HTC U23 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
May 18, 2023	Jan 22, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
	12GB/256GB - $1299 | €1449 12GB/512GB - $1420 12GB/1TB - $1660

Design

Dimensions
6.56 x 3.04 x 0.35 inches 166.6 x 77.1 X 8.9 mm	6.41 x 3.06 x 0.32 inches (~0.36 inches with camera bump) 162.8 x 77.6 x 8.2 mm (~9.1 mm with camera bump)
Weight
7.23 oz / 205.0 g	7.69 oz / 218.0 g
Materials
	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2) Frame: Titanium
Resistance
Yes; IP67	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint
Features
	Stylus
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Coffee Black, Snow White	Titanium Silverblue, Titanium Black, Titanium Whitesilver, Titanium Gray

Display

Size
6.7-inch, 84.24% screen-to-body	6.9-inch, 90.30% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 120Hz	Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 2600 nits
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 393 PPI	3120x1440px, 19.5:9 ratio, 498 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus	Corning Gorilla Glass Armor 2

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	2373 (Excellent)
Bright Min
Untested	0.8 (Excellent)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 SM7450-AB (4 nm)	Snapdragon 8 Elite for Galaxy SM8750-AB (3 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1x2.4GHz Cortex-A710 3x2.3​6GHz Cortex-A710 4x1.8​GHz Cortex-A510	Octa-core 2x4.47GHz Oryon V2 PhoenixL 6x3.53GH​z Oryon V2 PhoenixM
GPU
Adreno 644	Adreno 830
Memory
12GB/256GB	12GB (LPDDR5X)/256GB (UFS 4.0) 12GB/512GB 12GB/1024GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC	not expandable
OS
Android (13)	Android (15), up to 7 OS updates

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	3137
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	9769
3D Mark High
Untested	6208
3D Mark Low
Untested	2981

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Battery

Type
4600 mAh	5000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging	Fast charging Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 30.0W Wireless: 15.0W	Wired: 45.0W Wireless: 15.0W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

8h 0min

Browsing

20h 49min

Video

8h 54min

Gaming

14h 21min

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Camera

Rear
Quad camera	Quad camera
Main camera
108 MP (OIS, PDAF)	200 MP (OIS, Laser and PDAF) Sensor name: Samsung ISOCELL HP2 Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/1.3" Pixel size: 0.6 μm
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide)	50 MP (Ultra-wide, PDAF) Sensor name: Samsung JN3 Aperture size: F1.9 Pixel size: 0.7 μm
Third camera
5 MP (Macro)	10 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Sensor name: Sony IMX754 Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 67 mm Sensor size: 1/3.52" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Fourth camera
2 MP (Depth information)	50 MP (Telephoto, Periscope, OIS, PDAF) Sensor name: Sony IMX854 Optical zoom: 5.0x Aperture size: F3.4 Focal Length: 111 mm Sensor size: 1/2.52" Pixel size: 0.7 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
Yes	8K UHD (30 fps), 4K UHD (120 fps), 1080p (240 fps) HDR, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording
Front
32 MP	12 MP (PDAF, HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

PhoneArena Camera Tests

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

158

Overall

165

Photo

150

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.2	5.4
WLAN
Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E,Wi-Fi 7 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 3.0	Type-C, USB 3.2
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
	M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC	NFC, Ultra Wideband (UWB)

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
	aptX, aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n3, n7, n20, n28, n41, n78	n1, n2, n5, n7, n25, n28, n41, n66, n71, n77, n78, n257, n258, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave International version - n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n75, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6
LTE Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66, 71 International version - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66
TDD Bands
38, 39, 40, 41	38, 39, 40, 41, 48 International version - 38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM, eSIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Nov 26, 2024 FCC ID value: A3LSMS938U
Measured SAR
	Head: 1.26 W/kg Body: 0.64 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.19 W/kg

Alternative variants

With 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1420

With 1TB internal storage

Memory	1024GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1660

International

5G Bands	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n75, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6
LTE Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66
TDD Bands	38, 39, 40, 41
SIM type	Dual Nano SIM + eSIM

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