Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra vs Huawei Mate XT Ultimate Design Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 01, 2023
Prices (MSRP)
$1200 | €1300	€3499

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 8.62 x 0.19 inches 156.7 x 219 x 3.6 mm
Folded
	(156.7 x 73.5 x 12.8 mm)
Weight
8.25 oz / 234.0 g	10.51 oz / 298.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Splash, Dust; IP68
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	Red, Black

Display

Size
6.8-inch, 89.87% screen-to-body	10.2-inch, 91.95% screen-to-body
Type
Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1750 nits	OLED
Resolution
3088x1440px, 19.3:9 ratio, 501 PPI	3184x2232px, 381 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Features
	Folding inside the device, Folding around the outside, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Front cover display
	6.4 inches 2232 x1008 px OLED

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
1598 (Good)	850 (Poor)
Bright Min
0.8 (Excellent)	1.7 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550 (4 nm)	Kirin 9010 (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1x3.36GHz Kryo Prime 4x2.8GHz Kryo Gold 3x2.0GHz Kryo Silve	1x2.3GHz Taishan Big 3x2.18GHz Taishan Mid 4x1.55GHz Cortex-A510
GPU
Adreno 740	Maleoon 910
Memory
8GB (LPDDR5X)/256GB (UFS 4.0) 12GB/256GB 12GB/512GB 12GB/1024GB	16GB/256GB 16GB/512GB 16GB/1024GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
Android (14, 13)	HarmonyOS

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
1971	1367
GeekBench 6 Multi
5115	3917
3D Mark High
3828	1572
3D Mark Low
1951	824

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Battery

Type
5000 mAh, Li - Ion	5600 mAh
Charging
Fast charging Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging	Fast charging Reverse 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

7h 24min

Browsing

16h 46min

Video

11h 8min

Gaming

9h 44min

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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, PDAF) Aperture size: F4.0/F1.4 Focal length: 24 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	12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 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	12 MP (Telephoto, Periscope, Sensor-shift OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 5.5x Aperture size: F3.4 Focal Length: 125 mm
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	Yes
Front
12 MP (PDAF) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)	8 MP

PhoneArena Camera Tests

147

Overall

150

Photo

144

Video

145

Overall

146

Photo

145

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.3	5.2
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 Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 3.2	Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Pedometer, Compass, Barometer, 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, NavIC, 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
Screen mirroring
	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n7, 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, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 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	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 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB

With 12GB RAM and 512GB internal storage

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

With 1TB internal storage

Memory	1024GB

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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