Huawei Nova 9 vs Samsung Galaxy S23 FE Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 21, 2021	Oct 04, 2023
Prices (MSRP)
€499	$599

Design

Dimensions
6.30 x 2.90 x 0.31 inches 160 x 73.7 x 7.8 mm	6.22 x 3.01 x 0.32 inches 158 x 76.5 x 8.2 mm
Weight
6.17 oz / 175.0 g	7.37 oz / 209.0 g
Materials
	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Starry Blue, Black, Green, Violet

Display

Size
6.6-inch, 89.89% screen-to-body	6.4-inch, 83.24% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 120Hz, HDR	Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1450 nits
Resolution
2340x1080px, 19:5 ratio, 392 PPI	2340x1080px, 29.5:9 ratio, 403 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass 5

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
1.6 (Good)	1.5 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 778G SM7325 (6 nm)	Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SM8450 (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2400 MHz Kryo670	Octa-core 1x2.8GHz Cortex-X2 3x2.50G​Hz Cortex-A710 4x1.8​GHz Cortex-A510
GPU
Adreno 642L	Adreno 730
Memory
8GB/128GB (UFS) 8GB/256GB	8GB/128GB 8GB/256GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
Android (11)	Android (14, 13)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	1566
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	3839
3D Mark High
Untested	2208
3D Mark Low
Untested	1208

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Battery

Type
4300 mAh	4500 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: 15.0W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

6h 18min

Browsing

16h 15min

Video

8h 3min

Gaming

8h 50min

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Camera

Rear
Quad camera	Triple camera
Main camera
50 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 23 mm	50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2	12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
2 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Fourth camera
2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps), 720p (240 fps) HDR, EIS	8K UHD (24 fps), 4K UHD (60 fps)
Front
32 MP	10 MP

PhoneArena Camera Tests

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

137

Overall

146

Photo

128

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.2	5.3
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 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 2.0	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, QZSS, NavIC, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC	NFC

Multimedia

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

Cellular

5G Bands
	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78, 5G Ready
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 66	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 26, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41	38, 40, 41
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
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM, eSIM

Alternative variants

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB

Links

Full specifications
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