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Huawei nova 2i vs Samsung Galaxy S23 Specs Comparison

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Huawei nova 2i
6.8
Samsung Galaxy S23
Huawei nova 2i Samsung Galaxy S23
Released · Oct 25, 2017
Released · Feb 17, 2023
5.9-inch · 2160x1080px
6.1-inch · 2340x1080px
Dual camera
Triple camera
4GB · 64GB
8GB · 128GB
3340 mAh
3900 mAh
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Design

Dimensions
6.15 x 2.96 x 0.30 inches
156.2 x 75.2 x 7.5 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
5.78 oz (164.0 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
Features
Notification light
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Blue, White Phantom Black, Cream, Green, Lavender

Display

Size
5.9-inch 6.1-inch
Resolution
2160x1080px, 409 PPI 2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 422 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD Super AMOLED
Refresh rate
120Hz
Screen-to-body
76.49 % 88.57 %
Colors
16 777 216
Peak brightness
1750 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 659 (16 nm) Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550-AC (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2360 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53 		Octa-core
1x 3.36GHz Kryo Prime + 4x 2.8GHz Kryo Gold + 3x 2.0GHz Kryo Silve
GPU
Mali-T830 MP2 Adreno 740
RAM
4GB (LPDDR3) 8GB (LPDDR5X)
Internal storage
64GB, available to use: 48 GB 128GB (UFS 4.0)
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB not expandable
OS
Android (7.0 Nougat) Android (14, 13), One UI

Battery

Capacity
3340 mAh 3900 mAh
Type
Li - Ion Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging, Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 25.0W
Wireless: 10.0W
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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
Dual camera Triple camera
Main camera
16 MP (PDAF) 50 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Focal length: 23 mm
Sensor size: 1/1.56"
Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Second camera
2 MP (Depth information) 10 MP (Telephoto, OIS)
Optical zoom: 3.0x
Aperture size: F2.4
Focal Length: 69 mm
Sensor size: 1/3.94"
Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Third camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal Length: 13 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.55"
Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Flash
LED Dual LED
Video recording
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing 		7680x4320 (8K UHD) (30 fps), 3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (960 fps)
OIS, HDR
Front
13 MP (Dual-Camera) 12 MP, Video capture: 3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps)
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Overall
N/A
Photo
N/A
Video
137
Overall
139
Photo
134
Video
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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 5.3
WLAN
802.11 b,g,n
Wi-Fi Direct 		802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,ax(Wi-Fi 6),Wi-Fi 6E
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0 Type-C
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Compass Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass
Other
VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC, Ultra Wideband (UWB)

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation 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(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800 DD) Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+), 46, 48(3600)
3G
Bands 5(850), 8(900), 2(1900) Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)
Data Speed
LTE, HSPA, HSUPA LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Dual Nano SIM + eSIM

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

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

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 800
In The Box
USB-C cable, SIM Tray ejector, Paperwork

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 02, 2017 Feb 01, 2023

Alternative variants

With 256GB internal storage
Internal storage 256GB
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(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD) Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
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