Home Phone comparison Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra and Huawei P40 Pro - Which is better?

Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra vs Huawei P40 Pro

81 out 100
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
VS
61 out 100
Huawei P40 Pro
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
Huawei P40 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 P40 Pro, Manufactured in March, 2020with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 990 5G. 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 4200mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.1
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 3.1
  • Supports DisplayPort
Reasons to choose Huawei P40 Pro
  • Lighter design: 209g vs 233g
  • Infrared port

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra and Huawei P40 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
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Galaxy S23 Ultra
vs
Huawei P40 Pro

Display

Display quality comparison
Type Dynamic AMOLED OLED
Size 6.8 in 6.58 in
Resolution 1440x3088 pixels 1200x2640 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.3:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 500 ppi 441 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 90 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 850 nits 600 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 89.5 % 92.5 %
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 P40 Pro
494 nits
sRGB gamut96.9 %99.4 %
PWM (Flicker)240 Hz365 Hz
Response time2 ms3 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra], [Huawei P40 Pro]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.4 mm (6.43 in) 158.2 mm (6.23 in)
Width 78.1 mm (3.07 in) 72.6 mm (2.86 in)
Thickness 8.9 mm (0.35 in) 9 mm (0.35 in)
Weight 233 g (8.22 oz) 209 g (7.37 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Gray
- Blue
- Green
- Red
- Purple		 - Black
- Silver
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
89.5 %
Huawei P40 Pro
92.5 %

Performance

Testing Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra and Huawei P40 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform for Galaxy HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G
Max Frequency 3360 MHz 2860 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)		 - 4/1.95 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2.36 (Cortex-A76)
- 2/2.86 (Cortex-A76)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Da Vinci
Graphics Adreno 740 Mali-G76 MP16
GPU Cores 1536 576
GPU Frequency 719 MHz 600 MHz
FLOPS 2089 GFLOPS 691.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
1976
Huawei P40 Pro
1111
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
5221
Huawei P40 Pro
3131
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)19761111
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)52213131
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
1541246
Huawei P40 Pro
718357
CPU371084217681
GPU600732212255
Memory299004146459
UX270462141962
NanoReview Score1541246718357
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
12160
Huawei P40 Pro
3286
Max Surface Temp.34.8 °C34.2 °C
Stability64 %55 %
Graphics Test72 fps19 fps
Graphics Score121603286
Sources: 3DMark [Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra], [Huawei P40 Pro]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
16130
Huawei P40 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 LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 4200 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB		256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 3.0
Memory CardNoNano Memory

Software

OS Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 14) Android 10.0
OS Size 39.9 GB 16.5 GB
UI Skin One UI 6.1 EMUI 11

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 4200 mAh
Max Charging Power 45 W 40 W
Battery Type Li-ion Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (15 W) Yes (27 W)
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (68% in 30 min) Yes (70% in 40 min)
Full Charge Time 0:59 h 1:15 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
26:01
Huawei P40 Pro
19:22
Web Browsing09:57 h08:10 h
Video Playback15:38 h13:26 h
Games06:22 h04:54 h
Standby Mode130 h81 h

Main camera

Matrix 200 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 16320x12240 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 10x Optical, 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) 7680 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: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 40 MP
Depth
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix200 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.7f/1.9
Focal length23 mm23 mm
SensorSamsung ISOCELL HP2Sony IMX700
Sensor size1/1.31/1.28
Pixel size0.64 μm1.22 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix10 MP12 MP
Aperturef/4.9f/3.4
Focal length230 mm125 mm
SensorSony IMX754n/a
Sensor size1/3.52n/a
Pixel size1.12 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MP40 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/1.8
Focal length13 mm18 mm
SensorSony IMX564Sony IMX650
Sensor size1/2.551/1.54
Pixel size1.4 μm1 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
139
Huawei P40 Pro
130
Video quality
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
137
Huawei P40 Pro
127
Overall camera score
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
140
Huawei P40 Pro
129
Bokeh7075
Preview7345
Zoom141124
Sources: DxOMark [Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra], [Huawei P40 Pro]

Front camera

Matrix 12 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 4000x3000 pixels 6464x4864 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
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 Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
139
Huawei P40 Pro
138
Video quality
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
145
Huawei P40 Pro
144

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 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 Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.3 5.1
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
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*12
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesYes
Hybrid SlotNoYes
2G Bandsn/aGSM 2/3/5/8
3G Bandsn/aWCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19
LTE Bands*n/aLTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B6/B7/B8/B9/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32)
LTE category2021
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Mono
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
91.8 dB
Huawei P40 Pro
89.1 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced February, 2023 yr March, 2020 yr
Release Date February, 2023 yr March, 2020 yr
Launch Price ($) 1199 720
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 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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