Samsung Galaxy S23 vs Huawei Mate 40 Pro Comparison and Differences
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Samsung Galaxy S23 or Huawei Mate 40 Pro Specs Comparison
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Common specs
| Brand and model | Samsung Galaxy S23 | Huawei Mate 40 Pro | |
| Rating | (+0) | (+0) | |
| Release date | 2023, February 01 | 2020, October 22 | |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 146.3 x 70.9 x 7.6 mm | 5.76 x 5.76 x 2.79 in | 162.9 x 75.5 x 9.1 mm | 6.41 x 6.41 x 2.97 in | |
| Weight | 168 g | 5.93 oz | 212 g | 7.48 oz | |
| Body Build | Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), aluminum frame | Glass front, glass back, aluminum frame | |
| Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
| Colors | Phantom Black, Cream, Green, Lavender, Graphite, Lime | Mystic Silver, White, Black, Green, Yellow | |
| Battery | 3900 mAh, Li-Ion, non-removable | 4400 mAh, Li-Po, non-removable | |
| Approximate price | 950 EUR | 1200 EUR | |
| Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
| Technology | Dynamic AMOLED 2X | OLED | |
| Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
| Display colors | 16M | 16M | |
| Screen size | 6.1" in | 6.76" in | |
| Screen area | 90.1 cm2 | 115.7 cm2 | |
| Screen format | 19.5:9 (height:width) | 18.5:9 (height:width) | |
| Screen to body ratio | 86.8% | 94.1% | |
| Screen resolution | 1080 x 2340 px | 1344 x 2772 px | |
| Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 425 PPI | 456 PPI | |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2 | ||
| Other specs | - Always-on display -120Hz -HDR10+ -1200 nits (HBM) -1750 nits (peak) |
- HDR10 -90Hz |
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| Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
| Rear camera, main | 50 MP, Triple | 50 MP, Triple | |
| Camera specs | -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 |
-50 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), 1/1.28'', 1.22µm, omnidirectional PDAF, Laser AF -12 MP, f/3.4, 125mm (periscope telephoto), PDAF, OIS, 5x optical zoom -20 MP, f/1.8, 18mm (ultrawide), PDAF |
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| Functions | LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama | Leica optics, LED flash, panorama, HDR | |
| Video | 8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 1080p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS | 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240/480fps, 720p@960fps, 720p@3840fps, HDR, gyro-EIS | |
| DxOMark Main Score | 133 | 136 | |
| DxOMark Photo | 129 | 140 | |
| DxOMark Video | 137 | 116 | |
| Front camera, selfie | 12 MP, Single | 13 MP, Dual | |
| Specifications | 12 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), Dual Pixel PDAF | 13 MP, f/2.4, 18mm (ultrawide) TOF 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor) |
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| Functions | Dual video call, Auto-HDR, HDR10+ | HDR, panorama | |
| Video | 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps | 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps | |
| DxOMark Selfie Score | 104 | ||
| DxOMark Photo | 110 | ||
| DxOMark Video | 96 |
Performance
| Operating system - OS | Android 13, One UI 5.1 | Android 10, EMUI 11, no Google Play Services | |
| Chipset | - Qualcomm SM8550-AC Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (4 nm) | - HiSilicon Kirin 9000 5G (5 nm) | |
| CPU | - Octa-core (1x3.36 GHz Cortex-X3 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A715 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A710 & 3x2.0 GHz Cortex-A510) | - Octa-core (1x3.13 GHz Cortex-A77 & 3x2.54 GHz Cortex-A77 & 4x2.05 GHz Cortex-A55) | |
| GPU | Adreno 740 | Mali-G78 MP24 | |
| External memory | No | NM (Nano Memory), up to 256GB (uses shared SIM slot) | |
| Internal memory | 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 512GB 8GB RAM | 256GB 8GB RAM |
Benchmark
| Antutu 10 Total | 1484787 | ||
| Antutu 10 CPU | 369395 | ||
| Antutu 10 GPU | 583300 | ||
| Antutu 10 Mem | 270880 | ||
| Antutu 10 UX | 369395 | ||
| Antutu 9 Total | 1250123 | ||
| Antutu 8 Total | 661059 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Single Core | 1854 | 1179 | |
| GeekBench 6 Multi Core | 4901 | 3377 | |
| GeekBench 6 OpenCL | 8397 | 6451 | |
| GeekBench 6 Vulkan | 6233 | 6225 | |
| GeekBench 5 Single Core | 1380 | 940 | |
| GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 4870 | 3380 |
Communication and Connectivity
| SIM card | Nano-SIM and eSIMDual SIM (2 Nano-SIMs and eSIM, dual stand-by) | Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by), Dual SIM (one Nano-SIM, one eSIM, dual stand-by) | |
| Network | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G | GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G | |
| Bands | -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 |
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) -3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 -4G - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42 -5G - 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28, 38, 40, 41, 77, 78, 79, 80, 84 SA/NSA/Sub6 |
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| Speed | HSPA, LTE, 5G | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G | |
| GPRS | Yes | Yes | |
| Edge | Yes | Yes | |
| 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/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot | |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO | Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS, NavIC | |
| NFC | Yes | Yes | |
| USB | USB Type-C 3.2, OTG | USB Type-C 3.1, USB On-The-Go | |
| Bluetooth | 5.3, A2DP, LE | 5.2, A2DP, LE | |
| Harmful irradiation |
SAR - 0.95 W/kg (head) 0.88 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.96 W/kg (head) 1.30 W/kg (body) |
Music and Audio
| Radio | No | No | |
| Headphone jack | No | No | |
| Others | - 32-bit/384kHz audio -Tuned by AKG |
- 32-bit/384kHz audio |
Other features
| Sensors | - Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer | - Face ID, fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass, color temperature sensor , Infrared port | |
| Other extras |
- Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support) -Bixby natural language commands and dictation -Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) - Fast charging 25W, 50% 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) -Armor aluminum frame with tougher drop and scratch resistance |
- Fast charging 66W -Fast wireless charging 50W -Reverse wireless charging 5W - IP68 dust/water resistant |
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