Apple iPhone 15 Plus vs Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra

A16 Bionic chip

Qualcomm® Snapdragon® 8 Gen2 Mobile Platform for Galaxy

Yes

Octa-core, up to 3.36GHz

128GB | 256GB | 512GB

Up to 256GB / 512GB

Up to 8GB / 12GB

17 

Subject to change based on future operating system updates

13

Enabled by TrueDepth camera for facial recognition

Pay with your iPhone using Face ID in stores, within apps, and on the web

Send and receive money in Messages with Apple Cash

Complete purchases made with Apple Pay on your Mac

Pay for your ride using Express Transit

Use your voice to send messages, set reminders, and more

Activate hands-free with only your voice using “Siri” or “Hey Siri”

Use your voice to run shortcuts from your favorite apps

Yes

n77 C-Band, n260

n77 C-Band, n77 3.45GHz, n260

Bands n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n14, n20, n25, n26, n28, n29, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n53, n66, n70, n71, n77, n78 n79, n258, n260, n261

Bands n1, n2, n3, n4, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n30, n38, n41, n66, n77, n78, n257, n260

Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 53, 66, 71

Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48 and 66

850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz

850/900/1700/1900/2100MHz

850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz

850/900/1800/1900MHz

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

FaceTime video calling over cellular or Wi-Fi

FaceTime HD (1080p) video calling over 5G or Wi-Fi

FaceTime audio

Voice over LTE (VoLTE)

Wi-Fi calling

Yes

Wi-Fi (802.11ax) with 2x2 MIMO

Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)

Yes

2.4GHz & 5GHz & 6GHz

With reader mode

Open, Secure

v5.3

v5.3 + EDR, A2DP, HS, LE, aptX®

iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus use eSIM technology and are not compatible with physical SIM cards.

 

Dual SIM capable with Physical SIM (Nano) as primary

Yes

Quad-band

Up to 10 devices

Goodix Voice Experience 21

Yes

Wireless charging up to 15W

Magnet array

Alignment magnet

Accessory Identification NFC

Magnetometer

Safari

Face ID

Barometer

High dynamic range gyro

High-g accelerometer

Proximity sensor

Dual ambient light sensors

Accelerometer, Ambient Light, Barometer, Fingerprint, Geomagnetic, Gyroscope, Hall, Proximity

Yes

Insert pictures, video clips and sound clips easily (messaging charges apply)

Rich Communication Services (RCS) messaging compatible for larger file transfers and group messages with other RCS clients. See when messages are delivered, read and when others are typing a response.

POP3/IMAP4, Microsoft® Exchange ActiveSync®, SMTP

Yes

Apple Music®

YouTube Music

AAC, MP3, Apple Lossless, FLAC, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, and Dolby Atmos

MP3, M4A, 3GA, AAC, OGG, OGA, WAV, AMR, AWB, FLAC, MID, MIDI, XMF, MXMF, IMY, RTTTL, RTX, OTA, DFF, DSF, APE

Yes

Via lockscreen

M3, T4

M3, T3

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

The AT&T Eco-Rating 2.0 system gives you environmental and social details about this device. The system uses a total of 20 performance criteria across 5 different attributes, for a total rating of 1 to 5 stars: 19-20 (5-star), 16-18 (4-star), 13-15 (3-star), 10-12 (2-star), 8-9 (1-star)

4/4

3/3

1/1

2/2

10/10