Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 74.2 | 77.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 7.0 Nougat | Android 13 |
| 2017-07-11 | -- |
| 6.06 x 2.95 x 0.27 inches | 5.75 x 2.78 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | -- |
| Black, Blue and Gold | -- |
| Aluminum | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 422 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 7.6 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 659 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (4 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Adreno 740 GPU |
| 9.27 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.02 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 10.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 23.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.64 inches (1/1.56") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 9.02 | 10.12 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3340mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3900mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.28 | 5.84 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy S23 is slightly better than the Huawei nova 2 Plus, having a score of 77.9 against 74.2. Both phones we are comparing here include Android OS, but the Galaxy S23 has an older 13 version while Huawei nova 2 Plus has Android 7.0 Nougat. The Galaxy S23 body is notably lighter but a little bit thicker than Huawei nova 2 Plus.
Huawei nova 2 Plus has a bit better display than Samsung Galaxy S23, although it has a little worse 1080 x 1920 resolution, a just a little worse count of pixels per inch of screen and a little smaller display. The Samsung Galaxy S23 counts with a little bit more storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Huawei nova 2 Plus, because although it has no external SD slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory.
The Huawei nova 2 Plus has a way better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy S23, although it has 4 GB less RAM memory, they both have the same number of cores. Galaxy S23 counts with longer battery lifetime than Huawei nova 2 Plus, because it has a 17% bigger battery capacity. Samsung Galaxy S23 shoots better photographs and videos than Huawei nova 2 Plus, and although they both have the same diafragm aperture, the Samsung Galaxy S23 also has a way higher resolution camera in the back.
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