Huawei nova 8 SE 4G vs Samsung Galaxy S23 FE Specs Comparison

Availability

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

Design

Dimensions
6.36 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches 161.5 x 74.8 x 7.5 mm	6.22 x 3.01 x 0.32 inches 158 x 76.5 x 8.2 mm
Weight
6.35 oz (180.0 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
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Blue, Aurora, Silver

Display

Size
6.5-inch, 84.56% screen-to-body	6.4-inch, 83.24% screen-to-body
Type
OLED	Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1450 nits
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 405 PPI	2340x1080px, 29.5:9 ratio, 403 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Hardware

System chip
Kirin 710A (14 nm)	Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SM8450 (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 4x2.0GHz Cortex-A73 4x1.7G​Hz Cortex-A53	Octa-core 1x2.8GHz Cortex-X2 3x2.50G​Hz Cortex-A710 4x1.8​GHz Cortex-A510
GPU
Mali-G51 MP4	Adreno 730
Memory
8GBROM: 128 MB	8GB/128GB 8GB/256GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
HarmonyOS 2	Android (14, 13)

Battery

Type
3800 mAh	4500 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging	Fast charging Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 66.0W	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

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Camera

Rear
Quad camera	Triple camera
Main camera
64 MP Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 26 mm	50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 17 mm	12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
2 MP (Macro) 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 (Depth information)
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
Yes	8K UHD (24 fps), 4K UHD (60 fps)
Front
16 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
5.1	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, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
	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, 8, 18, 19, 26	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, 6, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Dual Nano SIM	Nano SIM, eSIM

Alternative variants

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB

Links

Full specifications
Huawei nova 8 SE 4G Specs	Samsung Galaxy S23 FE Specs
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