Samsung Galaxy A33 5G vs Huawei Nova 15 Pro
Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy A33 5G Manufactured in April, 2022, with display 6.4 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 1280, vs Huawei Nova 15 Pro, Manufactured in December, 2025 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 9010S. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy A33 5G
- Lighter design: 186g vs 202g
- Supports Dolby Atmos
Reasons to choose Huawei Nova 15 Pro
- Larger display: 6.84in
- Higher pixel density: 460ppi
- Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
- Higher battery capacity: 6500mAh vs 5000mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5.1
- Infrared port
- Includes charger
Versions
| Memory Options | - 4/128 GB - 6/128 GB - 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB |
- 12/256 GB - 12/512 GB |
Review
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
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Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonDisplay
| Type | Super AMOLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.4 in | 6.84 in |
| Resolution | 1080x2400 pixels | 1320x2856 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 411 ppi | 460 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 90 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max brightness | 500 nits | n/a |
| HDR support | No | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 83.6 % | 90.3 % |
| Features | DCI-P3 | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
| sRGB gamut | 98.3 % | n/a |
| PWM (Flicker) | 366 Hz | n/a |
| Response time | 1 ms | n/a |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | n/a |
Design & Build
| Height | 159.7 mm (6.29 in) | 163 mm (6.42 in) |
| Width | 74 mm (2.91 in) | 78 mm (3.07 in) |
| Thickness | 8.1 mm (0.32 in) | 6.9 mm (0.27 in) |
| Weight | 186 g (6.56 oz) | 202 g (7.13 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP67 | IP65 |
| Cooling system | n/a | Vapor chamber |
| Back panel | Plastic | Metal |
| Frame | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | - White - Black - Blue - Yellow |
- White - Black - Green - Purple |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | Yes, In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Samsung Exynos 1280 | HiSilicon Kirin 9010S |
| Max Frequency | 2400 MHz | 2500 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 6/2 (Cortex-A55) - 2/2.4 (Cortex-A78) |
- 4/1.55 (Cortex-A510) - 3/2.18 (TaiShan V121) - 1/2.3 (TaiShan V121) |
| Process | Samsung | SMIC |
| Transistor Size | 5 nm | 7 nm |
| Neural Processor | Yes | Da Vinci |
| Graphics | Mali-G68 MP4 | Maleoon 910 |
| GPU Cores | 256 | 1024 |
| GPU Frequency | 972 MHz | 750 MHz |
| FLOPS | 487 GFLOPS | 1536 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 833 | 1501 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 1872 | 3885 |
| CPU | 153228 | 507103 |
| GPU | 104135 | 586911 |
| Memory | 100373 | 214190 |
| UX | 123612 | 134873 |
| NanoReview Score | 481348 | 1443077 |
| Max Surface Temp. | 39.8 °C | n/a |
| Stability | 98 % | n/a |
| Graphics Test | 13 fps | n/a |
| Graphics Score | 2257 | n/a |
| Writing score | 13531 | n/a |
| Web score | 8476 | n/a |
| Video editing | 7127 | n/a |
| Data manipulation | 8556 | n/a |
| NanoReview Score | 10859 | n/a |
Memory
| RAM Size | - 6 GB - 8 GB |
12 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5 |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage Capacity | - 128 GB - 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 2.2 | UFS 4.0 |
| Memory Card | MicroSD | No |
Software
| OS | Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 14) | HarmonyOS 6 |
| OS Size | 26 GB | n/a |
| UI Skin | One UI 6.1 | n/a |
Battery
| Volume | 5000 mAh | 6500 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 25 W | 100 W |
| Battery Type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | No | No |
| Reverse Charging | No | Yes |
| Fast Charging | Yes (50% in 30 min) | Yes |
| Full Charge Time | 1:15 h | n/a |
| Web Browsing | 07:57 h | n/a |
| Video Playback | 13:06 h | n/a |
| Games | 05:24 h | n/a |
| Standby Mode | 106 h | n/a |
Main camera
| Matrix | 48 MP | 50 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8000x6000 pixels | 8192x6144 pixels |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 3x |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K Recording | No | No |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 30 fps) | Yes (Up to 30 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 480 fps (720p) | n/a |
| Wide-angle lens | 123 ° | 120 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 48 MP Ultra-wide: 8 MP Macro: 5 MP Depth: 2 MP |
Standard: 50 MP Telephoto: 12 MP Ultra-wide: 13 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
| Matrix | 48 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX582 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/2.0 | n/a |
| Pixel size | 0.8 μm | n/a |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Laser autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | n/a | 12 MP |
| Aperture | n/a | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | n/a | 69 mm |
| Stabilization | n/a | Digital |
| Matrix | 8 MP | 13 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX355 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0 | n/a |
| Pixel size | 1.12 μm | n/a |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | 55 | n/a |
| Preview | 51 | n/a |
| Zoom | 58 | n/a |
Front camera
| Matrix | 13 MP | 50 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4160x3120 pixels | 8192x6144 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | n/a | 52 mm |
| Sensor | CMOS | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/3.1 | 1/2.5 (0.4) |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 30 fps | 2160p (4K) at 30 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) |
| 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 | 6.0 |
| Bluetooth features | PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | n/a | No |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS - NAVIC |
| NFC* | Varies by region | Yes |
| Infrared Port | No | Yes |
| SIM Count* | 2 | 2 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | No | No |
| Hybrid Slot | Yes | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900 | n/a |
| 3G Bands | UMTS B1(2100), B2(1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8(900) | n/a |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B20/B26/B28/B32/B38/B40/B41/B66) | n/a |
| LTE category | 18 | n/a |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | n/a |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
Other
| Class | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | March, 2022 yr | December, 2025 yr |
| Release Date | April, 2022 yr | December, 2025 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 369 | n/a |
| MSRP ($) | n/a | 500 |
| Sensors | - Hall Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
| Charger Included | No | Yes, 100 W |
*
Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Huawei Nova 15 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.
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