Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra vs Apple iPhone 16e

Qualcomm® Snapdragon® 8 Gen2 Mobile Platform for Galaxy

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

Octa-core, up to 3.36GHz

Yes

Up to 256GB / 512GB

128GB | 256GB | 512GB

Up to 8GB / 12GB

13

18

Subject to change based on future operating system updates

Yes

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

Powered by Apple Intelligence1, Siri is more natural, contextually relevant, and personal

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Enabled by TrueDepth camera for facial recognition

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

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, n14, n20, n25, n26, n28, n29, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n53, n66, n70, n71, n77, n78, n79

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, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 53, 66, 71

850/900/1700/1900/2100MHz

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 6 (802.11ax) with 2x2 MIMO

2.4GHz & 5GHz & 6GHz

Yes

Open, Secure

With reader mode

v5.3 + EDR, A2DP, HS, LE, aptX®

5.3

Up to 10 devices

Goodix Voice Experience 21

Yes

Dual SIM capable with Physical SIM (Nano) as primary

iPhone 16e uses advanced eSIM technology for more convenience and security (not compatible with physical SIM cards).

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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

Safari

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

Face ID

Barometer

High dynamic range gyro

High-g accelerometer

Proximity sensor

Dual ambient light sensors

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

Via lockscreen

Yes

M3, T3

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