Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone XR vs Samsung Galaxy S23 vs Apple iPhone 16

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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Samsung Apple
Announced September 2018 2023, February 01 September 2024
Status Coming Soon - October 2018 Coming soon. Exp. release 2023, February 17 Coming Soon - September 2024
Price Rs. 59,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 74,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 79,900 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, Red, Yellow, Blue, Coral Phantom Black, Cream, Green, Lavender, Graphite, Lime Black, White, Pink, Teal, Ultramarine
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 150.9 x 75.7 x 8.3 mm
(5.94 x 2.98 x 0.33 in)
146.3 x 70.9 x 7.6 mm
(5.76 x 2.79 x 0.3 in)
147.6 x 71.6 x 7.8 mm
(5.81 x 2.82 x 0.31 in)
Weight 194 g (6.84 oz) 167 g (5.89 oz) 170 g (6 oz)
SIM Type Nano-SIM and e-SIM Nano-SIM and eSIM, Dual SIM (2 Nano-SIMs and eSIM, dual stand-by) Nano-SIM and eSIM - International
Dual eSIM with multiple numbers - USA
Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - China
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only)
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM)
CDMA 800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 14(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 29(700), 30(2300), 32(1500), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100), 71(600) LTE LTE
5G Network - SA/NSA/Sub6 - International
SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA
SA/NSA/Sub6 - International
SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins)
- Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
- 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)
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 6m for 30 min)
Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 12 Android 13 iOS 18
User Interface - One UI 5.1 -
Processor Hexa-core, Apple A12 Bionic Octa-core (1x3.2 GHz Cortex-X3 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A715 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A710 & 3x2.0 GHz Cortex-A510), Qualcomm SM8550 Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (4 nm) Hexa-core, Apple A18 (3 nm)
GPU Apple GPU (4-core graphics) Adreno 740 Apple GPU (5-core graphics)
RAM 3 GB 8 GB 6 GB
Internal Memory 64/128/256 GB 256 GB 512 GB
External Memory No No No

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating FHD+ Dynamic AMOLED 2X Screen
120Hz Refresh Rate
HDR10+
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2
FHD+ Super Retina XDR OLED Screen
HDR10, Dolby Vision, 1000 Nits (typ), 2000 Nits (HBM)
Ceramic Shield Glass (2024 Gen)
Colors 16M colors 16M Colors 16M colors
Size 6.1 inches 6.1 inches 6.1 inches
Resolution 828 x 1792 pixels (324 ppi) 1080 x 2340 pixels (422 ppi) 1179 x 2556 pixels (461 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 79.83% 88.27% 86.56%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12 MP 50 MP + 10 MP + 12 MP 48 MP + 12 MP
Flash Quad-LED dual-tone flash LED Flash Dual-LED Dual-tone Flash
Features f/1.8, 28mm, 1/2.55", 1.4µm, OIS, PDAF, HDR 50 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
10 MP, f/2.4, 70mm (telephoto), 1/3.94", 1.0µm, PDAF, 3x optical zoom
12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55" 1.4µm, Super Steady video
Auto-HDR, Panorama
48 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS
12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 0.7µm, dual pixel PDAF
HDR (photo/panorama)
Video 1080p@60fps 8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS 4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), stereo sound rec.
Front Camera 7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm, HDR, 1080@60fps [Similar] 12 MP, f/2.2, 25mm (wide), Dual Pixel PDAF, Dual video call
Auto-HDR, HDR10+
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps [Similar]
12 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6", PDAF
SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
HDR, Dolby Vision HDR, 3D (spatial) audio, stereo sound rec.
4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A HSPA, LTE, 5G HSPA, LTE, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.3, A2DP, LE 5.3, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6/7, dual-band, hotspot
USB 2.0, proprietary reversible connector USB Type-C 3.2, OTG USB Type-C 2.0, DisplayPort
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS
Browser HTML5 (Safari) Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 64/128/256 GB, 3 GB RAM 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS 3.1/4.0 512 GB, 6 GB RAM or 256 GB, 6 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM NVMe
Expandable Storage No No No
USB OTG Not Supported Not Supported Not Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported fingerprint not 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 present barometer sensor present barometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery Charging 25W, PD3.0
10W wireless (Qi/PMA)
4.5W reverse wireless
Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Fast Battery Charging 25W Wired, PD2.0, 50% in 30 min
25W wireless (MagSafe)
15W wireless (Qi2)
4.5W reverse wired
Capacity - 3900 mAh -
Stand by - - -
Talk Time Up to 25 h (3G) - -