Huawei Nova Y72 vs Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Nova Y72 Manufactured in February, 2024, with display 6.75 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 710A, vs Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra, Manufactured in February, 2023 with chipsetSnapdragon 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform for Galaxy. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Huawei Nova Y72
  • Lighter design: 168.3g vs 233g
  • Higher battery capacity: 6000mAh vs 5000mAh
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
  • Larger display: 6.8in
  • Higher pixel density: 500ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.1
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 12/1024 GB

Review

Key Specs Huawei Nova Y72 and Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Display

Display quality comparison
Type TFT LCD Dynamic AMOLED
Size 6.75 in 6.8 in
Resolution 720x1600 pixels 1440x3088 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.3:9
Pixel density 260 ppi 500 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness 460 nits 850 nits
HDR support No Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 240 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 84.1 % 89.5 %
Features n/a - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Huawei Nova Y72
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
1269 nits
sRGB gamutn/a96.9 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a240 Hz
Response timen/a2 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 168.3 mm (6.63 in) 163.4 mm (6.43 in)
Width 77.7 mm (3.06 in) 78.1 mm (3.07 in)
Thickness 8.9 mm (0.35 in) 8.9 mm (0.35 in)
Weight 168.3 g (5.94 oz) 233 g (8.22 oz)
Water resistance No IP68
Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
Back panel Plastic Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - Black
- Green
- White
- Black
- Gray
- Blue
- Green
- Red
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei Nova Y72
84.1 %
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
89.5 %

Performance

Testing Huawei Nova Y72 and Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset HiSilicon Kirin 710A Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform for Galaxy
Max Frequency 2000 MHz 3360 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3)
Architecture - 4/1.7 (Cortex-A53)
- 4/2 (Cortex-A73)
- 3/2 (Cortex-A510)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-A710)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-A715)
- 1/3.2 (Cortex-X3)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 14 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor No Hexagon
Graphics Mali-G51 MP4 Adreno 740
GPU Cores 64 1536
GPU Frequency 1000 MHz 719 MHz
FLOPS 128 GFLOPS 2089 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei Nova Y72
318
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
1976
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei Nova Y72
1201
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
5221
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)3181976
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)12015221
Geekbench Compute (GPU)949n/a
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei Nova Y72
263054
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
1541246
CPU85440371084
GPU34305600732
Memory80324299004
UX62985270462
NanoReview Score2630541541246
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Huawei Nova Y72
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
12160
Max Surface Temp.n/a34.8 °C
Stabilityn/a64 %
Graphics Testn/a72 fps
Graphics Scoren/a12160
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Huawei Nova Y72
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
16130
Writing scoren/a19799
Web scoren/a16101
Video editingn/a7815
Data manipulationn/a13142
NanoReview Scoren/a16130

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 8 GB - 8 GB
- 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 4200 MHz
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.1UFS 4.0
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 12 Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 14)
OS Size n/a 39.9 GB
UI Skin EMUI 12 One UI 6.1

Battery

Volume 6000 mAh 5000 mAh
Max Charging Power 225 W 45 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (15 W)
Reverse Charging No Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 50 min) Yes (68% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 2:30 h 0:59 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei Nova Y72
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
26:01
Web Browsingn/a09:57 h
Video Playbackn/a15:38 h
Gamesn/a06:22 h
Standby Moden/a130 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 200 MP
Photo resolution 3264x2448 pixels 16320x12240 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 10x
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Digital Optical
8K Recording No Yes (Up to 30 fps)
4K Recording No Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 120 fps)
Slow Motion n/a 960 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens n/a 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Standard: 200 MP
Telephoto: 10 MP
Telephoto: 10 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Features Bokeh effect - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP200 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.7
Focal lengthn/a23 mm
Sensorn/aSamsung ISOCELL HP2
Sensor sizen/a1/1.3
Pixel sizen/a0.64 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusLaser autofocus
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a10 MP
Aperturen/af/4.9
Focal lengthn/a230 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX754
Sensor sizen/a1/3.52
Pixel sizen/a1.12 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrixn/a12 MP
Aperturen/af/2.2
Focal lengthn/a13 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX564
Sensor sizen/a1/2.55
Pixel sizen/a1.4 μm
Stabilizationn/aDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei Nova Y72
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
139
Video quality
Huawei Nova Y72
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
137
Overall camera score
Huawei Nova Y72
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
140
Bokehn/a70
Previewn/a73
Zoomn/a141

Front camera

Matrix 8 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution n/a 4000x3000 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
Focal length n/a 26 mm
Sensor n/a Samsung S5K3LU
Sensor size n/a 1/3.24
Pixel size n/a 1.12 μm
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei Nova Y72
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
139
Video quality
Huawei Nova Y72
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
145

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.1 5.3
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No Yes DP 1.2
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*21
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 3/5/8 (1800/850/900 MHz)n/a
3G BandsWCDMA 1/5/8/19n/a
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B3/B5/B7/B8/B18/B19/B20/B28)n/a
LTE categoryn/a20
5G SupportNoYes

Sound

Speakers Mono Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Huawei Nova Y72
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
91.8 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced January, 2024 yr February, 2023 yr
Release Date February, 2024 yr February, 2023 yr
Launch Price ($) 260 1199
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 22 W No
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra the clear winner in this comparison.

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