, Green, Blue, Purple

Mint, Cream, Graphite, Purple, Indigo, Tangerine

Communications

Cell Technology

5G

5G

5G

SIM/Chip Type

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

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

Nano-SIM

Cell Bands

A2882, A2884: 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 70, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6
A2649: 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
A2881: 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 SA/NSA/Sub6
A2883: 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 70, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6

A2172: 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78, 79, 260, 261 Sub6/mmWave
A2402, A2403, A2404: 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78, 79 Sub6

1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6

WiFi

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

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

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

Bluetooth

5.3, A2DP, LE

5.0, A2DP, LE

5.3, A2DP, LE

Geolocation

GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS

GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS

GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO

NFC

Yes

Yes

Yes

Broadcast Radio

No

No

No

Physical Ports

Data Connector

Lightning

Lightning

USB Type-C

Data Technology

Lightning, USB 2.0

Lightning, USB 2.0

USB Type-C, OTG

Headphones Connector

No

No

No

CPU, Memory and Storage

Chipset

Apple A15 Bionic

Apple A14 Bionic

Qualcomm SM8450 Snapdragon 8 Gen 1

CPU(s)

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

Hexa-core (2x3.1 GHz Firestorm + 4x1.8 GHz Icestorm)

Octa-core (1x3.00 GHz Cortex-X2 & 3x2.50 GHz Cortex-A710 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A510)

GPU

Apple GPU (5-core graphics)

Apple GPU (4-core graphics)

Adreno 730

Min. RAM

6 GiB

4 GiB

8 GiB

Max. RAM

6 GiB

4 GiB

8 GiB

Min. Storage

Max. Storage

Type of Storage

NVMe

NVMe

UFS 3.1

Display

Technology

Super Retina XDR OLED

Super Retina XDR OLED

Dynamic AMOLED 2X

Scratch Protection

Ceramic Shield

Ceramic Shield

Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Peak Brightness

1200 nits

1200 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

Size (Diam.)

6.1 in

6.1 in

6.4 in

Horizontal Resolution

1179 pixels

1170 pixels

1080 pixels

Vertical Resolution

2556 pixels

2532 pixels

2340 pixels

Pixel Density

460 ppi

460 ppi

403 ppi

Features and Software

Original Operative System

iOS 16

iOS 14.1

Android 13

Updated Operative System

iOS 17.5.1

iOS 17.5.1

Android 14, One UI 6.1

Biometric Locking

Face ID

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

IP68

Main Camera

Resolution

12 MP

12 MP

50 MP

Focal Length

26 mm

26 mm

24 mm

Lens Aperture

f/1.5

f/1.6

f/1.8

Image Stabilization

sensor-shift OIS

OIS

OIS

Auto-Focus

dual pixel PDAF

dual pixel PDAF

dual pixel PDAF

Pixel Size

1.9 μm

1.4 μm

Wide Camera

Resolution

12 MP

12 MP

12 MP

Focal Length

13 mm

13 mm

13 mm

Lens Aperture

f/2.4

f/2.4

f/2.2

Auto-Focus Technology

Pixel Size

1.12 μm

Telephoto Camera

Resolution

8 MP

Zoom

3x optical

Focal Length

75 mm

Lens Aperture

f/2.4

Image Stabilization Technology

OIS

Auto-Focus Technology

PDAF

Pixel Size

1 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

10 MP

Focal Length

23 mm

23 mm

26 mm

Lens Aperture

f/1.9

f/2.2

f/2.4

Auto-Focus Technology

PDAF SL 3D

PDAF SL 3D

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.

PD2.0

PD2.0

PD3.0

Wired Charging Power

15 W

15 W

25 W

Wireless Charging Tech.

MagSafe

MagSafe

Qi/PMA

Wireless Charging Power

15 W

15 W

15 W

Product Dimensions and Weight

Height

Width

Thickness

Weight

Packaging Dimensions and Weight

Length

Width

Height

Weight

Performance

AnTuTu (v8)

568 674

AnTuTu (v9)

817 125

940 921

AnTuTu (v10)

1 129 280

GeekBench (v5)

GeekBench (v5.1)

GeekBench (v6)