Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra vs Huawei Mate 50 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra Manufactured in February, 2023, with display 6.8 with chipsetSnapdragon 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform for Galaxy, vs Huawei Mate 50 Pro, Manufactured in September, 2022 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
  • Larger display: 6.8in
  • Higher pixel density: 500ppi
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4700mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.2
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 3.1
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Huawei Mate 50 Pro
  • Lighter design: 209g vs 233g
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra and Huawei Mate 50 Pro
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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Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Display

Display quality comparison
Type Dynamic AMOLED OLED
Size 6.8 in 6.74 in
Resolution 1440x3088 pixels 1212x2616 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.3:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 500 ppi 428 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes
Max brightness 850 nits 550 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz 300 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 89.5 % 91 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
1269 nits
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
941 nits
sRGB gamut96.9 %99.8 %
PWM (Flicker)240 Hz119 Hz
Response time2 ms1 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.4 mm (6.43 in) 162.1 mm (6.38 in)
Width 78.1 mm (3.07 in) 75.5 mm (2.97 in)
Thickness 8.9 mm (0.35 in) 8.5 mm (0.33 in)
Weight 233 g (8.22 oz) 209 g (7.37 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Gray
- Blue
- Green
- Red
- Purple
- Black
- Silver
- Orange
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
89.5 %
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
91 %

Performance

Testing Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra and Huawei Mate 50 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform for Galaxy Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
Max Frequency 3360 MHz 3190 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)
- 4/2 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.75 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/3.2 (Cortex-X2)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon
Graphics Adreno 740 Adreno 730
GPU Cores 1536 1024
GPU Frequency 719 MHz 900 MHz
FLOPS 2089 GFLOPS 1843.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
1976
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
1740
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
5221
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
4379
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)19761740
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)52214379
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
1541246
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
1237186
CPU371084347330
GPU600732479118
Memory299004189225
UX270462221513
NanoReview Score15412461237186
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
12160
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
10268
Max Surface Temp.34.8 °C46.9 °C
Stability64 %39 %
Graphics Test72 fps61 fps
Graphics Score1216010268
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
16130
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
n/a
Writing score19799n/a
Web score16101n/a
Video editing7815n/a
Data manipulation13142n/a
NanoReview Score16130n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB
8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 4200 MHz 3200 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNano Memory

Software

OS Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 14) Android 13
OS Size 39.9 GB 21 GB
UI Skin One UI 6.1 EMUI 13

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 4700 mAh
Max Charging Power 45 W 66 W
Battery Type Li-ion Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (15 W) Yes (50 W)
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (68% in 30 min) Yes (70% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:59 h 0:41 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
26:01
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
18:26
Web Browsing09:57 h06:35 h
Video Playback15:38 h13:12 h
Games06:22 h05:03 h
Standby Mode130 h84 h

Main camera

Matrix 200 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 16320x12240 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 10x Optical, 3.5x
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 120 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 960 fps (1080p) 3840 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 200 MP
Telephoto: 10 MP
Telephoto: 10 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix200 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.7f/1.4 - 4.0
Focal length23 mm24 mm
SensorSamsung ISOCELL HP2Sony IMX766
Sensor size1/1.31/1.56
Pixel size0.64 μm1 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix10 MP64 MP
Aperturef/4.9f/3.5
Focal length230 mm90 mm
SensorSony IMX754Omnivision OV64B
Sensor size1/3.521/2
Pixel size1.12 μm0.7 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MP13 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length13 mm13 mm
SensorSony IMX564Sony IMX688
Sensor size1/2.55n/a
Pixel size1.4 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
139
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
152
Video quality
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
137
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
141
Overall camera score
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
140
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
149
Bokeh7080
Preview7363
Zoom141148

Front camera

Matrix 12 MP 13 MP
Photo resolution 4000x3000 pixels 4160x3120 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 n/a
Focal length 26 mm n/a
Sensor Samsung S5K3LU n/a
Sensor size 1/3.24 n/a
Pixel size 1.12 μm n/a
Autofocus Phase autofocus n/a
Stabilization Digital n/a
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No Yes
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
139
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
147
Video quality
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
145
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
143

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 6 (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 5.3 5.2
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.2 3.1
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes DP 1.2 Yes DP 1.2
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*12
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoYes
2G Bandsn/aGSM Bands 2/3/5/8(1900/1800/850/900 MHz)
3G Bandsn/aWCDMA Bands 1/2/4/5/6/8/19
LTE Bands*n/aLTE (B/B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32/B66)
LTE category2020
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
91.8 dB
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
79.8 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced February, 2023 yr September, 2022 yr
Release Date February, 2023 yr September, 2022 yr
Launch Price ($) 1199 1199
Sensors - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included No Yes 66 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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