Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra vs Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra in New Zealand

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

Launch
Status
Available. Released Feb 2023
Available. Released Mar 2020
Body
Dimensions
163.4 x 78.1 x 8.9 mm
166.9 x 76.0 x 8.8 mm
Weight
234 g
222 g
Build
Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), Armor Aluminum frame
Glass front (Gorilla Glass 6), glass back (Gorilla Glass 6), Aluminum frame
SIM
Nano-SIM and eSIM
Nano-SIM + eSIM / Dual Nano-SIM
Colors
Phantom Black, Cream, Green, Lavender
Cosmic Gray, Cosmic Black, Cloud White, Cloud Blue
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)
6.9 inches, 114.0 cm2
Resolution
1440 x 3088
1440 x 3200
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Corning Gorilla Glass 6
Features
IP68, S Pen included, 200MP camera, 10x optical zoom, UWB, Samsung DeX, 4 OS updates
108MP, 100x Space Zoom, 8K video, 45W charging, IP68, 120Hz WQHD+, 40MP selfie, Samsung DeX
Platform
OS
Android 13, upgradable to Android 15 (One UI 7)
Android 10, upgradable to Android 13 (One UI 5.1)
Chipset
Qualcomm SM8550-AC Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy (4 nm)
Samsung Exynos 990 (7 nm+) / Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865 (7 nm+)
CPU
Octa-core (1x3.36 GHz Cortex-X3 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A715 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A710 & 3x2.0 GHz Cortex-A510)
Octa-core
GPU
Adreno 740
Mali-G77 MP11 / Adreno 650
Memory
Card Slot
No
microSDXC (up to 1TB, hybrid slot)
Internal
256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM, 1TB 12GB RAM
128GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 16GB 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
Quad: 108 MP, f/1.8 (wide), PDAF, OIS | 48 MP, f/3.5 (periscope telephoto), 10x optical zoom, 100x Space Zoom, PDAF, OIS | 12 MP, f/2.2 (ultrawide) | 0.3 MP, ToF 3D (depth)
Features
LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama, 8K@24fps, 4K@60fps
Selfie
12 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), Dual Pixel PDAF
40 MP, f/2.2, PDAF
Comms
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, tri-band
Bluetooth
5.3, A2DP, LE
5.0, A2DP, LE
GPS
GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC
Yes
Yes
Radio
No
No
USB
USB Type-C 3.2, DisplayPort, OTG
USB Type-C 3.2, OTG, DisplayPort
Battery
Type
5000 mAh
5000 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 6), glass back + Gorilla Glass 6), metal frame , Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic, ANT+, Bixby natural language commands and dictation, Samsung DeX (desktop experience support), Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certifi