Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra vs Apple iPhone 13

Qualcomm® Snapdragon® 8 Gen2 Mobile Platform for Galaxy

A15 Bionic chip

Octa-core, up to 3.36GHz

Yes

Up to 256GB / 512GB

128GB | 256GB | 512GB

Up to 8GB / 12GB

13

15

Yes

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

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

Use your voice to run shortcuts from your favorite apps

Enabled by TrueDepth camera for facial recognition

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

Complete purchases made with Apple Pay on your Mac

n77 C-Band, n77 3.45GHz, n260

n77 C-band, n260

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

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

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

Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66, 71

850/900/1700/1900/2100MHz

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

Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)

Wi‑Fi 6 (802.11ax) with 2x2 MIMO

2.4GHz & 5GHz & 6GHz

Yes

Open, Secure

Yes with reader mode

v5.3 + EDR, A2DP, HS, LE, aptX®

v5.0

Up to 10 devices

Goodix Voice Experience 21

Yes

Dual SIM capable with Physical SIM (Nano) as primary

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

Safari

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

Face ID

Barometer

Three‑axis gyro

Accelerometer

Proximity sensor

Ambient light sensor

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

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, Microsoft® Exchange ActiveSync®, SMTP

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‑LC, HE‑AAC, HE‑AAC v2, Protected AAC, MP3, Linear PCM, Apple Lossless, FLAC, Dolby Digital (AC‑3), Dolby Digital Plus (E‑AC‑3), Dolby Atmos, and Audible (formats 2, 3, 4, Audible Enhanced Audio, AAX, and AAX+)

Via lockscreen

Yes

Yes

M3, T3

M3,T4

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

Magnet array

Alignment magnet

Accessory Identification NFC

Magnetometer