Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy S23 FE vs Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max vs Samsung Galaxy Z Flip8

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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Apple Samsung
Announced October 2023 September 2025 July 2026
Status Coming Soon - October 2023 Coming Soon - September 2025 Available - July 2026
Price Rs. 59,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 149,900 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 124,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Mint, Cream, Graphite, Purple, Indigo, Tangerine Silver, Cosmic Orange, Deep Blue Graphite, Cream, Pink, Mint
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 158 x 76.5 x 8.2 mm
(6.22 x 3.01 x 0.32 in)
163.4 x 78 x 8.8 mm
(6.43 x 3.07 x 0.35 in)
Unfolded: 166.9 x 75.4 x 6.1 mm
Folded: 85.7 x 75.4 x 13.1 mm
(Unfolded: 6.57 x 2.97 x 0.24 in
Folded: 3.37 x 2.97 x 0.52 in)
Weight 209 g (7.37 oz) 233 g (8.22 oz) 180 g (6.35 oz)
SIM Type Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - -
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 - International
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71 - USA
5G Network SA/NSA/Sub6 SA/NSA/Sub6 - International
SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - International
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - USA
SAR EU 0.76 W/kg (head)
1.04 W/kg (body)
- W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
0.74 W/kg (head)
1.16 W/kg (body)
Messaging
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)
IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 6m for 30 min)
Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
- Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)
IP48 dust and water resistant (dust > 1mm; immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Armor aluminum frame

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 13 iOS 26 Android 17, up to 7 major Android upgrades
User Interface One UI 5.1 - One UI 9
Processor Octa-core (1x2.8 GHz Cortex-X2 & 3x2.50 GHz Cortex-A710 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A510) - International
Octa-core (1x3.00 GHz Cortex-X2 & 3x2.50 GHz Cortex-A710 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A510) - USA, Exynos 2200 (4 nm) - International
Qualcomm SM8450 Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 (4 nm) - USA
Hexa-core, Apple A19 Pro (3 nm) Octa-core (2x4.74 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix L + 6x3.62 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix M) - US/CA/CN
10-core (1x3.80GHz C1-Ultra & 3x3.25GHz C1-Pro & 6x2.75GHz C1-Pro) - ROW, Qualcomm SM8850-1-AD Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 (3 nm) - US/CA/CN
Exynos 2600 (2 nm) - ROW
GPU Xclipse 920 - International
Adreno 730 - USA
Apple GPU (6-core graphics) Adreno 840 (1.3GHz) - US/CA/CN
Xclipse 960 - ROW
RAM 8 GB 12 GB 12 GB
Internal Memory 256 GB 2 TB 512 GB
External Memory No No No

display Display

Type FHD+ Dynamic AMOLED 2X Screen
120Hz Refresh Rate
1450 Nits (peak)
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
FHD+ LTPO Super Retina XDR OLED Screen
120Hz, HDR10, Dolby Vision, 1000 Nits (typ)
1600 Nits (HBM), 3000 Nits (peak)
Ceramic Shield 2 Protections
FHD+ Foldable Dynamic LTPO AMOLED 2X Screen
120Hz, HDR10+, 2600 Nits (peak), Mohs Level 1
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 6.4 inches 6.9 inches 6.9 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels (403 ppi) 1320 x 2868 pixels (458 ppi) 1080 x 2520 pixels (397 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 83.06% 91.36% 88.53%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 50 MP + 8 MP + 12 MP 48 MP + 48 MP + 48 MP 50 MP + 12 MP
Flash LED Flash Dual-LED Dual-tone Flash LED Flash
Features 50 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), PDAF, OIS
8 MP, f/2.4, 75mm (telephoto), PDAF, 3x optical zoom
12 MP, f/2.2, 123˚ (ultrawide)
HDR, Panorama
48 MP, f/1.6, 24mm (wide), 1/1.28", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS
48 MP, f/2.8, 100mm (periscope telephoto), 1/2.55", 0.7µm, PDAF, 3D sensor‑shift OIS, 4x optical zoom
48 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 0.7µm, PDAF
TOF 3D LiDAR scanner (depth)
HDR (photo/panorama)
50 MP, f/1.8, 23mm (wide), 1/1.57", 1.0µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 123˚ (ultrawide), 1/3.2", 1.12µm
HDR, Panorama
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps 4K@24/25/30/60/100/120fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, 10-bit HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), ProRes, ProRes RAW, Apple Log 2, 3D (spatial) video/audio, stereo sound rec. 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@60/120/240fps, HDR10+
Front Camera 10 MP, f/2.4, 26mm (wide)
Yes [Similar]
18 MP multi-aspect, f/1.9, (wide), PDAF, OIS
SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
HDR, Dolby Vision HDR, 3D (spatial) audio, stereo sound rec., ProRes RAW, Apple Log 2
4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS [Similar]
10 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide), 1.12µm
HDR
4K@30/60fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE-A (CA), 5G HSPA, LTE, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA, LTE, 5G
Bluetooth 5.3, A2DP, LE 6.0, A2DP, LE 5.4, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct
USB USB Type-C, OTG USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2, DisplayPort USB Type-C 3.2, OTG
GPS GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS, NavIC GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS
Browser Yes Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS 3.1 2 TB, 12 GB RAM or 1 TB, 12 GB RAM or 512 GB, 12 GB RAM or 256 GB, 12 GB RAM NVMe 512 GB, 12 GB RAM or 256 GB, 12 GB RAM UFS 4.1
Expandable Storage No No No
USB OTG Supported Not Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery Charging 25W wired, PD2.0, 50% in 30 min
Wirless
Li-Ion 4832 MAh - Nano SIM Model
Li-Ion - ESIM Only Model
Wired, PD2.0, 50% in 20 min
25W wireless (MagSafe), 50% in 30 min
15W wireless (MagSafe) - China only
25W wireless (Qi2)
4.5W reverse wired
Non-removable Li-ion Battery
Fast Battery Charging 25W wired, QC2.0, 55% in 30 min
15W wireless
4.5W reverse wireless
Capacity 4500 mAh 5088 mAh 4300 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -