Apple iPhone 15 vs Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra in Brazil

Compare specifications, features, and prices side-by-side to make the best choice.

Launch
Status
Available. Released Sep 2023
Available. Released Feb 2023
Body
Dimensions
147.6 x 71.6 x 7.8 mm
163.4 x 78.1 x 8.9 mm
Weight
171 g
234 g
Build
Glass front (Ceramic Shield), glass back, aluminum frame
Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), Armor Aluminum frame
SIM
Nano-SIM and eSIM
Nano-SIM and eSIM
Colors
Pink, Yellow, Green, Blue, Black
Phantom Black, Cream, Green, Lavender
Display
Type
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
Size
6.1 inches
6.8 inches, 114.7 cm2 (~91.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
2556 x 1179 pixels
1440 x 3088
Protection
Ceramic Shield glass
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Features
-
IP68, S Pen included, 200MP camera, 10x optical zoom, UWB, Samsung DeX, 4 OS updates
Platform
OS
iOS 17, upgradable to iOS 18.3
Android 13, upgradable to Android 15 (One UI 7)
Chipset
Apple A16 Bionic (4 nm)
Qualcomm SM8550-AC Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy (4 nm)
CPU
Hexa-core
Octa-core (1x3.36 GHz Cortex-X3 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A715 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A710 & 3x2.0 GHz Cortex-A510)
GPU
Apple GPU (5-core)
Adreno 740
Memory
Card Slot
No
No
Internal
128GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM, 512GB 6GB RAM
256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM, 1TB 12GB RAM
Camera
Main
48 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide) + 12 MP, f/2.4, 13mm (ultrawide)
Quad: 200 MP, f/1.7 (wide), PDAF, OIS | 10 MP, f/4.9, 230mm (periscope telephoto), PDAF, OIS, 10x optical zoom | 10 MP, f/2.4, 70mm (telephoto), PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom | 12 MP, f/2.2 (ultrawide), Dual Pixel PDAF, Super Steady
Features
LED flash, HDR, Dolby Vision
LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Selfie
12 MP, f/1.9
12 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), Dual Pixel PDAF
Comms
WLAN
Wi-Fi 7
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth
5.3
5.3, A2DP, LE
GPS
GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS
GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC
Yes
Yes
Radio
No
No
USB
USB Type-C 2.0
USB Type-C 3.2, DisplayPort, OTG
Battery
Type
Li-Ion 3349 mAh
5000 mAh
Charging
Emergency SOS via satellite (SMS sending/receiving), Glass front + Gorilla Glass), Glass back + Gorilla Glass), IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 6m for 30 mins), Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified), Document editor  
Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX, Bixby, Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified), IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min), Stylus (S Pen, Bluetooth integration, accelerometer, gyro)