Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra vs Huawei Nova 15 Pro
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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 Nova 15 Pro, Manufactured in December, 2025with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 9010S. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
- Higher pixel density: 500ppi
- Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
- Supports DisplayPort
- Supports Dolby Atmos
- Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Huawei Nova 15 Pro
- Larger display: 6.84in
- Lighter design: 202g vs 233g
- Higher battery capacity: 6500mAh vs 5000mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5.3
- Infrared port
- Includes charger
Versions
| Memory Options | - 8/256 GB - 12/256 GB - 12/512 GB - 12/1024 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 | 6.8 in | 6.84 in |
| Resolution | 1440x3088 pixels | 1320x2856 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.3:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 500 ppi | 460 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-120 Hz) | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max brightness | 850 nits | n/a |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch Sampling Rate | 240 Hz | n/a |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.5 % | 90.3 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
| sRGB gamut | 96.9 % | n/a |
| PWM (Flicker) | 240 Hz | n/a |
| Response time | 2 ms | n/a |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | n/a |
Design & Build
| Height | 163.4 mm (6.43 in) | 163 mm (6.42 in) |
| Width | 78.1 mm (3.07 in) | 78 mm (3.07 in) |
| Thickness | 8.9 mm (0.35 in) | 6.9 mm (0.27 in) |
| Weight | 233 g (8.22 oz) | 202 g (7.13 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP68 | IP65 |
| Cooling system | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Back panel | Glass | Metal |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - White - Black - Gray - Blue - Green - Red - Purple |
- White - Black - Green - 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 9010S |
| Max Frequency | 3360 MHz | 2500 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) |
- 4/1.55 (Cortex-A510) - 3/2.18 (TaiShan V121) - 1/2.3 (TaiShan V121) |
| Process | TSMC | SMIC |
| Transistor Size | 4 nm | 7 nm |
| Neural Processor | Hexagon | Da Vinci |
| Graphics | Adreno 740 | Maleoon 910 |
| GPU Cores | 1536 | 1024 |
| GPU Frequency | 719 MHz | 750 MHz |
| FLOPS | 2089 GFLOPS | 1536 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 1976 | 1501 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 5221 | 3885 |
| CPU | 371084 | 507103 |
| GPU | 600732 | 586911 |
| Memory | 299004 | 214190 |
| UX | 270462 | 134873 |
| NanoReview Score | 1541246 | 1443077 |
| Max Surface Temp. | 34.8 °C | n/a |
| Stability | 64 % | n/a |
| Graphics Test | 72 fps | n/a |
| Graphics Score | 12160 | n/a |
| Writing score | 19799 | n/a |
| Web score | 16101 | n/a |
| Video editing | 7815 | n/a |
| Data manipulation | 13142 | n/a |
| NanoReview Score | 16130 | n/a |
Memory
| RAM Size | - 8 GB - 12 GB |
12 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory Frequency | 4200 MHz | n/a |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage Capacity | - 256 GB - 512 GB - 1024 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 4.0 |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 14) | HarmonyOS 6 |
| OS Size | 39.9 GB | n/a |
| UI Skin | One UI 6.1 | n/a |
Battery
| Volume | 5000 mAh | 6500 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 45 W | 100 W |
| Battery Type | Li-ion | Li-Po |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | Yes (15 W) | No |
| Reverse Charging | Yes (Wireless) | Yes |
| Fast Charging | Yes (68% in 30 min) | Yes |
| Full Charge Time | 0:59 h | n/a |
| Web Browsing | 09:57 h | n/a |
| Video Playback | 15:38 h | n/a |
| Games | 06:22 h | n/a |
| Standby Mode | 130 h | n/a |
Main camera
| Matrix | 200 MP | 50 MP |
| Photo resolution | 16320x12240 pixels | 8192x6144 pixels |
| Zoom | Optical, 10x | 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 ° | 120 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 200 MP Telephoto: 10 MP Telephoto: 10 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP |
Standard: 50 MP Telephoto: 12 MP Ultra-wide: 13 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
| Matrix | 200 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.7 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL HP2 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/1.3 | n/a |
| Pixel size | 0.64 μm | n/a |
| Autofocus | Laser autofocus | Laser autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 10 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/4.9 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 230 mm | 69 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX754 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/3.52 | n/a |
| Pixel size | 1.12 μm | n/a |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 13 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 13 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 | 73 | n/a |
| Zoom | 141 | 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 | 52 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3LU | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/3.24 | 1/2.5 (0.4) |
| 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 | 6.0 |
| 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 |
| 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 | December, 2025 yr |
| Release Date | February, 2023 yr | December, 2025 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 1199 | n/a |
| MSRP ($) | n/a | 500 |
| 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 |
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