Apple iPhone 14 vs Samsung Galaxy S23+

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800, 1900 & TD-SCDMA
3G network

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100; CDMA2000 1xEV-DO

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100; CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G network

LTE frequency band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66 - global version, China, Hong Kong; 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 53, 66, 71 - USA, Canada, Japan; 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66 - Russian

LTE frequency band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 29, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48, 66, 71 - USA
5G network

5G band 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 70, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - global version, China, Hong Kong; 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 - USA; 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 - Canada, Japan; 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 70, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - Russia

5G band 1, 7, 28, 41, 66, 71, 78, 258, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA; SA/NSA/Sub6 - global version
HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

11.5 Mbps
EV-DO speed

EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps download, 1.8 Mbps upload

-
LTE speed

LTE-A, 1 Gbps download, 500 Mbps upload

LTE-A (7CA)
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Availability
Oficially announced

2022-09

2023-02
Status

2022-09

2023-02

Design
Build

Glass front (Gorilla Glass), glass back (Gorilla Glass), aluminum frame

Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), aluminum frame
SIM

Dual SIM (Nano-SIM and eSIM) or Dual eSIM - global version; Dual eSIM with multiple numbers - USA; Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - China

Nano-SIM and eSIM or Dual SIM (2 Nano-SIMs and eSIM, dual stand-by)
Height

146.7 mm

157.8 mm
Width

71.5 mm

76.2 mm
Thickness

7.8 mm

7.6 mm
Weight

172 g

196 g
Payment

Apple Pay(Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)

Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
Waterproof

IP68 (6m and 30 mins)

IP68 (1.5m and 30 mins)
Dust proof

IP68

IP68
Colors

Blue, Midnight, Purple, Red, Starlight

Black, Cream, Graphite, Green, Lavender, Lime

Display
Display type

Super Retina XDR OLED

Dynamic AMOLED 2X
Physical size

6.1 inches

6.6 inches
Resolution

1170 x 2532 pixels

1080 x 2340 pixels
Pixel density

460 ppi

393 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

Scratch-resistant ceramic glass, oleophobic coating

Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Display features

HDR10, Dolby Vision, 800 nits (HBM), 1200 nits (peak)

120Hz, HDR10+, 1750 nits (peak), Always-on display

Hardware
CPU

Hexa-core

Octa-core
CPU

Dual-core 3.23 GHz Avalanche

Single-core 3.36 GHz Cortex-X3
CPU(second)

quad-core 1.82 GHz Blizzard

dual-core 2.8 GHz Cortex-A715
CPU(third)

Dual-core 2.8 GHz Cortex-A710
CPU(fourth)

Triple-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A510
Chipset

Apple A15 Bionic

Qualcomm SM8550-AC Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
GPU

Apple GPU (5-core graphics)

Adreno 740
Memory RAM

6 GB

8 GB
Internal storage

128, 256, 512 GB

256, 512 GB
Memory card

No

No
Storage

NVMe

UFS 4.0

OS
OS

iOS 16

Android 13, One UI 5.1

Main camera
Camera type

Dual

Triple
Main camera

(wide) , 12 MP, f/1.5 , 26 mm, 1.9 µm, 2x optical zoom , 5x digital zoom

(wide) , 50 MP, f/1.8 , 24 mm, 1.0 µm, 85˚ , 1/1.56"
(ultrawide) , 12 MP, f/2.4 , 120˚ , 13 mm

(telephoto) , 10 MP, f/2.4 , 70 mm, 1/3.94" , 1.0 µm, 3x optical zoom
120˚ , (ultrawide) , 12 MP, f/2.2 , 13 mm, 1/2.55" , 1.4 µm
Primary camera resolution

4032 x 3024 pixels

-
Primary camera video

4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), Cinematic mode (4K@30fps), stereo sound rec.

8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 1080p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS
Primary camera flash

dual-LED dual-tone flash

LED flash
Camera features

Autofocus, continuous autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, optical zoom, optical image stabilization, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode, macro-mode, phase detection autofocus, RAW, Night Mode, Deep Fusion, Dolby Vision HDR video recording, Smart HDR 4, photographic styles, cinematic mode

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, optical zoom, optical image stabilization, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode, phase detection autofocus

Selfie camera
Selfie camera type

Dual

-
Selfie camera

(wide) , 12 MP, f/1.9 , 23 mm, 1/3.6"

(wide) , 12 MP, f/2.2 , 26 mm, 80˚
SL 3D
Selfie camera resolution

4032 x 3024 pixels

-
Selfie camera features

Face unlock, Night Mode, Deep Fusion, HDR, Cinematic mode, Smart HDR 4, digital image stabilization, autofocus

Autofocus, HDR, phase detection autofocus
Selfie camera video

4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS

4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps

Sound
3.5mm jack

No

No
Loudspeaker

Yes, with stereo speakers

Yes, with stereo speakers
Earpiece

Yes

Yes

Multimedia
Radio

No

No

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5GHz, 802.11ac, 802.11ax

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5GHz, 802.11ac, 802.11ax, 6E
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

-

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

-
WiFi Tri-Band

-

Yes
USB

Lightning, USB 2.0

Type-C 3.2
USB On-The-Go

-

Yes
Bluetooth

v5.3

v5.3
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
NFC

Yes

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

Yes
BDS

Yes

Yes
QZSS

Yes

-

Features
Sensors

Accelerometer, barometer, compass, Face ID, gyroscope, proximity

Accelerometer, barometer, compass, fingerprint, gyroscope, proximity