Motorola Moto G23 vs Samsung Galaxy S23

Motorola Moto G23

Samsung Galaxy S23

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

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

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100 - Europe, AP/MEA; 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100 - LATAM

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

LTE frequency band 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41 - Europe; 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 13, 26, 28, 38, 40, 66 - LATAM; 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41 - AP/MEA

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

-

5G band 1, 7, 25, 28, 41, 66, 71, 78, 258, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA
HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

11.5 Mbps
LTE speed

LTE, 301 Mbps download, 150 Mbps upload

LTE-A (7CA)
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Glass front, plastic frame, plastic back

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

Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

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

162.7 mm

146.3 mm
Width

74.7 mm

70.9 mm
Thickness

8.2 mm

7.6 mm
Weight

184.3 g

168 g
Payment

-

Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
Waterproof

IP52

IP68 (1.5m and 30 mins)
Dust proof

IP52

IP68
Colors

Blue, Charcoal, White

Black, Cream, Graphite, Green, Lavender, Lime

Main camera
Camera type

Triple

Triple
Main camera

(wide) , 50 MP, f/1.8 , 0.64 µm

(wide) , 50 MP, f/1.8 , 1.0 µm, 85˚ , 24 mm, 1/1.56"
(ultrawide) , 5 MP, f/2.2 , 118˚ , 1.75 µm

(telephoto) , 10 MP, f/2.4 , 1.0 µm, 70 mm, 1/3.94" , 3x optical zoom
(macro) , 2 MP, f/2.4 , 1/5" , 1.75 µm

(ultrawide) , 12 MP, f/2.2 , 1/2.55" , 1.4 µm, 120˚ , 13 mm
Primary camera resolution

8192 x 6144 pixels

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Primary camera video

1080p@30fps

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

LED flash

LED flash
Camera features

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, optical zoom, digital image stabilization, 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, laser autofocus

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, optical zoom, digital image stabilization, 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

Single

-
Selfie camera

(wide) , 16 MP, f/2.5 , 1.0 µm

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

4608 x 3456 pixels

-
Selfie camera features

Face unlock, HDR, face detection

Autofocus, HDR, phase detection autofocus
Selfie camera video

1080p@30fps

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

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5Ghz, 802.11ac

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

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

-
WiFi Tri-Band

-

Yes
USB

Type-C 2.0

Type-C 3.2
USB On-The-Go

-

Yes
Bluetooth

v5.1

v5.3
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
NFC

Yes (market dependent)

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

Yes
BDS

-

Yes