Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra vs Apple iPhone 17

Qualcomm® Snapdragon® 8 Gen2 Mobile Platform for Galaxy

A19 chip

6-core CPU with 2 performance and 4 efficiency cores

5-core GPU with Neural Accelerators

16-core Neural Engine

Hardware-accelerated ray tracing

Octa-core, up to 3.36GHz

Yes

Up to 256GB / 512GB

256GB | 512GB

Up to 8GB / 12GB

13

26

Subject to change based on future operating system updates

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

Powered by Apple Intelligence

Siri is more natural and helpful

Enabled by TrueDepth technology in the Center Stage front camera

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

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, n14, n20, n25, n26, n28, n29, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n53, n66, n70, n71, n75, n76, 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, 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

Spatial Audio

Voice Isolation and Wide Spectrum microphone modes

Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)

Wi‑Fi 7 (802.11be) with 2x2 MIMO

2.4GHz & 5GHz & 6GHz

Yes

Open, Secure

With reader mode

v5.3 + EDR, A2DP, HS, LE, aptX®

v6

Up to 10 devices

Goodix Voice Experience 21

Yes

Dual SIM capable with Physical SIM (Nano) as primary

Dual eSIM (two active eSIMs; stores eight or more eSIMs), iPhone 17 uses advanced eSIM technology for more convenience and security (not compatible with physical SIM cards).

FaceTime video calling over cellular or Wi-Fi

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

Portrait mode in FaceTime video

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

Via lockscreen

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

MagSafe wireless charging up to 25W