Samsung Galaxy A26 vs Samsung Galaxy S23: Which is better?

Screen size

Galaxy A266.7"+9%

Galaxy S236.1"

Technology

Galaxy A26

GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G

Galaxy S23

GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G

2G bands

Galaxy A26

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

Galaxy S23

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 , CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA

3G bands

Galaxy A26

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100

Galaxy S23

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 , CDMA2000 1xEV-DO

Resolution

equal specs

Galaxy A261080 × 2340 px

Galaxy S231080 × 2340 px

Refresh rate

equal specs

Galaxy A26120 Hz

Galaxy S23120 Hz

Peak brightness

Galaxy A26—

Galaxy S231,750 nits

Pixel density

Galaxy A26385 ppi

Galaxy S23425 ppi+9.4%

CPU speed

Galaxy A26Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55) - GlobalOcta-core (2x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55) - LATAM

Galaxy S23Octa-core (1x3.36 GHz Cortex-X3 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A715 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A710 & 3x2.0 GHz Cortex-A510)+29%

RAM

Galaxy A264.0 GB

Galaxy S238.0 GB+50%

Storage

equal specs

Galaxy A26128 GB

Galaxy S23128 GB

Main camera

equal specs

Galaxy A2650.0 MP

Galaxy S2350.0 MP

Front camera

Galaxy A2613.0 MP+7.7%

Galaxy S2312.0 MP

Battery

Galaxy A265,000 mAh+22%

Galaxy S233,900 mAh

Wired charging

equal specs

Galaxy A2625 W

Galaxy S2325 W

Weight

Galaxy A26200 g

Galaxy S23168 g+19%

Thickness

Galaxy A267.7 mm

Galaxy S237.6 mm+1.3%

IP rating

Galaxy A26IP67

Galaxy S23IP68+0.2%

Wi‑Fi

Galaxy A26Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct

Galaxy S23Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct

Bluetooth

equal specs

Galaxy A265.3, A2DP, LE

Galaxy S235.3, A2DP, LE

USB

Galaxy A26USB Type-C 2.0, OTG

Galaxy S23USB Type-C 3.2, OTG+38%

5G support

equal specs

Galaxy A26Yes

Galaxy S23Yes

NFC

equal specs

Galaxy A26Yes

Galaxy S23Yes

3.5mm jack

equal specs

Galaxy A26No

Galaxy S23No

SD card

Galaxy A26Yes+100%

Galaxy S23No

Stereo speakers

Galaxy A26—

Galaxy S23Yes

5G bands

Galaxy A26

1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - International, 2, 5, 25, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA

Galaxy S23

1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 75, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - International, 1, 7, 25, 28, 41, 66, 71, 78, 258, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA

Speed

Galaxy A26

HSPA, LTE, 5G

Galaxy S23

HSPA, LTE (up to 7CA), 5G

Announced

Galaxy A26

2025, March 02

Galaxy S23

2023, February 01

Status

Galaxy A26

Available. Released 2025, March 19

Galaxy S23

Available. Released 2023, February 17

Dimensions

Galaxy A26

164 x 77.5 x 7.7 mm (6.46 x 3.05 x 0.30 in)

Galaxy S23

146.3 x 70.9 x 7.6 mm (5.76 x 2.79 x 0.30 in)

Weight

Galaxy A26

200 g (7.05 oz)

Galaxy S23

168 g (5.93 oz)

Build

Galaxy A26

Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus+), plastic frame, glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus+)

Galaxy S23

Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), aluminum frame

SIM

Galaxy A26

· Nano-SIM + eSIM· Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Galaxy S23

· Nano-SIM + eSIM· Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time)

Other

Galaxy A26

IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 min)

Galaxy S23

IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min) Armor aluminum frame

Type

Galaxy A26

Super AMOLED, 120Hz

Galaxy S23

Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1200 nits (HBM), 1750 nits (peak)

Size

Galaxy A26

6.7 inches, 110.2 cm2 (~86.7% screen-to-body ratio)

Galaxy S23

6.1 inches, 90.1 cm2 (~86.8% screen-to-body ratio)

Resolution

Galaxy A26

1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~385 ppi density)

Galaxy S23

1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~425 ppi density)

Protection

Galaxy A26

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+, Mohs level 5

Galaxy S23

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2

Galaxy A26

Android 15, up to 6 major Android upgrades, One UI 7

Galaxy S23

Android 13, up to 4 major Android upgrades, One UI 8

Chipset

Galaxy A26

Exynos 1380 (5 nm) - GlobalExynos 1280 (5 nm) - LATAM

Galaxy S23

Qualcomm SM8550-AC Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (4 nm)

CPU

Galaxy A26

Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55) - GlobalOcta-core (2x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55) - LATAM

Galaxy S23

Octa-core (1x3.36 GHz Cortex-X3 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A715 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A710 & 3x2.0 GHz Cortex-A510)

GPU

Galaxy A26

Mali-G68 MP5 - GlobalMali-G68 - LATAM

Galaxy S23

Adreno 740

Card slot

Galaxy A26

microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)

Galaxy S23

Internal

Galaxy A26

128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM

Galaxy S23

128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 512GB 8GB RAM

Other

Galaxy A26

Galaxy S23

UFS 3.1 - 128GB only UFS 4.0

Triple

Galaxy A26

50 MP, f/1.8, 27mm (wide), 1/2.76", 0.64µm, PDAF, OIS 8 MP, f/2.2, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm 2 MP (macro)

Galaxy S23

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, OIS, 3x optical zoom 12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55" 1.4µm, Super Steady video

Features

Galaxy A26

LED flash, panorama, HDR

Galaxy S23

LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama

Video

Galaxy A26

4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@480fps, gyro-EIS

Galaxy S23

8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS

Single

Galaxy A26

13 MP, f/2.2, (wide), 1/3.06", 1.12µm

Galaxy S23

12 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.2", 1.12µm, dual pixel PDAF

Video

Galaxy A26

1080p@30fps

Galaxy S23

4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps

Features

Galaxy A26

Galaxy S23

HDR, HDR10+

Loudspeaker

Galaxy A26

Yes

Galaxy S23

Yes, with stereo speakers

3.5mm jack

Galaxy A26

Galaxy S23

Other

Galaxy A26

Galaxy S23

High-bitrate audio support

WLAN

Galaxy A26

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct

Galaxy S23

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct

Bluetooth

Galaxy A26

5.3, A2DP, LE

Galaxy S23

5.3, A2DP, LE

Positioning

Galaxy A26

GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS

Galaxy S23

GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO

NFC

Galaxy A26

Yes (market/region dependent)

Galaxy S23

Yes

Radio

Galaxy A26

Unspecified

Galaxy S23

USB

Galaxy A26

USB Type-C 2.0, OTG

Galaxy S23

USB Type-C 3.2, OTG

Sensors

Galaxy A26

Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass

Galaxy S23

Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer

Other

Galaxy A26

Virtual proximity sensing

Galaxy S23

Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support)

Type

Galaxy A26

5000 mAh

Galaxy S23

Li-Ion 3900 mAh

Charging

Galaxy A26

25W wired

Galaxy S23

25W wired, PD3.0, 50% in 30 min 15W wireless (Qi) 4.5W reverse wireless

Colors

Galaxy A26

Black, White, Mint, Peach Pink

Galaxy S23

Phantom Black, Cream, Green, Lavender, Graphite, Lime

Models

Galaxy A26

SM-A266E, SM-A266E/DS, SM-A266E/DSN, SM-A266B, SM-A266B/DS, SM-A266B/DSN, SM-A266U, SM-A266U1, SM-A266W

Galaxy S23

SM-S911B, SM-S911B/DS, SM-S911U, SM-S911U1, SM-S911W, SM-S911N, SM-S9110, SM-S911E, SM-S911E/DS

SAR

Galaxy A26

0.75 W/kg (head) 1.09 W/kg (body)

Galaxy S23

0.95 W/kg (head) 0.88 W/kg (body)

SAR EU

Galaxy A26

0.41 W/kg (head) 0.96 W/kg (body)

Galaxy S23

0.96 W/kg (head) 1.30 W/kg (body)

Price

Galaxy A26

$ 299.99 / C$ 313.99 / £ 164.00 / € 195.00 / ₹ 24,999

Galaxy S23

$ 246.04 / C$ 323.75 / £ 229.00 / € 338.95 / ₹ 39,999

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