Huawei nova 3 vs Samsung Galaxy S23 FE Specs Comparison

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6.2
Samsung Galaxy S23 FE
Huawei nova 3 Samsung Galaxy S23 FE
Released · Jul 18, 2018
Released · Oct 27, 2023
6.3-inch · 2340x1080px
6.4-inch · 2340x1080px
Dual camera
Triple camera
6GB · 128GB
8GB · 128GB
3750 mAh
4500 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Jul 18, 2018 Oct 04, 2023
Prices (MSRP)
$599

Design

Dimensions
6.18 x 2.90 x 0.29 inches
157 x 73.7 x 7.3 mm
6.22 x 3.01 x 0.32 inches
158 x 76.5 x 8.2 mm
Weight
5.86 oz / 166.0 g 7.37 oz / 209.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass
Frame: Aluminum
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5)
Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch) Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Purple, Blue, Red

Display

Size
6.3-inch, 84.26% screen-to-body 6.4-inch, 83.24% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1450 nits
Resolution
2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 409 PPI 2340x1080px, 29.5:9 ratio, 403 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
Untested 1.5 (Good)

Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 970 (10 nm) Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SM8450 (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2360 MHz
ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
1x2.8GHz Cortex-X2
3x2.50G​Hz Cortex-A710
4x1.8​GHz Cortex-A510
GPU
Mali-G72 MP12 Adreno 730
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB 8GB/128GB
8GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB not expandable
OS
Android (8.1 Oreo) 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

Battery

Type
3750 mAh, Li - Polymer 4500 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Huawei SuperCharge Fast charging
Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 25.0W
Wireless: 15.0W
PhoneArena Battery Tests
Battery Life Estimate
Untested
Browsing
Untested
Video
Untested
Gaming
Untested
Battery Life Estimate
6h 18min
Browsing
16h 15min
Video
8h 3min
Gaming
8h 50min

Camera

Rear
Dual camera Triple camera
Main camera
16 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Focal length: 27 mm
50 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Second camera
24 MP (Black and White, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Focal Length: 27 mm
12 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide)
Optical zoom: 3.0x
Aperture size: F2.4
Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps)
Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
8K UHD (24 fps), 4K UHD (60 fps)
Front
24 MP (Dual-Camera)
Video capture: 1080p
10 MP
PhoneArena Camera Tests
N/A
Overall
N/A
Photo
N/A
Video
137
Overall
146
Photo
128
Video

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 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 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, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC

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, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78, 5G Ready
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 5, 8 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
5, 8, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM
VoLTE
Yes

Phone Features

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

Alternative variants

With 256GB internal storage
Memory 256GB
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