Samsung Galaxy A23 5G vs Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus

Galaxy A23 5G

SM-G965F, SM-G965F, SM-G965U, SM-G965W, SM-G9650, SM-G965U1, SM-G965N, SCV39, SM-G965X

2022, August

2018, February

2022, August

2018, March

165.4 x 76.9 x 8.4 mm (6.51 x 3.03 x 0.33 in)

158.1 x 73.8 x 8.5 mm (6.22 x 2.91 x 0.33 in)

197 g (6.95 oz)

189 g (6.67 oz)

Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), plastic frame, plastic back

Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame

Black, White, Peach, Blue

Midnight Black, Coral Blue, Titanium Gray, Lilac Purple, Burgundy Red, Sunrise Gold, Ice Blue

Yes

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) CDMA 800 / 1900 - USA

Yes

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - Global, USA CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - USA

Yes

LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100) - Global LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 14(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 46, 66(1700/2100), 71(600) - USA

Yes

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

Yes, Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

TFT LCD

Super AMOLED

6.6 inches, 104.9 cm2 (~83.0% screen-to-body ratio)

6.2 inches, 98.3 cm2 (~84.2% screen-to-body ratio)

1080 x 2408 pixels

1440 x 2960 pixels

16M colors or less

16M colors

400 ppi density

529 ppi density

Yes

Capacitive Touchscreen

90Hz

HDR10 3D Touch (home button only) Always-on display

Quad Cameras

Dual Cameras

50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), PDAF

12 MP, f/1.5-2.4, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS

5 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide), 1/5", 1.12µm

12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.6", 1.0µm, AF, OIS, 2x optical zoom

2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)

-

2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)

-

1080p@30fps

2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR, dual-video rec., stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS (30fps)

Panorama, HDR

auto-HDR, panorama

8 MP, f/2.2, (wide)

8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6", 1.22µm, AF

1080p@30fps

1440p@30fps

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Dual video call, Auto-HDR

Android 12

Android 8.0 (Oreo)

One UI 4.1

Samsung Experience 9.0

Qualcomm SM6375 Snapdragon 695 5G (6 nm)

Exynos 9810 (10 nm) - EMEA

Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 660 Gold & 6x1.7 GHz Kryo 660 Silver)

Octa-core (4x2.7 GHz Mongoose M3 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55) - EMEA

Adreno 619

Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEA

4/6/8 GB

4 GB

64/128 GB

64/128/256 GB

Yes microSD, (dedicated slot)

Yes, microSD, up to 1 TB (uses shared SIM slot) - dual SIM model only

Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity

Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2

5.0, A2DP, LE

5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX

USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go

3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector

Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS

Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO

No

Yes

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Qi/PMA wireless charging

HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A

HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (6CA) Cat18 1200/200 Mbps

Li-Poly (Lithium Polymer)

Li-Ion (Lithium Ion)

5000 mAh, Battery

3500 mAh battery

Yes, 25W

15W (Quick Charge 2.0)

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82h

-

16:26h

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15:33h