Huawei P20 vs Samsung Galaxy S23 Specs Comparison

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8.5
Huawei P20
6.8
Samsung Galaxy S23
Huawei P20 Samsung Galaxy S23
Released · Apr 27, 2018
Released · Feb 17, 2023
5.8-inch
6.1-inch
Dual camera
Triple camera
4GB · 128GB
8GB · 128GB
3400 mAh
3900 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Mar 27, 2018 Feb 01, 2023
Prices (MSRP)
$800

Design

Dimensions
5.87 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches
149.1 x 70.8 x 7.65 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)
Weight
5.82 oz (165.0 g) 5.93 oz (168.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass
Frame: Metal
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2)
Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Splash; IP53 Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch) 2D Face unlock, Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint
Features
Notification light
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Pink, Blue Phantom Black, Cream, Green, Lavender

Display

Size
5.8-inch, 80.36% screen-to-body 6.1-inch, 88.57% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD Super AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1750 nits
Resolution
2244x1080px, 18.7:9 ratio, 429 PPI 2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 422 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2

Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 970 (10 nm) Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550-AC (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2360 MHz
ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
1x3.36GHz Kryo Prime
4x2.8GHz Kryo Gold
3x2.0GHz Kryo Silve
GPU
Mali-G72 MP12 Adreno 740
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/128GB 8GB (LPDDR5X)/128GB (UFS 4.0)
8GB/256GB
Storage expansion
not expandable not expandable
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo) Android (14, 13)

Battery

Type
3400 mAh, Li - Polymer 3900 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Huawei SuperCharge Fast charging
Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 25.0W
Wireless: 10.0W
PhoneArena Battery Tests
Battery Life Estimate
Untested
Browsing
Untested
Video
Untested
Gaming
Untested
Battery Life Estimate
6h 3min
Browsing
15h 21min
Video
8h 6min
Gaming
8h 1min

Camera

Rear
Dual camera Triple camera
Main camera
12 MP (OIS, Laser and PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor)
Aperture size: F1.8
Focal length: 27 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.3"
Pixel size: 1.55 μm
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
20 MP (Black and White, Laser and PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor)
Aperture size: F1.6
Focal Length: 27 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.7"
Pixel size: 1 μm
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
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
Dual LED Dual LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (960 fps)
Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, 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
Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)
PhoneArena Camera Tests
N/A
Overall
N/A
Photo
N/A
Video
137
Overall
139
Photo
134
Video

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 5.3
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
MIMO, 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 3.1 Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC, Ultra Wideband (UWB)

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
32-Bit DAC, aptX-HD
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, 5G Ready
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 32 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 20, 25, 26, 28, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1 1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM Dual Nano SIM + eSIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

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

Dual-SIM
Dual SIM Yes
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
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