Huawei Mate 9 vs Samsung Galaxy A23 5G Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Nov 03, 2016	Aug 05, 2022

Design

Dimensions
6.18 x 3.11 x 0.31 inches 156.9 x 78.9 x 7.9 mm	6.48 x 3.03 x 0.33 inches 164.5 x 76.9 x 8.4 mm
Weight
6.70 oz / 190.0 g	6.95 oz / 197.0 g
Materials
Back: Metal	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Gray, Silver, Brown, White	Black, White, Peach, Blue

Display

Size
5.9-inch, 77.39% screen-to-body	6.6-inch, 83.02% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	TFT, 120Hz
Resolution
1920x1080px, 373 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 399 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass 5

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
5 (Poor)	Untested

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Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 960	Snapdragon 695 SM6375 (6 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2400 MHz ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 4x2.2GHz Kryo 660+ 4x1.7GHz Kryo 660
GPU
Mali-G71 MP8	Adreno 619
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 6GB/128GB	4GB/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	microSDXC
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat)	Android (14, 13, 12)

Battery

Type
4000 mAh, Li - Polymer	5000 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging	Fast charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 25.0W

Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Quad camera
Main camera
12 MP (OIS, Laser and PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/2.9" Pixel size: 1.25 μm	50 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8
Second camera
20 MP (Black and White, OIS, Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 27 mm	5 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/5" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
	2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Fourth camera
	2 MP (Depth information)
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	1080p (30 fps)
Front
8 MP (Autofocus)	8 MP Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	Yes
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
DLNA	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
	n2, n5, n30, n66, n77
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 29	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 14, 20, 29, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40	38, 39, 40, 41, 48
3G Bands
6, 5, 8, 4, 2	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSPA	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM	Dual Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Nov 04, 2016 FCC ID value: QISMHA-L09
Measured SAR
Head: 1.42 W/kg Body: 0.60 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.39 W/kg

Alternative variants

with Dual SIM

Dual SIM	Yes
FCC approval	Date approved: Nov 03, 2016 FCC ID value: QISMHA-L29
Measured SAR	Head: 1.42 W/kg Body: 0.60 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.39 W/kg

with 128 GB storage

Memory	6GB/128GB

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