Samsung Galaxy S23 vs vivo iQOO 9 (China)

Samsung Galaxy S23

vivo iQOO 9 (China)

Network
2G network

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

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800
3G network

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

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

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

LTE frequency band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41
5G network

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

5G band 1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA
HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

11.5 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
LTE speed

LTE-A (7CA)

LTE-A
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

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

Aluminium alloy
SIM

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

Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Height

146.3 mm

164.5 mm
Width

70.9 mm

76.7 mm
Thickness

7.6 mm

8.4 mm
Weight

168 g

206 g
Payment

Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)

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Waterproof

IP68 (1.5m and 30 mins)

-
Dust proof

IP68

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Colors

Black, Cream, Graphite, Green, Lavender, Lime

Black, Orange, White (BMW M branding)

Display
Display type

Dynamic AMOLED 2X

AMOLED
Physical size

6.1 inches

6.78 inches
Resolution

1080 x 2340 pixels

1080 x 2400 pixels
Pixel density

425 ppi

388 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2

Scratch resistant
Display features

120Hz, HDR10+, 1750 nits (peak)

120Hz, HDR10, 1500 nits (peak)

Hardware
CPU

Octa-core

Octa-core
CPU

Single-core 3.36 GHz Cortex-X3

Single-core 3.0 GHz Cortex-X2
CPU(second)

dual-core 2.8 GHz Cortex-A715

Triple-core 2.50 GHz Cortex-A710
CPU(third)

Dual-core 2.8 GHz Cortex-A710

Quad-core 1.80 GHz Cortex-A510
CPU(fourth)

Triple-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A510
Chipset

Qualcomm SM8550-AC Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

Qualcomm SM8450 Snapdragon 8 Gen1
GPU

Adreno 740

Adreno 730
Memory RAM

8 GB

8, 12 GB
Internal storage

128, 256, 512 GB

128, 256, 512 GB
Memory card

No

No
Storage

UFS 3.1/UFS 4.0

UFS 3.1

Main camera
Camera type

Triple

Triple
Main camera

(wide) , 50 MP, f/1.8 , 85˚ , 24 mm, 1/1.56" , 1.0 µm

(wide) , 50 MP, f/1.8 , 1/1.57" , 1.0 µm, 20x digital zoom
(telephoto) , 10 MP, f/2.4 , 70 mm, 1/3.94" , 1.0 µm, 3x optical zoom

(telephoto) , 12 MP, f/2.0 , 47 mm, 2x optical zoom
120˚ , (ultrawide) , 12 MP, f/2.2 , 13 mm, 1/2.55" , 1.4 µm

120˚ , (ultrawide) , 13 MP, f/2.2 , 16 mm
Primary camera resolution

-

8160 x 6144 pixels
Primary camera video

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

4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS
Primary camera flash

LED flash

dual-LED dual-tone 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, phase detection autofocus

Autofocus, continuous 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, night mode

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
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

-

Yes
WiFi Tri-Band

Yes

-
USB

Type-C 3.2

Type-C 2.0
USB On-The-Go

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth

v5.3

v5.2
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth AptX

-

aptX HD, aptX Adaptive
NFC

Yes

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

Yes
BDS

Yes

Yes
QZSS

-

Yes