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| Global Score | |
| 78.1 | 81.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 13 |
| 2016-03-11 | -- |
| 5.94 x 2.86 x 0.30 inches | 6.43 x 3.07 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.54 ounces | -- |
| Black, Black pearl, Coral blue, Gold, Pink gold, Silver and White | -- |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 336.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 3080 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Dynamic AMOLED |
| 534 pixels per inch | 500 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (4 nm) chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 530 GPU | Adreno 740 GPU |
| 9 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.56 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 200.00 MP + 40.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 69.00mm focal length |
| 0.4 inches (1/2.5") sensor | 0.77 inches (1/1.3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | -- |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.79 | 12.43 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 5.6 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy S23 Ultra has an overall score of 81.5, which is just a bit better than Samsung Galaxy S7 edge's overall score of 78.1. Both phones in this review include Android OS (operating system), but Galaxy S23 Ultra has the older 13 version while Samsung Galaxy S7 edge has Android 8.0 Oreo. Galaxy S23 Ultra's body is notably lighter but thicker than Samsung Galaxy S7 edge.
The Samsung Galaxy S7 edge features a bit more vivid display than Galaxy S23 Ultra, because although it has a little lower resolution of 1440 x 2560px and a quite smaller display, it also counts with a little bit higher amount of pixels in each inch of display. The Galaxy S7 edge features a much faster CPU than Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra, although it has 4 GB less RAM memory and an inferior number of cores.
The Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra features a greater camera than Galaxy S7 edge, and although they both have a F1.7 aperture, the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra also has a back camera with a lot better resolution and a lot larger sensor which offers a lot better image and video quality. Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra has a greater memory to install games and applications than Galaxy S7 edge, because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with more internal storage capacity.
Galaxy S23 Ultra features a superior battery life than Galaxy S7 edge, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity instead of 3600mAh.
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