At this year’s Galaxy Unpacked event, Samsung unveiled its brand-new Galaxy S23 Series. The three available models are the Galaxy S23, Galaxy S23+, and Galaxy S23 Ultra. The Ultra is the most premium smartphone. The top-of-the-line smartphone Ultra is the focus of our comparison despite the fact that all of the devices have a wealth of exciting capabilities. To determine which device is the best premium one, we put it up against the iPhone 14 Pro Max. So, let’s compare each feature of the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra and the iPhone 14 Pro Max one by one.
Display
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra: 6.8-inch Edge QHD+ Dynamic AMOLED 2X Display
iPhone 14 Pro Max: 6.1-inch Super Retina XDR Always-On OLED display
Also Read: Samsung unveils Galaxy S23, Galaxy S23+, and Galaxy S23 Ultra in India: Details Inside
Processor
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra: Customised Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC
iPhone 14 Pro Max: Apple Bionic A16 SoC
Rear camera(s)
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra: A quad rear camera setup, featuring a 200-megapixel primary wide camera (f/1.8 aperture and an 85-degree field of view). There is a 12-megapixel ultra-wide camera (f/2.2 aperture and 120 degrees field of view), a 10-megapixel telephoto lens (f/2.4 aperture and 3x optical zoom) and lastly another 10-megapixel telephoto sensor (10x optical zoom).
iPhone 14 Pro Max: Triple rear camera setup includes a 48-megapixel main camera (f/1.78 and 2nd gen sensor-shift optical image stabilisation) and a 12-megapixel telephoto camera (f/2.8 aperture, 3x optical zoom and OIS) and 2-megapixel ultra-wide angle lens (f/2.2 aperture and 120-degree field-of-view)
Selfie camera
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra: 12-megapixel selfies camera (f/2.2 aperture and 80-degree field of view)
iPhone 14 Pro Max: 12-megapixel selfie camera (f/1.9 aperture and autofocus)
RAM and storage
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra: 12GB RAM with 256GB storage, 12GB RAM with 512GB storage and 12GB RAM with 1TB storage
iPhone 14 Pro Max: 128GB, 256GB, 512GB and 1TB storage options
Battery
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra: 5,000mAh battery
iPhone 14 Pro Max: 4,323 mAh
Operating system
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra: Android 13 with One UI 5.1 on top
iPhone 14 Pro Max: iOS 16
Also Read: Samsung Introduced all new Galaxy Book3 Ultra, Book3 Pro 360, and Book3 Pro laptops
Price
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra: Rs 1,24,999
iPhone 14 Pro Max: Rs 1,39,900
Our Take
Apple’s display lacks the aesthetic appeal and brightness of Samsung’s Dynamic AMOLED display. A distraction-free experience is provided by Ultra because it does not contain the unpleasant Dynamic Island pill-shaped cutout. With 120Hz adaptive refresh rates, both phones. The Apple phone has a flat display, whereas the Samsung flagship smartphone has a display that beautifully bends into the frame on either side to sit more pleasantly in your palm.
Apple’s iPhone 14 Pro Max has a 4,323 mAh battery, however, Samsung advertises a 5,000mAh battery for the S23 Ultra. Larger batteries do not, however, lead to longer endurance. Although we are aware that the iPhone 14 Pro Max has the best endurance level, we are unable to comment on it at this time. Instead, please wait for our review, which will be published very soon. Additionally, Apple offers certain life-saving emergency features like Emergency SOS and Crash Detection.
The unquestioned rulers of their own domains, Android and iOS, are both devices. The Samsung phone has a quad rear camera setup without a protrusion or cutout in terms of cameras. The top left corner of the iPhone has a square bump that houses three camera sensors.
Apple’s picture processing is excellent, but the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra now has a new ISOCELL HP2 200MP sensor, which is a smart camera that will automatically shoot in 200MP, 50MP, or 12MP if there is low light. Additionally, 8K 30fps resolution video recording is available. Nightography is also included with the front camera. Comparisons of the image quality, however, must wait till the review is out.
The latest custom chip, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 was created especially for Samsung. The future of gaming is real-time ray tracing, which is included. Additionally, a 2.7 bigger vapour cooler chamber is included.
Moreover, recycled aluminium and natural dye were used in the Samsung phone’s construction. It is the first smartphone with recycled glass Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2.
While the S23 ultra offers significant changes, the iPhone 14 Pro Max only receives slight tweaks. Although they are both legitimately high-end gadgets, there are several areas where one excels over the other, making it difficult to select between two more evenly matched competitors.
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