Apple iPhone 18 Pro (512GB) vs Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra 5G

Here you can compare Apple iPhone 18 Pro (512GB) and Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra 5G. Comparing Apple iPhone 18 Pro (512GB) vs Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra 5G on Smartprix enables you to check their respective specs scores and unique features. It would potentially help you understand how Apple iPhone 18 Pro (512GB) stands against Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra 5G and which one should you buy The current lowest price found for Apple iPhone 18 Pro (512GB) is ₹1,89,900 and for Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra 5G is ₹72,999. The details of both of these products were last updated on Sep 12, 2026.

Specification	Apple iPhone 18 Pro (512GB)	Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra 5G
Battery	4056 mAh, Li-ion Battery	5000 mAh, Li-Po Battery
RAM	12 GB	12 GB
Internal Memory	512 GB	256 GB
Display	6.3 inches, 1206 x 2622 pixels, 120 Hz	6.8 inches, 1440 x 3088 pixels, 120 Hz
Rear Camera	48 MP ƒ/1.48-4 (Wide Angle) Fusion Main With Variable Aperture (Ƒ/1.48, Ƒ/1.8, Ƒ/2.8, Ƒ/4.0): 24 Mm, Second-generation Sensor-shift Optical Image Stabilisation, 100% Focus Pixels, Super-high-resolution Photos (24mp And 48mp) Also Enables 12mp Optical-quality 2x Telephoto: 48 Mm, Second‑generation Sensor‑shift Optical Image Stabilisation, 100% Focus Pixels 48 MP ƒ/2.8 (Telephoto) 48mp Fusion Telephoto: 100 mm (4x), Ƒ/2.8 Aperture, Hybrid Focus Pixels, 3d Sensor‑shift Optical Image Stabilisation And Autofocus, Tetraprism Design, Super-high-resolution Photos (24mp And 48mp), Also Enables 12mp Optical-quality 8x Telephoto: 200 mm, Ƒ/2.8 Aperture, Hybrid Focus Pixels, 3d Sensor‑shift Optical Image Stabilisation And Autofocus, Tetraprism Design 48 MP ƒ/2.2 (Ultra Wide) 48mp Fusion Ultra Wide: 13 Mm, Ƒ/2.2 Aperture And 120° Field Of View, Hybrid Focus Pixels, Super‑high‑resolution Photos (24mp And 48mp)	200 MP ƒ/1.7 (Wide Angle) 24mm, 1/1.3", 0.6µm, Laser AF 10 MP ƒ/4.9 (Telephoto) 230mm, 1/3.52", 1.12µm,10x optical zoom 10 MP ƒ/2.4 (Telephoto) 70mm, 1/3.52", 3x optical zoom 12 MP ƒ/2.2 (Ultra Wide) 13mm, 120˚, 1/2.55", 1.4µm, Super Steady video
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Overview

Specs Score	85 / 100 Better Specs	83 / 100
Display Size	6.3 in	6.8 in Bigger Display
Display Resolution	1206 x 2622 pixels	1440 x 3088 pixels Better Resolution
Screen To Body Ratio		~ 89.5% Less Bezels
Storage	512 GB More Storage	256 GB
CPU Clock Speed		3.36 GHz Faster Clock Speed
CPU Cores	Hexa Core	Octa Core More CPU Cores
Rear Camera	48 MP + 48 MP + 48 MP Triple	200 MP Quad Better Camera Resolution
Front Camera	18 MP Better Front Camera Resolution	12 MP
Weight	211 g Lighter	233 g
Battery	4056 mAh	5000 mAh Bigger Battery
Unique Features	No No	Fingerprint Sensor Reverse Charging

General

Country of Origin		India
Model	iPhone 18 Pro	Galaxy S23 Ultra
Sim Type	Dual Sim, GSM+GSM	Dual Sim, GSM+GSM
Dual Sim	Yes	Yes
Sim Size	eSIM+Nano SIM	Nano SIM
eSIM Support	Yes
Device Type	Smartphone	Smartphone
Release Date	September 09, 2026	February 01, 2023
In The Box	iPhone with iOS 27 USB‑C Charge Cable (1 m)

Design

Dimensions	71.9 x 150 x 8.75 mm	78.1 x 163.4 x 8.9 mm
Weight	211 g	233 g
Colors	Black, Silver, Glacier, Burgundy	Phantom Black, Green, Cream, Lavender, Graphite, Sky Blue, Lime, Red, BMW M Edition

Display

Type	Color OLED Screen (1B Colors)	Color Dynamic AMOLED 2X (1B Colors)
Touch	Yes	Yes
Size	6.3 inches, 1206 x 2622 pixels, 120 Hz	6.8 inches, 1440 x 3088 pixels, 120 Hz
Aspect Ratio	19.5:9	20:9
PPI	~ 460 PPI	~ 501 PPI
Screen to Body Ratio		~ 89.5%
Glass Type	Ceramic Shield 2	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Brightness	1000 Nits Max Brightness (Typical); 1,600 Nits Peak Brightness (Hdr); 3,000 Nits Peak Brightness (Outdoor); 1 Nit Minimum Brightness
HDR Support	Yes	Yes, HDR10+
Adaptive Refresh Rate	Yes
Features	Dynamic Island, Always-on Display, Promotion Technology With Adaptive Refresh Rates Up To 120hz, Hdr Display, True Tone, Wide Colour (P3), Haptic Touch, 20,00,000:1 Contrast Ratio (Typical), Fingerprint-resistant Oleophobic Coating, Anti-reflective Coating, Support For Display Of Multiple Languages And Characters Simultaneously	Always-on Display, 1750 nits (peak) Brightness, HDR10+, Curved Display
Notch	Yes, Dynamic Island	Yes, Punch Hole
Curved Display		Yes

Memory

RAM	12 GB	12 GB
Storage	512 GB	256 GB
Storage Type		UFS 4
Card Slot	No	No

Connectivity

GPRS	Yes	Yes
EDGE	Yes	Yes
3G	Yes	Yes
4G	Yes	Yes
5G	Yes	Yes
5G Bands	FDD-5G NR (Bands n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n26, n28, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n53, n66, n70, n75, n77, n78, n79) TDD-5G NR (Bands n38, n40, n41, n48, n53, n77, n78, n79)	FDD Sub6: N1(2100), N2(1900), N3(1800), N5(850), N7(2600), N8(900), N12(700), N20(800), N25(1900), N28(700), N66(AWS-3), TDD Sub6: N38(2600), N40(2300), N41(2500), N77(3700), N78(3500)
VoLTE	Yes	Yes, Dual Stand-By
Vo5G		Yes
Wifi	Yes, with wifi-hotspot	Yes, with wifi-hotspot
Wifi Version	Wi‑Fi 7 (802.11be) with 2x2 MIMO	802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax 2.4G+5GHz+6GHz, HE160, MIMO, 1024-QAM
Ultra Wideband (UWB) Support	Yes	Yes
Bluetooth	Yes, v6.0	Yes, v5.3, A2DP, LE
USB	Yes, USB-C v3.2	Yes, USB-C v3.2
USB Features	USB Tethering, USB Charging	USB Tethering, USB on-the-go, USB Charging

Performance

Geekbench Score	12,677 (Multi Core) (v6) 4,719 (Single Core)
Camera Score		140 (DxOMark)

Extra

GPS	Precision dual-frequency GPS (GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, BeiDou and NavIC) Digital compass Wi-Fi Cellular iBeacon micro-location	Yes with A-GPS, Glonass
Fingerprint Sensor	No	Yes, In Display
Face Unlock	Yes	Yes
Sensors	Face ID, Lidar Scanner, Barometer, High-dynamic-range Gyro, High-g Accelerometer, Proximity Sensor, Dual Ambient Light Sensors	Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyro Sensor, Geomagnetic Sensor, Hall Sensor, Light Sensor, Proximity Sensor
3.5mm Headphone Jack	No	No
NFC	Yes	Yes
Cooling System	Next Gen Vapor Chamber
AI Features	Apple Intelligence, Siri, Image Playground
Water Resistance	Yes, 6 m upto 30 min	Yes, 1.5 m upto 30 min
IP Rating	IP68	IP68
Dust Resistant	Yes	Yes
Extra Features	Apple N1 Wireless Networking Chip, Apple Second-generation Ultra Wideband Chip, Siri With Expressive Voices, Aluminium Unibody Design Ceramic Shield 2 Front Ceramic Shield Back, Emergency Sos Crash Detection, Apple C2 Cellular Modem, Thread Networking Technology, Action Button	S Pen included, Stereo Speakers, 32-bit/384kHz Audio, Tuned by AKG, Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX, Bixby Natural Language Commands and Dictation, Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard Certified), Ultra Wideband (UWB) Support, AI Mobile (Galaxy Mobile)

Camera

Rear Camera	48 MP ƒ/1.48-4 (Wide Angle) Fusion Main With Variable Aperture (Ƒ/1.48, Ƒ/1.8, Ƒ/2.8, Ƒ/4.0): 24 Mm, Second-generation Sensor-shift Optical Image Stabilisation, 100% Focus Pixels, Super-high-resolution Photos (24mp And 48mp) Also Enables 12mp Optical-quality 2x Telephoto: 48 Mm, Second‑generation Sensor‑shift Optical Image Stabilisation, 100% Focus Pixels 48 MP ƒ/2.8 (Telephoto) 48mp Fusion Telephoto: 100 mm (4x), Ƒ/2.8 Aperture, Hybrid Focus Pixels, 3d Sensor‑shift Optical Image Stabilisation And Autofocus, Tetraprism Design, Super-high-resolution Photos (24mp And 48mp), Also Enables 12mp Optical-quality 8x Telephoto: 200 mm, Ƒ/2.8 Aperture, Hybrid Focus Pixels, 3d Sensor‑shift Optical Image Stabilisation And Autofocus, Tetraprism Design 48 MP ƒ/2.2 (Ultra Wide) 48mp Fusion Ultra Wide: 13 Mm, Ƒ/2.2 Aperture And 120° Field Of View, Hybrid Focus Pixels, Super‑high‑resolution Photos (24mp And 48mp)	200 MP ƒ/1.7 (Wide Angle) 24mm, 1/1.3", 0.6µm, Laser AF 10 MP ƒ/4.9 (Telephoto) 230mm, 1/3.52", 1.12µm,10x optical zoom 10 MP ƒ/2.4 (Telephoto) 70mm, 1/3.52", 3x optical zoom 12 MP ƒ/2.2 (Ultra Wide) 13mm, 120˚, 1/2.55", 1.4µm, Super Steady video
Camera Sensor		ISOCELL HP2
OIS	Yes	Yes
Auto Focus	Yes, Phase Detection autofocus	Yes
Features	8x Optical‑quality Zoom In, 2x Optical Zoom Out; 16x Optical‑quality Zoom Range, Digital Zoom Up To 40x, Customisable Default Lens (Fusion Main), Pro Controls For Lens Aperture, Shutter Speed, White Balance And Viewing Histogram, Apple Reference Image (Fusion Main), Sapphire Crystal Lens Cover, Adaptive True Tone Flash, Photonic Engine, Deep Fusion, Smart Hdr, Next-generation Portraits With Focus And Depth Control, Portrait Lighting With Six Effects, Night Mode, Panorama (Up To 63mp), Photographic Styles, Smart Focus Tracking, Spatial Photos, 48mp Macro Photography, Proraw, Wide Colour Capture For Photos And Live Photos, Lens Correction (Fusion Ultra Wide), Advanced Red-eye Correction, Auto Image Stabilisation, Burst Mode, Photo Geotagging, Image Formats Captured: HEIF, JPEG And Dng, Video Recording: 4k Dolby Vision Video Recording At 24 Fps, 25 Fps, 30 Fps, 60 Fps, 100 Fps (Fusion Main), Or 120 Fps (Fusion Main), 1080p Dolby Vision Video Recording At 25 Fps, 30 Fps, 60 Fps Or 120 Fps (Fusion Main), 720p Dolby Vision Video Recording At 30 Fps, Cinematic Mode Up To 4k Dolby Vision At 60 Fps, Cinematic Mode Effects From Video, Pro Controls For Lens Aperture, Shutter Speed, White Balance And Viewing Histogram, Smart Focus Tracking, Improved Low-light Video At 1080p, Action Mode Up To 2.8k Dolby Vision At 60 Fps, Spatial Video Recording At 1080p At 30 Fps, Prores Video Recording Up To 4k At 120 Fps With External Recording, Prores Raw, Academy Color Encoding System, Apple Log, Genlock Support, Macro Video Recording, Including Slow Motion And Time Lapse, Slow‑motion Video Support For 1080p Up To 240 Fps And 4k Dolby Vision Up To 120 Fps (Fusion Main), Dual Capture Up To 4k Dolby Vision At 30 Fps, Time‑lapse Video With Stabilisation Up To 4k Dolby Vision, Night Mode Time‑lapse, Quicktake Video Up To 4k Dolby Vision At 60 Fps, Second‑generation Sensor‑shift Optical Image Stabilisation For Video (Fusion Main), 3d Sensor‑shift Optical Image Stabilisation And Autofocus For Video (Fusion Telephoto), Digital Zoom Up To 24x, Audio Zoom, True Tone Flash, Cinematic Video Stabilisation (4k, 1080p And 720p), Continuous Autofocus Video, Take 8mp Still Photos While Recording 4k Video, Playback Zoom, Video Formats Recorded: Hevc, H.264, Prores And Prores Raw, Spatial Audio And Stereo Recording, Four Studio‑quality Mics, Wind Noise Reduction, Audio Mix	AR Zone, Bixby Vision, Director's View, Food, Hyperlapse, Night, Panorama, Photo, Portrait, Video Feature: Portrait Video, Pro, Pro Video, Single Take, Slow Motion, Super Slow-Mo, Video, Optical Zoom at 3x and 10x , Digital Zoom up to 100x
Video Recording	4K @ 120 fps UHD, 1080p @ 25 fps FHD	8K @ 24/30 fps UHD, 4K @ 30/60 fps UHD, 1080p @ 240/30/60 fps FHD, 720p @ 960 fps HD
Flash	Yes, Dual LED	Yes, LED
Front Camera	18 MP ƒ/1.9 (Ultra Wide) 18mp Center Stage Camera Ƒ/1.9 Aperture Autofocus With Focus Pixels Autofocus, Retina Flash	12 MP ƒ/2.2 (Wide Angle) 26mm, Dual Pixel PDAF Punch Hole, Screen Flash
Front Video Recording	4K @ 60 fps UHD, 1080p @ 60 fps FHD	4K @ 30 fps UHD, 1080p @ 30 fps FHD

Technical

OS	iOS v27	Android v13
Custom UI		One UI 5.1
Chipset	Apple A20 Pro	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
CPU	Hexa Core Processor	3.36 GHz, Octa Core Processor
Core Details	2 Super Cores And 4 Efficiency Cores	1x3.36 GHz Cortex-X3 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A715 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A710 & 3x2.0 GHz Cortex-A510
Fabrication Node	2nm
GPU	7‑core GPU	Adreno 740
NPU	Dual 16‑core Neural Engine
Java	No	No
Browser	Yes	Yes

Multimedia

Email	Yes	Yes
Music	AAC, APAC, MP3, Apple Lossless, FLAC, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus and Dolby Atmos Spatial Audio playback User‑configurable maximum volume limit	Yes
Video	Supported formats include HEVC, H.264, AV1 and ProRes HDR with Dolby Vision, HDR10+/HDR10 and HLG Up to 4K HDR AirPlay for mirroring, photos and video out to Apple TV (2nd generation or later) or AirPlay‑enabled smart TV	Yes
FM Radio	No	No
Document Reader	Yes	Yes

Battery

Type	Non-Removable Battery	Non-Removable Battery
Size	4056 mAh, Li-ion Battery	5000 mAh, Li-Po Battery
Fast Charging	Yes	Yes, 45W Fast Charging
Wireless Charging	Yes, Magsafe Wireless Charging Up To 25w, Qi2 Wireless Charging Up To 25w	Yes, 15W
Reverse Charging		Yes
Reverse Wireless Charging		Yes, 4.5W
Video Playback Time	34 hours
Music Playback Time		99 hours

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