Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra vs Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max vs Google Pixel 7 Pro: A Spec Comparison

This article will be comparing three of the flagship devices from Samsung, Apple and Google. Let’s compare the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra, Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max and the Google Pixel 7 Pro smartphones and find the best device among the three.

Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra vs Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max vs Google Pixel 7 Pro

General

Release Date	17 February 2023	16 September 2022	13 October 2022
Dimension	163.4 x 78.1 x 8.9 mm	160.7 x 77.6 x 7.9 mm	162.9 x 76.6 x 8.9 mm
Weight	234 gm	240 gm	212 gm

Connectivity

Network Connectivity	2G, 3G, 4G and 5G	2G, 3G, 4G and 5G	2G, 3G, 4G and 5G
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e with Triple Band and Wi-Fi Direct	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6 with Dual Band	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e with Triple Band Support and Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth	Version 5.3	Version 5.3	Version 5.2

Processor

Chipset	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (4 nm) Chipset	Apple A16 Bionic (4 nm) Chipset	Google Tensor G2 (5 nm) Chipset
Primary Clock Speed	3.36 GHz	3.46 GHz	2.85 GHz
Operating System	Android 13 based One UI 5.1	iOS 16, which can now be upgraded to iOS 16.4.1	Android 13 based Operating System
GPU	Adreno 740	Apple 5-core graphics GPU	Mali-G710 MP7

Storage

RAM	8GB and 12GB	6GB	8GB and 12GB
Internal Storage	256GB, 512GB and 1TB	128GB, 256GB, 512GB and 1TB	128GB, 256GB and 512GB

Display

Display Type	Dynamic AMOLED 2X Display	LTPO Super Retina XDR OLED Display	LTPO AMOLED Display
Screen Size	6.8”	6.7”	6.7”
Screen Resolution	1440 x 3088 pixels	1290 x 2796 pixels	1440 x 3120 pixels
Refresh Rate	120Hz	120Hz	120Hz

Camera

Rear Camera	200MP + 10MP + 10MP + 12MP Camera Setup	48MP + 12MP + 12MP Camera Setup	50MP + 48MP + 12MP Triple Camera Setup
Front Camera	12MP	12MP	10.8MP

Battery

Battery Backup	5000 mAh	4323 mAh	5000 mAh
Fast Charge Feature	45W Wired Fast Charging Feature 15W Qi/PMA Wireless Fast Charging Feature 4.5W Reverse Wireless Charging	20W Wired Fast Charging Feature 15W MagSafe Wireless Charging Feature 7.5W Qi Wireless Charging Feature	23W Wired Fast Charging Feature 23W Wireless Fast Charging Feature Reverse Charging Feature

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor	Yes, Under Display, Ultrasonic Fingerprint Sensor	No	Yes, Under Display, Optical Fingerprint Sensor
Face ID	No	Yes	No
Accelerometer	Yes	Yes	Yes
Proximity Sensor	Yes	Yes	Yes
Gyroscope	Yes	Yes	Yes
Barometer	Yes	Yes	Yes
Compass	Yes	Yes	Yes
Ultra Wideband Support	Yes	Yes	Yes

Colour

Colour Variants

Phantom Black, Green, Cream, Lavender, Graphite, Sky Blue, Lime, Red and BMW M Edition

Space Black, Silver, Gold and Deep Purple

Obsidian, Snow and Hazel

While looking at the overall specifications of the three devices, Samsung’s Galaxy S23 Ultra has turned out to be the best smartphone among the three.

Looking at the performance of the smartphones, the Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max offers the best performance followed by the Galaxy S23 Ultra. The Google Pixel 7 Pro offers the least performance.

For its display, the Galaxy S23 Ultra has the largest display among the three with good screen resolution and fast refresh rate. The Google Pixel 7 Pro also offers similar display specs.

When looking at the rear cameras, the Samsung device is the only smartphone in the comparison with a quad camera setup with the best main camera of 200MP. A front facing camera of 12MP is also offered to its users. The Pixel 7 Pro also has the same 12MP selfie camera.

Now coming to the battery backup, both the Galaxy S23 Ultra and Pixel 7 Pro smartphones are equipped with a 5000 mAh battery, however the Galaxy S23 supports the fastest wired and wireless fast charge feature along with a faster reverse wireless charging feature.

So even if the smartphone falls slightly back in terms of its performance to the iPhone 15 Pro Max, for all of its other specifications the device has proven itself to be the best or better than the other two devices. This makes the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra the best smartphone in this comparison.