Honor Magic Vs2 vs Samsung Galaxy S23 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
	Feb 01, 2023
Prices (MSRP)
	$800

Design

Dimensions
6.20 x 5.76 x 0.20 inches 157.5 x 146.2 x 5.1 mm	5.76 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches (~0.36 inches with camera bump) 146.3 x 70.9 x 7.6mm (~9.02 mm with camera bump)
Folded
(157.5 x 74.4 x 10.7 mm)
Weight
8.08 oz / 229.0 g	5.93 oz / 168.0 g
Materials
	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint
Keys
	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Blue, Purple	Phantom Black, Cream, Green, Lavender

Display

Size
7.9-inch, 87.52% screen-to-body	6.1-inch, 88.57% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 120Hz, HDR	Super AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1750 nits
Resolution
2344x2156px, 402 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 422 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Features
Folding inside the device, HDR support, Dolby Vision, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Front cover display
2376 x1060 px OLED 120Hz refresh rate, HDR support

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	1531 (Good)
Bright Min
Untested	0.9 (Excellent)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SM8475 (4 nm)	Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550-AC (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1x3.0GHz Cortex-X2 3x2.5GH​z Cortex-A710 4x1.8​0GHz Cortex-A510	Octa-core 1x3.36GHz Kryo Prime 4x2.8GHz Kryo Gold 3x2.0GHz Kryo Silve
GPU
Adreno 730	Adreno 740
Memory
12GB/256GB 16GB/512GB	8GB (LPDDR5X)/128GB (UFS 4.0) 8GB/256GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
Android (13)	Android (14, 13)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	2023
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	5180
3D Mark High
Untested	3807
3D Mark Low
Untested	2079

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Battery

Type
5000 mAh	3900 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging Reverse wired charging	Fast charging Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 66.0W	Wired: 25.0W Wireless: 10.0W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

6h 3min

Browsing

15h 21min

Video

8h 6min

Gaming

8h 1min

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Triple camera
Main camera
50 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 25 mm	50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Sensor name: Samsung ISOCELL Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 23 mm Sensor size: 1/1.56" Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide, Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 16 mm	12 MP (Ultra-wide) Sensor name: Sony IMX564 Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Third camera
20 MP (Telephoto, OIS) Optical zoom: 2.5x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 64 mm	12 MP (Telephoto, OIS) Sensor name: Samsung S5K3K1 Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 64 mm Sensor size: 1/3.94" Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Flash
LED	Dual LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (60 fps)	8K UHD (30 fps), 4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (960 fps) OIS, HDR
Front
16 MP	12 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

PhoneArena Camera Tests

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

137

Overall

139

Photo

134

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.2	5.3
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, Infrared	NFC, Ultra Wideband (UWB)

Multimedia

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

Cellular

5G Bands
5G Ready	n1, n7, n25, n28, n41, n66, n71, n78, n258, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave, 5G Ready
4G (FDD) Bands
	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 20, 25, 26, 28, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
	38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48
3G Bands
	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Dual Nano SIM	Dual Nano SIM + eSIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Jan 17, 2023 FCC ID value: A3LSMS911U
Measured SAR
	Head: 0.95 W/kg Body: 0.88 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.58 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.24 W/kg

Alternative variants

With 16GB internal storage and 512GB internal storage

Memory	16GB/512GB

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$860

International

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

Links

Full specifications
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