Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra vs Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max in Switzerland

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

Launch
Status
Available. Released Feb 2023
Available. Released Sep 2021
Body
Dimensions
163.4 x 78.1 x 8.9 mm
160.8 x 78.1 x 7.65 mm
Weight
234 g
238 g
Build
Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), Armor Aluminum frame
Glass front, glass back, stainless steel frame
SIM
Nano-SIM and eSIM
Nano-SIM and eSIM
Colors
Phantom Black, Cream, Green, Lavender
Graphite, Gold, Silver, Sierra Blue, Alpine Green
Display
Type
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
Size
6.8 inches, 114.7 cm2 (~91.1% screen-to-body ratio)
6.7 inches
Resolution
1440 x 3088
2778 x 1284
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Ceramic Shield
Features
IP68, S Pen included, 200MP camera, 10x optical zoom, UWB, Samsung DeX, 4 OS updates
120Hz, HDR10, Dolby Vision, 1000 nits (HBM), 1200 nits (peak)  
Platform
OS
Android 13, upgradable to Android 15 (One UI 7)
iOS 15, upgradable to iOS 18.3
Chipset
Qualcomm SM8550-AC Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy (4 nm)
Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm)
CPU
Octa-core (1x3.36 GHz Cortex-X3 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A715 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A710 & 3x2.0 GHz Cortex-A510)
Hexa-core
GPU
Adreno 740
Apple GPU
Memory
Card Slot
No
No
Internal
256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM, 1TB 12GB RAM
128GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM, 512GB 6GB RAM, 1TB 6GB RAM
Camera
Main
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
12 MP + 12 MP ultrawide + 12 MP telephoto 3x
Features
LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
LED flash, HDR, Dolby Vision
Selfie
12 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), Dual Pixel PDAF
12 MP, f/2.2
Comms
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Wi-Fi 6
Bluetooth
5.3, A2DP, LE
5.3
GPS
GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
NFC
Yes
Yes
Radio
No
No
USB
USB Type-C 3.2, DisplayPort, OTG
Lightning
Battery
Type
5000 mAh
Li-Ion 4352 mAh
Charging
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)
Glass front + Gorilla Glass), Glass back + Gorilla Glass), stainless steel frame, Scratch-resistant ceramic glass, oleophobic coating, Wide color gamut, True-tone, Siri natural language commands and dictation, Ultra Wideband (UWB) support