Samsung Galaxy S23 FE vs Apple iPhone 16 Pro

Qualcomm® Snapdragon® 8+ Gen 1 Mobile Platform

A18 Pro chip New 6-core CPU with 2 performance and 4 efficiency cores New 6-core GPU New 16-core Neural Engine

Octa-core, 1 at 3GHz and 3 at 2.5GHz and 4 at 1.8GHz

Yes

128GB

128GB | 256GB | 512GB | 1TB

8GB

13

Subject to change based on future operating system updates

18

Yes

Get help with everyday tasks like sending messages, setting reminders, and more

Activate hands-free with only your voice using “Siri” or “Hey Siri”, or use type to Siri

Protected by the strongest privacy of any intelligent assistant

Learn more about Siri

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

Learn more about Apple Pay

Learn more about Apple Cash

n77 C-Band, n77 3.45GHz, n260

n77 C-Band, n260

Bands n2, n5, n41, n66, n77, n78, 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 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 14, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 48, 66

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

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

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

850/900/1800/1900MHz

850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz

Quad-band

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

FaceTime audio

Voice over LTE (VoLTE)

Wi-Fi calling

Voice Isolation and Wide Spectrum microphone modes

Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)

Wi‑Fi 7 (802.11be with 6GHz Wi-Fi spectrum support) with 2x2 MIMO

2.4GHz & 5GHz & 6GHz

Yes

Open, Secure

With reader mode

v5.3 + EDR, A2DP, LE, aptX®

5.3 with 5GHz support

Up to 10 devices

Yes

Dual SIM capable with Physical SIM (Nano) as primary

Dual eSIM (two active eSIMs; stores eight or more eSIMs)

iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max use eSIM technology and are not compatible with physical SIM cards.

Learn more about eSIM

Learn more about traveling with eSIM

FaceTime video calling over cellular or Wi-Fi

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

Yes

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

 

Face ID

LiDAR Scanner

Barometer

High dynamic range gyro

High-g accelerometer

Proximity sensor

Dual ambient light sensors

Yes

Yes

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, SMTP, Microsoft® Exchange ActiveSync®

Yes

YouTube Music

Apple Music®

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

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

Via lockscreen

Yes

M3, T3

M3, T3

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

Wireless charging up to 25W with 30W adapter or higher

Magnet array

Alignment magnet

Accessory Identification NFC

Magnetometer

Safari