Samsung Galaxy S23 vs Galaxy S9

Samsung Galaxy S23Snapdragon 8 Gen 2Change
Samsung Galaxy S9Exynos 9810Change

Chipset

Chipset
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2Exynos 9810
Process
4 nm TSMC10 nm
CPU
1× 3.36 GHz Cortex-X3
2× 2.80 GHz Cortex-A715
2× 2.80 GHz Cortex-A710
3× 2.00 GHz Cortex-A5104× 2.70 GHz Mongoose M3
4× 1.79 GHz Cortex-A55
Top CPU speed
3.36 GHz2.70 GHz
CPU cores
88
GPU
Adreno 740Mali-G72

Memory

Versions seen
8GB | 128GB
8GB | 256GB4GB | 64GB
RAM type
LPDDR5XLPDDR4X
Storage type
UFS 4.0—

Display

Size
6.1 in11.6 in
Resolution
1080 × 23401440 × 2960
Pixel density
425 ppi285 ppi
Refresh rates
120 Hzalso 10, 24, 30, 48, 60, 9660 Hz
HDR
HDR10, HDR10+, HLGHDR10, HLG

Battery

Capacity
3,785 mAh3,000 mAh

Cameras

Back camera 1
12.5 MP4080 × 3060 · f/1.8 · 5.4 mm · OIS12.2 MP4032 × 3024 · f/1.5 · 4.3 mm · OIS
Back camera 2
12 MP4000 × 3000 · f/2.2 · 2.2 mm—
Front camera 1
12 MP4000 × 3000 · f/2.2 · 3.3 mm8 MP3264 × 2448 · f/1.7 · 2.92 mm
Front camera 2
8.6 MP3392 × 2544 · f/2.2 · 3.3 mm5.2 MP2640 × 1980 · f/1.7 · 2.92 mm

Megapixels are what Android reports to apps. Many phones combine pixels by default, so the advertised megapixels can be higher.

Connectivity

Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 6EWi-Fi 6
6 GHz Wi-Fi
YesNo
Bluetooth LE Audio
YesNo
NFC
YesYes
UWB
NoNo
USB host
YesYes

Software

Android
Android 16–17Android 16
UI
One UI 9.0One UI 8.0
Released with
Android 13Android 8.0
Widevine DRM
L1L1

Sensors

Sensors
44 sensors38 sensors
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