Samsung Galaxy S23 Plus vs Huawei Nova 14 Pro
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Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy S23 Plus Manufactured in February, 2023, with display 6.6 with chipsetSnapdragon 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform for Galaxy, vs Huawei Nova 14 Pro, Manufactured in May, 2025with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 8020. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S23 Plus
- Lighter design: 195g vs 207g
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.2
- Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
- Supports DisplayPort
- Supports Dolby Atmos
- Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Huawei Nova 14 Pro
- Larger display: 6.78in
- Higher pixel density: 447ppi
- Higher battery capacity: 5500mAh vs 4700mAh
- Infrared port
- Includes charger
Versions
| Memory Options | - 8/256 GB - 8/512 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 | Dynamic AMOLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.6 in | 6.78 in |
| Resolution | 1080x2340 pixels | 1224x2776 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 20:9 |
| Pixel density | 393 ppi | 447 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (24-120 Hz) | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max brightness | 800 nits | n/a |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10+ | Yes HDR10+ |
| Touch Sampling Rate | n/a | 300 Hz |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89 % | 90.6 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
| sRGB gamut | 97.4 % | n/a |
| PWM (Flicker) | 240 Hz | n/a |
| Response time | 1 ms | n/a |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | n/a |
Design & Build
| Height | 157.8 mm (6.21 in) | 163.4 mm (6.43 in) |
| Width | 76.2 mm (3 in) | 75 mm (2.95 in) |
| Thickness | 7.6 mm (0.3 in) | 7.68 mm (0.3 in) |
| Weight | 195 g (6.88 oz) | 207 g (7.3 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP68 | IP65 |
| Cooling system | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Back panel | Glass | n/a |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - White - Black - Gray - Green - Purple - Yellow |
- White - Black - Blue - Purple |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | Yes In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform for Galaxy | HiSilicon Kirin 8020 |
| Max Frequency | 3360 MHz | 2285 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 3/2 (Cortex-A510) - 2/2.8 (Cortex-A710) - 2/2.8 (Cortex-A715) - 1/3.2 (Cortex-X3) |
- 4/1.3 () - 3/2.05 () |
| Process | TSMC | SMIC |
| Transistor Size | 4 nm | 7 nm |
| Neural Processor | Hexagon | Da Vinci |
| Graphics | Adreno 740 | Maleoon 920 |
| GPU Cores | 1536 | 1024 |
| GPU Frequency | 719 MHz | 840 MHz |
| FLOPS | 2089 GFLOPS | 1720.3 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 1856 | 1350 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 4917 | 3570 |
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | n/a | 2393 |
| CPU | 380742 | 297642 |
| GPU | 611422 | 283904 |
| Memory | 279241 | 202771 |
| UX | 274836 | 180833 |
| NanoReview Score | 1546241 | 965150 |
| Max Surface Temp. | 36.2 °C | n/a |
| Stability | 65 % | n/a |
| Graphics Test | 72 fps | n/a |
| Graphics Score | 12142 | n/a |
| Writing score | 19600 | n/a |
| Web score | 13816 | n/a |
| Video editing | 7828 | n/a |
| Data manipulation | 12458 | n/a |
| NanoReview Score | 15595 | n/a |
Memory
| RAM Size | 8 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage Capacity | - 256 GB - 512 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.0 | n/a |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 14) | Android 15 |
| OS Size | 42.5 GB | n/a |
| UI Skin | One UI 6.1 | HarmonyOS 5.0 |
Battery
| Volume | 4700 mAh | 5500 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 45 W | 100 W |
| Battery Type | Li-ion | Li-Po |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | Yes (10 W) | No |
| Reverse Charging | Yes (Wireless) | Yes |
| Fast Charging | Yes (57% in 30 min) | Yes (50% in 17 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 1:05 h | 0:40 h |
| Web Browsing | 10:37 h | n/a |
| Video Playback | 15:54 h | n/a |
| Games | 06:37 h | n/a |
| Standby Mode | 128 h | n/a |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8160x6120 pixels | 8192x6144 pixels |
| Zoom | Optical, 3x | Optical, 3x |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K Recording | Yes (Up to 30 fps) | No |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 30 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 120 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 960 fps (1080p) | n/a |
| Wide-angle lens | 120 ° | 112 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 50 MP Telephoto: 10 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP |
Standard: 50 MP Telephoto: 12 MP Ultra-wide: 8 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
| Matrix | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.4 - 4.0 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KGN3 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/1.57 | n/a |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | n/a |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Laser autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 10 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 70 mm | 69 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3K1 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/3.94 | n/a |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | n/a |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 16 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX564 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/2.55 | n/a |
| Pixel size | 1.4 μm | n/a |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | 70 | n/a |
| Preview | 72 | n/a |
| Zoom | 126 | n/a |
Front camera
| Matrix | 12 MP | 50 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4000x3000 pixels | 8192x6144 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | n/a |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3LU | PureCel |
| Sensor size | 1/3.24 | 1/2.5 |
| Pixel size | 1.12 μm | n/a |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps | 2160p (4K) at 30 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) |
| 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 | 5.3 | 5.2 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes DP 1.2 | No |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS - NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | No | Yes |
| SIM Count* | 1 | 2 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | Yes | No |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM 850/1700/1900/2100Mhz | n/a |
| 3G Bands | UMTS 6/5/8/34 | n/a |
| LTE Bands* | 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) | n/a |
| LTE category | 20 | 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 | Flagship | Mid-range |
| Announced | February, 2023 yr | May, 2025 yr |
| Release Date | February, 2023 yr | May, 2025 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 999 | n/a |
| Sensors | - Hall Sensor - Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
| Charger Included | No | Yes 100 W |
Note
Huawei Nova 14 Pro:
Kunlun Glass is only available on the 512 GB model . The 256 GB version uses standard glass.
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