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Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra vs Huawei P30

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Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
VS
50 out 100
Huawei P30
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
Huawei P30

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 P30, Manufactured in May, 2019 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 980. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
  7. Comments (0)

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
  • Larger display: 6.8in
  • Higher pixel density: 500ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 3650mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 3.1
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Huawei P30
  • Lighter design: 165g vs 233g

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 12/1024 GB		 - 6/128 GB
- 8/64 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra and Huawei P30
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
Smartphones:
Galaxy S23 Ultra
vs
Huawei P30

Display

Display quality comparison
Type Dynamic AMOLED OLED
Size 6.8 in 6.1 in
Resolution 1440x3088 pixels 1080x2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.3:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 500 ppi 422 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) No
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 % 85.8 %
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 P30
629 nits
sRGB gamut96.9 %99.6 %
PWM (Flicker)240 Hz240 Hz
Response time2 ms3.6 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra], [Huawei P30]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.4 mm (6.43 in) 149.1 mm (5.87 in)
Width 78.1 mm (3.07 in) 71.4 mm (2.81 in)
Thickness 8.9 mm (0.35 in) 7.6 mm (0.3 in)
Weight 233 g (8.22 oz) 165 g (5.82 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP53
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Gray
- Blue
- Green
- Red
- Purple		 Blue
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
89.5 %
Huawei P30
85.8 %

Performance

Testing Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra and Huawei P30 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform for Galaxy HiSilicon Kirin 980
Max Frequency 3360 MHz 2600 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3) 8 (2 + 2 + 4)
Architecture - 3/2 (Cortex-A510)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-A710)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-A715)
- 1/3.2 (Cortex-X3)		 - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/1.92 (Cortex-A76)
- 2/2.6 (Cortex-A76)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Yes
Graphics Adreno 740 Mali-G76 MP10
GPU Cores 1536 360
GPU Frequency 719 MHz 720 MHz
FLOPS 2089 GFLOPS 518.4 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
1976
Huawei P30
957
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
5221
Huawei P30
2513
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)1976957
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)52212513
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
1541246
Huawei P30
588682
CPU371084192129
GPU600732159791
Memory299004109920
UX270462126842
NanoReview Score1541246588682
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
12160
Huawei P30
2479
Max Surface Temp.34.8 °C38.7 °C
Stability64 %47 %
Graphics Test72 fps14 fps
Graphics Score121602479
Sources: 3DMark [Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra], [Huawei P30]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
16130
Huawei P30
8482
Writing score1979910879
Web score161016709
Video editing78155704
Data manipulation131427470
NanoReview Score161308482

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB		 6 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 4200 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB		128 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 2.1
Memory CardNoNano Memory

Software

OS Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 14) Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 10)
OS Size 39.9 GB 12 GB
UI Skin One UI 6.1 EMUI 10

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 3650 mAh
Max Charging Power 45 W 225 W
Battery Type Li-ion Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (15 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) No
Fast Charging Yes (68% in 30 min) Yes SuperCharge (70% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:59 h 1:10 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
26:01
Huawei P30
18:54
Web Browsing09:57 h07:35 h
Video Playback15:38 h12:30 h
Games06:22 h04:36 h
Standby Mode130 h85 h

Main camera

Matrix 200 MP 40 MP
Photo resolution 16320x12240 pixels 7360x4912 pixels
Zoom Optical, 10x Optical, 3x
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
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) 960 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 200 MP
Telephoto: 10 MP
Telephoto: 10 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP		 Standard: 40 MP
Telephoto: 8 MP
Ultra-wide: 16 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix200 MP40 MP
Aperturef/1.7f/1.8
Focal length23 mm27 mm
SensorSamsung ISOCELL HP2Sony IMX600
Sensor size1/1.31/1.7
Pixel size0.64 μm1 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusLaser autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Telephoto
Matrix10 MP8 MP
Aperturef/4.9f/2.4
Focal length230 mm80 mm
SensorSony IMX754n/a
Sensor size1/3.521/4
Pixel size1.12 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MP16 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length13 mm17 mm
SensorSony IMX564n/a
Sensor size1/2.55n/a
Pixel size1.4 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
139
Huawei P30
n/a
Video quality
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
137
Huawei P30
n/a
Overall camera score
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
140
Huawei P30
n/a
Bokeh70n/a
Preview73n/a
Zoom141n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra]

Front camera

Matrix 12 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 4000x3000 pixels 6528x4896 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
Focal length 26 mm 26 mm
Sensor Samsung S5K3LU BSI CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.24 1/2.8
Pixel size 1.12 μm 0.8 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
139
Huawei P30
n/a
Video quality
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
145
Huawei P30
n/a

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
Bluetooth version 5.3 5
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
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 n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*12
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoYes
2G Bandsn/aGSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900
3G Bandsn/aHSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100
LTE Bands*n/aLTE (B800/B850/B900/B1700/B1800/B1900/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600)
LTE category2021
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers Stereo Mono
3.5 mm Jack No Yes
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
91.8 dB
Huawei P30
82.4 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced February, 2023 yr March, 2019 yr
Release Date February, 2023 yr May, 2019 yr
Launch Price ($) 1199 800
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
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included No n/a
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra the clear winner in this comparison.

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