Huawei Mate 20 vs Samsung Galaxy S23+ Specs Comparison

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8.0	6.9
Huawei Mate 20	Samsung Galaxy S23+
Released · Oct 26, 2018	Released · Feb 17, 2023
6.5-inch · 2244x1080px	6.6-inch · 2340x1080px
Triple camera	Triple camera
4GB · 128GB	8GB · 256GB
4000 mAh	4700 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Oct 16, 2018	Feb 01, 2023
Prices (MSRP)
	$1000

Design

Dimensions
6.23 x 3.04 x 0.33 inches 158.2 x 77.2 x 8.3 mm	6.21 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches (~0.36 inches with camera bump) 157.8x76.2x7.6mm (~9.02 mm with camera bump)
Weight
6.63 oz (188.0 g)	6.91 oz (196.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Metal	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Splash, Dust; IP53	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Green, Blue	Phantom Black, Green, Cream, Lavender

Display

Size
6.5-inch, 87.98% screen-to-body	6.6-inch, 89.71% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, HDR, 820 nits	Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1750 nits
Resolution
2244x1080px, 18.7:9 ratio, 381 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 390 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2

Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 980 (7 nm)	Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550-AC (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2600 MHz ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55	Octa-core 1x3.36GHz Kryo Prime 4x2.8GHz Kryo Gold 3x2.0GHz Kryo Silve
GPU
Mali-G76 MP10	Adreno 740
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/128GB 6GB/128GB	8GB (LPDDR5X)/256GB (UFS 4.0) 8GB/512GB
Storage expansion
Nano Memory (NM) up to 256 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (9.0 Pie)	Android (14, 13)

Battery

Type
4000 mAh, Li - Ion	4700 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Huawei SuperCharge	Fast charging Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 45.0W Wireless: 10.0W

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

6h 38min

Browsing

16h 37min

Video

8h 15min

Gaming

10h 36min

Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Triple camera
Main camera
12 MP (OIS, Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/2.3"	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
16 MP (Ultra-wide, Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 17 mm	10 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
8 MP (Telephoto, Laser and PDAF) Optical zoom: 2.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 52 mm Sensor size: 1/4"	10 MP (Telephoto) Sensor name: Samsung S5K3K1 Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 69 mm Sensor size: 1/3.94" Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Flash
LED	Dual LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (960 fps) Time-lapse video, Picture-taking during video recording, Video light, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	8K UHD (30 fps), 4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (960 fps) OIS, HDR
Front
24 MP Video capture: 1080p	12 MP (Autofocus) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

137

Overall

139

Photo

134

Video

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.3
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	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, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Dual-band positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Infrared, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, Ultra Wideband (UWB)

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
	n1, n7, n25, n28, n41, n66, n71, n78, n258, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 20, 25, 26, 28, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41	38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 21 (1400/200 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Dual Nano SIM + eSIM
VoLTE
Yes

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback, Music ringtones, Vibration
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Jan 17, 2023 FCC ID value: A3LSMS916U
Measured SAR
	Head: 0.95 W/kg Body: 1.04 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.23 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 6 GB RAM


Memory	6GB

With 512GB internal storage


Memory	512GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1000

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
Huawei Mate 20 Specs	Samsung Galaxy S23+ Specs
PhoneArena Review
Huawei Mate 20 Review	Samsung Galaxy S23+ Review
User Reviews
	Samsung Galaxy S23+ User Reviews