Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 8 vs Samsung Galaxy A12 vs Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra

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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Samsung Samsung
Announced September 2017 2020, November 24 2023, February 01
Status Coming Soon - September 2017 Coming Soon - January 2021 Coming soon. Exp. release 2023, February 17
Price Rs. 64,000 ($699.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 12,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 124,990 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Space Gray, Silver Gold Black, White, Blue, Red Phantom Black, Green, Cream, Lavender
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 138.4 x 67.3 x 7.3 mm
(5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 in)
164 x 75.8 x 8.9 mm
(6.46 x 2.98 x 0.35 in)
163.4 x 78.1 x 8.9 mm
(6.43 x 3.07 x 0.35 in)
Weight 148 g (5.22 oz) 205 g (7.23 oz) 233 g (8.22 oz)
SIM Type Nano-SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Nano-SIM and eSIM, Dual SIM (2 Nano-SIMs and eSIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO & TD-SCDMA
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only)
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE (unspecified) LTE
5G Network - - SA/NSA/Sub6 - International / SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
- IP68 certified - dust and water resistant
- Water resistant up to 1.5 meters and 30 minutes
- Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
- Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, ultrasonic)
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Armor aluminum frame with tougher drop and scratch resistance (advertised)
Stylus, 2.8ms latency (Bluetooth integration, accelerometer, gyro)
Notification LED Yes - -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 11 Android 10 Android 13
Processor Hexa-core, Apple A11 Bionic Octa-core (2.3 GHz, 1.8 GHz) Octa-core (1x3.36 GHz Cortex-X3 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A715 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A710 & 3x2.0 GHz Cortex-A510), Qualcomm SM8550-AC Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (4 nm)
GPU - - Adreno 740
RAM 2 GB 4 GB 12 GB
Internal Memory 64/256 GB 128 GB 1 TB
External Memory No microSDXC No

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS LCD, Capacitive Touchscreen, Ion-strengthened Glass, Oleophobic Coating HD+ TFT display QHD+ Dynamic AMOLED 2X Screen
120Hz Refresh Rate
HDR10+
1750 nits (peak)
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Always-on display
Colors 16M colors 16M Colour 16M Colors
Size 4.7 inches 6.5 inches 6.8 inches
Resolution 750 x 1334 pixels (326 ppi) 720 x 1560 pixels (264 ppi) 1440 x 3088 pixels (501 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.21% 83.64% 89.56%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack no yes no
Radio No Unspecified No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12 MP 48 MP + 5 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP 200 MP + 10 MP + 10 MP + 12 MP
Flash Quad-LED (dual Tone) Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Phase Detection Autofocus, f/1.8, 28mm, OIS, 1/3" Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous 4K Video And 8MP Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR (photo/panorama) 48 MP, f/2.0, (wide), AF
5 MP, f/2.2, 115˚ (ultrawide)
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
panorama, HDR
200 MP, f/1.7, 24mm (wide), 1/1.3", 0.6µm, multi-directional PDAF, Laser AF, OIS
10 MP, f/4.9, 230mm (periscope telephoto), 1/3.52", 1.12µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS, 10x optical zoom
10 MP, f/2.4, 70mm (telephoto), 1/3.52", 1.12µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom
12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, Super Steady video
auto-HDR, panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 720p@240fps 1080p@30fps 8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS
Front Camera 7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm, 1080p@30fps, 720p@240fps, face detection, HDR, panorama [Similar] 8 MP, f/2.2
1080p@30fps [Similar]
12 MP, f/2.2, 25mm (wide), Dual Pixel PDAF, Dual video call
Auto-HDR, HDR10+
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE-A (CA), 5G
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE Yes 5.3, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot Yes Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct
USB 3.0, reversible connector USB Type-C 2.0 USB Type-C 3.2, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
Browser HTML5 (Safari) Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 64/256 GB, 2 GB RAM 128 GB, 4 GB RAM or 64 GB, 4 GB RAM or 64 GB, 3 GB RAM or 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 1 TB, 12 GB RAM or 512 GB, 12 GB RAM or 256 GB, 12 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS 3.1 / 4.0
Expandable Storage No microSDXC No
USB OTG Not Supported Not Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor not present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor not present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor not present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor not present gyroscope sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor not present barometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 15W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery Charging 45W wired
10W wireless (Qi/PMA)
4.5W reverse wireless
Capacity - 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -