Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra vs Honor Magic V5 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 01, 2023	Jul 02, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
$1200 | €1300	€1999

Design

Dimensions
6.43 x 3.07 x 0.35 inches (~0.42 inches with camera bump) 163.3 x 78 x 8.9 mm (~10.68 mm with camera bump)	6.17 x 5.74 x 0.16 inches 156.8 x 145.9 x 4.1 mm
Folded
	(156.8 x 74.3 x 8.8 mm)
Weight
8.25 oz / 234.0 g	7.65 oz / 217.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Splash, Dust; IP68	Water, Dust; IP59
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Stylus
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Phantom Black, Cream, Green, Lavender	Black, Ivory White, Dawn Gold, Reddish Brown

Display

Size
6.8-inch, 89.87% screen-to-body	8.0-inch, 88.95% screen-to-body
Type
Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1750 nits	AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 5000 nits
Resolution
3088x1440px, 19.3:9 ratio, 501 PPI	2352x2172px, 403 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Features
	Folding inside the device, HDR support, Dolby Vision, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Front cover display
	6.4 inches 2376 x1060 px OLED 120Hz refresh rate, HDR support

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
1598 (Good)	1188 (Average)
Bright Min
0.8 (Excellent)	1.6 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550 (4 nm)	Snapdragon 8 Elite SM8750-AB (3 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1x3.36GHz Kryo Prime 4x2.8GHz Kryo Gold 3x2.0GHz Kryo Silve	Octa-core 1x3.3GHz Cortex-X4 3x3.2GH​z Cortex-A720 2x3.0GHz Cortex-A720 2x2.3 GHz Cortex-A520
GPU
Adreno 740	Adreno 750830
Memory
8GB (LPDDR5X)/256GB (UFS 4.0) 12GB/256GB 12GB/512GB 12GB/1024GB	12GB/256GB 16GB/512GB 16GB/1TB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
Android (14, 13)	Android (15)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
1971	3094
GeekBench 6 Multi
5115	9257
3D Mark High
3828	5065
3D Mark Low
1951	4443

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Battery

Type
5000 mAh, Li - Ion	5820 mAh, Si - Carbon
Charging
Fast charging Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging	Fast charging Qi wireless charging, Reverse wired charging
Charge speed
Wired: 45.0W Wireless: 15.0W	Wired: 66.0W Wireless: 50.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

7h 17min

Browsing

18h 57min

Video

8h 54min

Gaming

10h 59min

Battery Life Estimate

6h 21min

Browsing

13h 5min

Video

9h 47min

Gaming

9h 48min

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Camera

Rear
Quad camera	Triple camera
Main camera
200 MP (OIS, PDAF) Sensor name: Samsung ISOCELL HP2 Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/1.3" Pixel size: 0.6 μm	50 MP (OIS, Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F1.6 Focal length: 23 mm
Second camera
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	50 MP (Ultra-wide, Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal Length: 13 mm
Third camera
10 MP (Telephoto) Sensor name: Sony IMX754 Optical zoom: 10.0x Aperture size: F4.9 Focal Length: 230 mm Sensor size: 1/3.52" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	64 MP (Telephoto, Periscope, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.5 Focal Length: 70 mm Sensor size: 1/2"
Fourth camera
10 MP (Telephoto, OIS) Sensor name: Sony IMX754 Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 69 mm Sensor size: 1/3.52" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
8K UHD (30 fps), 4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (960 fps) OIS, HDR	4K UHD (60 fps)
Front
12 MP (PDAF) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)	20 MP Folded: 20 MP

PhoneArena Camera Tests

147

Overall

150

Photo

144

Video

140

Overall

150

Photo

129

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.3	6.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E,Wi-Fi 7 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 3.2	Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, Ultra Wideband (UWB)	NFC, Infrared

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n7, n28, n41, n66, n71, n78, n258, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave	n1, n3, n5, n8, n28, n38, n41, n77, n78, 5G Ready
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66, 71	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48	34, 38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	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 + eSIM	eSIM, Dual Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Dec 08, 2023 FCC ID value: A3LSMS918U
Measured SAR
Head: 1.12 W/kg Body: 0.92 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.58 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.16 W/kg

Alternative variants

With 12GB RAM

Memory	12GB

With 12GB RAM and 512GB internal storage

Memory	12GB/512GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1450 | €1589

With 12GB RAM and 1TB internal storage

Memory	12GB/1024GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1649 | €1749

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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