Huawei P20 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra Comparison and Differences
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Huawei P20 Pro
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Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
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Huawei P20 Pro or Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra Specs Comparison
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Common specs
Brand and model | Huawei P20 Pro | Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra | |
Rating | (+) | (+) | |
Release date | 2018, March | 2023, February 01 | |
Dimensions (HxWxD) | 155 x 73.9 x 7.8 mm | 6.1 x 6.1 x 2.91 in | 163.4 x 78.1 x 8.9 mm | 6.43 x 6.43 x 3.07 in | |
Weight | 180 g | 6.35 oz | 234 g | 8.25 oz | |
Body Build | Front/back glass & aluminum frame | Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), aluminum frame | |
Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
Colors | Twilight, Black, Midnight Blue, Pink Gold | Phantom Black, Green, Cream, Lavender, Graphite, Sky Blue, Lime, Red, BMW M Edition | |
Battery | 4000 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po | 5000 mAh, Li-Ion, non-removable | |
Approximate price | 620 EUR | 1400 EUR | |
Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
Technology | AMOLED | Dynamic AMOLED 2X | |
Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
Display colors | 16M | 16M | |
Screen size | 6.1" in | 6.8" in | |
Screen area | 93.9 cm2 | 114.7 cm2 | |
Screen format | 18.7:9 (height:width) | ||
Screen to body ratio | 82.0% | 89.9% | |
Screen resolution | 1080 x 2240 px | 1440 x 3088 px | |
Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 408 PPI | 500 PPI | |
Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2 | ||
Other specs | - 120Hz -HDR10+ -1750 nits (peak) -1200 nits (HBM) -Always-on display |
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Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
Rear camera, main | 40 MP, Triple | 200 MP, Quad | |
Camera specs | -40 MP, f/1.8, 27mm (wide), 1/1.7'', OIS, PDAF/Laser AF -20 MP B/W, f/1.6, 27mm (wide), 1/2.7'', OIS, PDAF/Laser AF -8 MP, f/2.4, 80mm (telephoto), 1/4'', 3x optical zoom, OIS, PDAF/Laser AF |
-200 MP, f/1.7, 24mm (wide), 1/1.3", 0.6µm, multi-directional PDAF, Laser AF, OIS -10 MP, f/4.9, 230mm (periscope telephoto), 1/3.52", 1.12µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS, 10x optical zoom -10 MP, f/2.4, 70mm (telephoto), 1/3.52", 1.12µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom -12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, Super Steady video |
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Functions | Leica optics, LED flash, HDR, panorama | LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama | |
Video | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS), 720p@960fps | 8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 1080p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS | |
DxOMark Main Score | 109 | 140 | |
DxOMark Photo | 114 | 139 | |
DxOMark Video | 98 | 137 | |
Front camera, selfie | 24 MP, Single | 12 MP, Single | |
Specifications | 24 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide) | 12 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), Dual Pixel PDAF | |
Functions | Leica optics | Dual video call, Auto-HDR, HDR10+ | |
Video | 1080p@30fps | 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps | |
DxOMark Selfie Score | 72 | 141 | |
DxOMark Photo | 67 | 139 | |
DxOMark Video | 79 | 145 |
Performance
Operating system - OS | Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie); EMUI 9 | Android 13, One UI 5.1 | |
Chipset | - Hisilicon Kirin 970 (10 nm) | - Qualcomm SM8550-AC Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (4 nm) | |
CPU | - Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53) | - Octa-core (1x3.36 GHz Cortex-X3 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A715 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A710 & 3x2.0 GHz Cortex-A510) | |
GPU | Mali-G72 MP12 | Adreno 740 | |
External memory | No | No | |
Internal memory | 256 GB, 8 GB RAM 128 GB, 6 GB RAM | 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM, 1TB 12GB RAM |
Benchmark
Antutu 10 Total | 1530695 | ||
Antutu 10 CPU | 377291 | ||
Antutu 10 GPU | 595608 | ||
Antutu 10 Mem | 286984 | ||
Antutu 10 UX | 377291 | ||
Antutu 9 Total | 1287951 | ||
Antutu 8 Total | 262139 | ||
Antutu 7 Total | |||
GeekBench 6 Single Core | 1883 | ||
GeekBench 6 Multi Core | 4993 | ||
GeekBench 6 OpenCL | 8807 | ||
GeekBench 6 Vulkan | 5815 | ||
GeekBench 5 Single Core | 356 | 1396 | |
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 1467 | 4882 |
Communication and Connectivity
SIM card | Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | Nano-SIM and eSIMDual SIM (2 Nano-SIMs and eSIM, dual stand-by) | |
Network | GSM / HSPA / LTE | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G | |
Bands | -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE |
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only) CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO -4G - LTE -5G - SA/NSA/Sub6 - International |
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Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps | HSPA, LTE-A (CA), 5G | |
GPRS | Yes | Yes | |
Edge | Yes | Yes | |
Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct | |
GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO | GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO | |
NFC | Yes | Yes | |
USB | 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector | USB Type-C 3.2, USB On-The-Go | |
Bluetooth | 4.2, A2DP, LE, EDR, aptX HD | 5.3, A2DP, LE | |
Harmful irradiation |
SAR - 1.12 W/kg (head) 0.92 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.96 W/kg (head) 1.40 W/kg (body) |
Music and Audio
Radio | No | No | |
Headphone jack | No | No | |
Others | - 32-bit/384kHz audio -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic |
- 32-bit/384kHz audio -Tuned by AKG |
Other features
Sensors | - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, color spectrum , Infrared port | - Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer | |
Other extras |
- Fast battery charging 4.5V/5A (58% in 30 min) - IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins) |
- Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support) -Bixby natural language commands and dictation -Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) -Ultra Wideband (UWB) support - Fast charging 45W, 65% in 30 min -Power Delivery 3.0 -Wireless charging 15W (Qi/PMA) -Reverse wireless charging 4.5W - IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) -Stylus (Bluetooth integration, accelerometer, gyro) |
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