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Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra vs Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G

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Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
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Version

Announced February 2023 2021
Release date February 2023 2021

Network

Technology 5G GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G

Device

Dimensions 163.4 x 78.1 x 8.9 mm (6.43 x 3.07 x 0.35 in) 165.1 x 75.6 x 8.9 mm
Weight 234 g (8.25 oz) 227 g
Design Glass front, glass back, aluminum frame Glass front, glass back, aluminum frame / Façade en verre, arrière en verre, cadre en aluminium
Other IP68 dust/water resistant, Armor aluminum frame, Stylus Samsung Pay - IP68 dust/water resistant - Stylus support / Samsung Pay - IP68 résistant à la poussière et à l`eau - Prise en charge du stylet

Screen

Type Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+ Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+
Size 6.8 inches 6.8 inches
Resolution 1440 x 3088 pixels 1440 x 3200 pixels
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2 Corning Gorilla Glass Victus

Platform

Operating system Android 13, One UI 5. Android 11, One UI 3.5
Chipset Qualcomm SM8550-AC Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (4 nm) Exynos 2100 (5 nm)
Processor Octa-core (1x3.36 GHz Cortex-X3 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A715 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A710 & 3x2.0 GHz Cortex-A510) Octa-core (1x2.9 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.80 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU Adreno 740 Mali-G78 MP14 / Adreno 660

Memory

Card slot
Internal & RAM 256GB 8GB RAM or 256GB 12GB RAM or 512GB 12GB RAM or 1TB 12GB RAM 128GB 12GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 16GB RAM

Camera

Main 200 MP (f/1.7, Laser AF, Optical Image Stabilization) + 10 MP (OIS, 10x optical zoom) + 10 MP (telephoto, OIS, 3x optical zoom) + 12 MP (120˚) 108 MP + 10 MP + 10 MP + 12 MP
Features LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video 8K@30fps, 4K@60fps, 1080p@240fps, 720p@960fps 8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps
Selfie 12 MP (4K@60fps) 40 MP

Sound

Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers Yes, with stereo speakers / Oui, avec haut-parleurs stéréo
Jack 3,5 mm
Various 32-bit/384kHz audio, Tuned by AKG 32-bit/384kHz audio - Tuned by AKG

Connectivity

Wifi tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct ✔️
Bluetooth 5.3 ✔️
GPS Yes ✔️
NFC Yes ✔️
Radio No FM Radio
USB USB Type-C 3.2 Type-C 3.2

Characteristics

Sensors Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX, Bixby natural language commands and dictation, Samsung Pay, Ultra Wideband support Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop support), ANT+, Bixby natural language commands and dictation / Empreinte digitale (sous écran, ultrasons), accéléromètre, gyroscope, proximité, boussole, baromètre, Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (support de bureau), ANT +, commandes et dictée en langage naturel Bixby
Various Fast charging 45W, Wireless charging 10W, Reversed wireless charging 4.5W Fast charging 25W -USB Power Delivery 3.0 - Fast Qi/PMA wireless charging 15W - Reverse wireless charging 4.5W / Charge rapide 25W -USB Power Delivery 3.0 - Charge rapide sans fil Qi / PMA 15W - Charge sans fil inversée 4,5W

Battery

Type 5000 mAh 5000 mAh

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