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| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 77.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 13 |
| 2016-04-20 | -- |
| 6.00 x 2.96 x 0.27 inches | 5.75 x 2.78 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.71 ounces | -- |
| Gold, Gray and White | -- |
| Aluminum | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 422 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 7.6 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 955 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (4 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2500 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Adreno 740 GPU |
| 9.36 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.78 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 10.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 23.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.64 inches (1/1.56") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 9.24 | 10.12 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3900mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.36 | 5.84 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| 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 Huawei P9 Plus, having a general score of 77.9 against 75.5. The Galaxy S23 design is just a little bit thicker but lighter than Huawei P9 Plus. Both of these phones include Android OS, but Galaxy S23 has the older 13 version while Huawei P9 Plus has Android 7.0 Nougat.
The Huawei P9 Plus has a really superior performance than Galaxy S23, although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, they both have a Octa-Core CPU. The Huawei P9 Plus has a bit sharper screen than Galaxy S23, although it has a little smaller screen, a bit lower resolution of 1080 x 1920 and a bit lower pixel number in each inch in the screen.
The Huawei P9 Plus counts with just a bit more memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy S23, because although it has just 64 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with a slot for external memory cards that holds up to 256 GB. Galaxy S23 takes a bit better pictures and videos than Huawei P9 Plus, because it has a lot bigger sensor shooting way higher quality photos, a back camera with lot more megapixels and a larger aperture to capture better low light photography and video.
Galaxy S23 has a little better battery duration than Huawei P9 Plus, because it has a 15 percent greater battery size.
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