Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy S23 vs Google Pixel 9 Pro XL vs Samsung Galaxy A16 5G

Price Comparison (India) -

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Google Samsung
Announced 2023, February 01 August 2024 October 2024
Status Coming soon. Exp. release 2023, February 17 Coming Soon - August 2024 Coming Soon - October 2024
Price Rs. 74,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 124,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Phantom Black, Cream, Green, Lavender, Graphite, Lime Porcelain, Rose Quartz, Hazel, Obsidian Blue Black, Light Gray, Gold, Light Green
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 146.3 x 70.9 x 7.6 mm
(5.76 x 2.79 x 0.3 in)
162.8 x 76.6 x 8.5 mm
(6.41 x 3.02 x 0.33 in)
164.4 x 77.9 x 7.9 mm
(6.47 x 3.07 x 0.31 in)
Weight 167 g (5.89 oz) 221 g (7.8 oz) 200 g (7.05 oz)
SIM Type Nano-SIM and eSIM, Dual SIM (2 Nano-SIMs and eSIM, dual stand-by) Nano-SIM and eSIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only)
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual sim model only)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71 - GGX8B
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66, 71, 75 - GZC4K
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66
5G Network SA/NSA/Sub6 - International
SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 70, 71, 77, 78, 258, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - GGX8B
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - GZC4K
1, 3, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6
SAR EU - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
0.99 W/kg (head)
1.40 W/kg (body)
0.38 W/kg (head)
0.94 W/kg (body)
Messaging
Build Features - 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)
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, ultrasonic)
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)
- Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)
IP54, dust and splash resistant

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 13 Android 14, up to 7 major Android upgrades Android 14, up to 6 major Android upgrades
User Interface One UI 5.1 - One UI 6.1
Processor 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) Octa-core (1x3.1 GHz Cortex-X4 & 3x2.6 GHz Cortex-A720 & 4x1.92 GHz Cortex-A520), Google Tensor G4 (4 nm) Octa-core (2x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55) or Octa-core (2x2.4 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55), Exynos 1330 (5 nm) or Mediatek Dimensity 6300 (6 nm)
GPU Adreno 740 Mali-G715 MC7 Mali-G68 MP2 or Mali-G57 MC2
RAM 8 GB 16 GB 8 GB
Internal Memory 256 GB 1 TB 256 GB
External Memory No No microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)

display Display

Type FHD+ Dynamic AMOLED 2X Screen
120Hz Refresh Rate
HDR10+
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2
QHD+ LTPO OLED Screen
120Hz, HDR10+, 2000 Nits (HBM), 3000 Nits (peak)
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2
FHD+ Super AMOLED Screen
90Hz Refresh Rate, 800 Nits (HBM)
Colors 16M Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 6.1 inches 6.8 inches 6.7 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels (422 ppi) 1344 x 2992 pixels (482 ppi) 1080 x 2340 pixels (385 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 88.27% 89.55% 85.89%
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 yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 50 MP + 10 MP + 12 MP 50 MP + 48 MP + 48 MP 50 MP + 5 MP + 2 MP
Flash LED Flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features 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
50 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/1.31", 1.2µm, dual pixel PDAF, multi-zone Laser AF, OIS
48 MP, f/2.8, 113mm (periscope telephoto), 1/2.55", dual pixel PDAF, OIS, 5x optical zoom
48 MP, f/1.7, 123˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55", dual pixel PDAF
Pixel Shift, Ultra-HDR, Panorama, Best Take
50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), AF
5 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide)
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
Panorama, HDR
Video 8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS 8K@30fps, 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@24/30/60/120/240fps; gyro-EIS, OIS, 10-bit HDR 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS
Front Camera 12 MP, f/2.2, 25mm (wide), Dual Pixel PDAF, Dual video call
Auto-HDR, HDR10+
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps [Similar]
42 MP, f/2.2, 17mm (ultrawide), PDAF
Auto-HDR, panorama
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps [Similar]
13 MP, f/2.0, (wide)

1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE, 5G HSPA, LTE (CA), 5G HSPA, LTE, 5G
Bluetooth 5.3, A2DP, LE 5.3, A2DP, LE, aptX HD 5.3, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band (Global), Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band (India) Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
USB USB Type-C 3.2, OTG USB Type-C 3.2 USB Type-C 2.0
GPS GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS, NavIC GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS
Browser Yes Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS 3.1/4.0 1 TB, 16 GB RAM or 512 GB, 16 GB RAM or 256 GB, 16 GB RAM or 128 GB, 16 GB RAM UFS 3.1 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No No microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
USB OTG Not Supported Not Supported Not Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor not 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 not present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type 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 37W wired, PD3.0, PPS, 70% in 30 min
23W wireless (w/ Pixel Stand)
12W wireless (w/ Qi compatible charger)
Reverse wireless
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast Battery Charging 25W
Capacity 3900 mAh 5060 mAh 5000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -