Huawei P60 vs Samsung Galaxy S23

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei P60 Manufactured in March, 2023, with display 6.67 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1, vs Samsung Galaxy S23, Manufactured in February, 2023with 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 P60
  • Larger display: 6.67in
  • Higher pixel density: 444ppi
  • Higher battery capacity: 4815mAh vs 3900mAh
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S23
  • Lighter design: 168g vs 197g
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.2
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 3.1
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Huawei P60 and Samsung Galaxy S23
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
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Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED Dynamic AMOLED
Size 6.67 in 6.1 in
Resolution 1220x2700 pixels 1080x2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 444 ppi 425 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes (24-120 Hz)
Max brightness 550 nits 800 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 300 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 89.5 % 88 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Huawei P60
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S23
1197 nits
sRGB gamutn/a98.9 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a240 Hz
Response timen/a1 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 161 mm (6.34 in) 146.3 mm (5.76 in)
Width 74.5 mm (2.93 in) 70.9 mm (2.79 in)
Thickness 8.3 mm (0.33 in) 7.6 mm (0.3 in)
Weight 197 g (6.95 oz) 168 g (5.93 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Green
- Purple
- White
- Black
- Gray
- Green
- Purple
- Yellow
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei P60
89.5 %
Samsung Galaxy S23
88 %

Performance

Testing Huawei P60 and Samsung Galaxy S23 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform for Galaxy
Max Frequency 3000 MHz 3360 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3)
Architecture - 4/2 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.75 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/3.2 (Cortex-X2)
- 3/2 (Cortex-A510)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-A710)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-A715)
- 1/3.2 (Cortex-X3)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon
Graphics Adreno 730 Adreno 740
GPU Cores 1024 1536
GPU Frequency 875 MHz 719 MHz
FLOPS 1843.2 GFLOPS 2089 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei P60
1818
Samsung Galaxy S23
1831
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei P60
4462
Samsung Galaxy S23
4914
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)18181831
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)44624914
Geekbench Compute (GPU)n/a9422
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei P60
1203664
Samsung Galaxy S23
1522811
CPU312102380535
GPU469925598896
Memory192292273271
UX229345270109
NanoReview Score12036641522811
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Huawei P60
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S23
12039
Max Surface Temp.n/a34.3 °C
Stabilityn/a60 %
Graphics Testn/a72 fps
Graphics Scoren/a12039
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Huawei P60
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S23
15602
Writing scoren/a19330
Web scoren/a14262
Video editingn/a7840
Data manipulationn/a12674
NanoReview Scoren/a15602

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 8 GB 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 4.0
Memory CardNano MemoryNo

Software

OS Android 13 Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 14)
OS Size n/a 29.7 GB
UI Skin EMUI 13.1 One UI 6.1

Battery

Volume 4815 mAh 3900 mAh
Max Charging Power 66 W 25 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) Yes (10 W)
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 19 min) Yes (57% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:52 h 1:16 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei P60
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S23
22:02
Web Browsingn/a08:12 h
Video Playbackn/a13:41 h
Gamesn/a05:20 h
Standby Moden/a109 h

Main camera

Matrix 48 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8000x6000 pixels 8160x6120 pixels
Zoom Optical, 5x Optical, 3x
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No Yes (Up to 30 fps)
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 120 fps)
Slow Motion 960 fps (1080p) 960 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens n/a 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 48 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP
Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 10 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix48 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.4f/1.8
Focal length25 mm23 mm
SensorSony IMX888Samsung S5KGN3
Sensor size1/1.41/1.57
Pixel size1.17 μm1 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix12 MP10 MP
Aperturef/3.4f/2.4
Focal length125 mm70 mm
SensorSony IMX688Samsung S5K3K1
Sensor sizen/a1/3.94
Pixel sizen/a1 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix13 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length13 mm13 mm
SensorSony IMX688Sony IMX564
Sensor sizen/a1/2.55
Pixel sizen/a1.4 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei P60
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S23
129
Video quality
Huawei P60
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S23
137
Overall camera score
Huawei P60
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S23
133
Bokehn/a70
Previewn/a72
Zoomn/a126

Front camera

Matrix 13 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 4160x3120 pixels 4000x3000 pixels
Aperture f/2.4 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 n/a Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- 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 5.2 5.3
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.1 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort n/a Yes DP 1.2
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*21
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotYesNo
2G BandsGSM 2/3/5/8 (850/900/1800/1900 MHz)GSM 850/1700/1900/2100Mhz
3G BandsWCDMA Bands 1/2/4/5/6/8/19UMTS 6/5/8/34
LTE Bands*LTE (B(/B)/B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B703/B733/B758/B788)LTE (B/B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B16/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B27/B28/B29/B30/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66/B71)
LTE category2020
5G SupportNoYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Huawei P60
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S23
91.5 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced March, 2023 yr February, 2023 yr
Release Date March, 2023 yr February, 2023 yr
Launch Price ($) 645 799
Sensors - Hall Sensor
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 66 W No

Note

Samsung Galaxy S23:

The 128GB version uses slower UFS 3.1 memory, while the 256GB and 512GB models have UFS 4.0.

* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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