Home Phone comparison Samsung Galaxy S23 and Huawei Honor 10 Lite - Which is better?

Samsung Galaxy S23 vs Huawei Honor 10 Lite

75 out 100
Samsung Galaxy S23
VS
33 out 100
Huawei Honor 10 Lite
Samsung Galaxy S23
Huawei Honor 10 Lite

Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy S23 Manufactured in February, 2023, with display 6.1 with chipsetSnapdragon 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform for Galaxy, vs Huawei Honor 10 Lite, Manufactured in February, 2019 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 710. 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
  • Higher pixel density: 425ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 3900mAh vs 3400mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 4.2
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Huawei Honor 10 Lite
  • Larger display: 6.21in
  • Lighter design: 162g vs 168g

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 8/512 GB		 - 3/32 GB
- 3/64 GB
- 3/128 GB
- 4/64 GB
- 6/64 GB
- 6/128 GB

Review

Key Specs Samsung Galaxy S23 and Huawei Honor 10 Lite
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
Smartphones:
Samsung Galaxy S23
vs
Huawei Honor 10 Lite

Display

Display quality comparison
Type Dynamic AMOLED IPS LCD
Size 6.1 in 6.21 in
Resolution 1080x2340 pixels 1080x2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 425 ppi 415 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (24-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 800 nits 450 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ No
Screen-to-body ratio 88 % 83.1 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 n/a
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Samsung Galaxy S23
1197 nits
Huawei Honor 10 Lite
442 nits
sRGB gamut98.9 %98.6 %
PWM (Flicker)240 Hzn/a
Response time1 ms38.2 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite805:1
Sources: NotebookCheck [Samsung Galaxy S23], [Huawei Honor 10 Lite]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 146.3 mm (5.76 in) 154.8 mm (6.09 in)
Width 70.9 mm (2.79 in) 73.6 mm (2.9 in)
Thickness 7.6 mm (0.3 in) 8 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 168 g (5.93 oz) 162 g (5.71 oz)
Water resistance IP68 No
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Plastic
Frame Metal Plastic
Colors - White
- Black
- Gray
- Green
- Purple
- Yellow		 - White
- Black
- Blue
- Red
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes rear
Screen-to-body ratio
Samsung Galaxy S23
88 %
Huawei Honor 10 Lite
83.1 %

Performance

Testing Samsung Galaxy S23 and Huawei Honor 10 Lite In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform for Galaxy HiSilicon Kirin 710
Max Frequency 3360 MHz 2200 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3) 8 (4 + 4)
Architecture - 3/2 (Cortex-A510)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-A710)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-A715)
- 1/3.2 (Cortex-X3)		 - 4/1.7 (Cortex-A53)
- 4/2.2 (Cortex-A73)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 12 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon No
Graphics Adreno 740 Mali-G51 MP4
GPU Cores 1536 64
GPU Frequency 719 MHz 1000 MHz
FLOPS 2089 GFLOPS 128 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S23
1831
Huawei Honor 10 Lite
n/a
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S23
4914
Huawei Honor 10 Lite
n/a
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)1831n/a
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)4914n/a
Geekbench Compute (GPU)9422n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Samsung Galaxy S23]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Samsung Galaxy S23
1522811
Huawei Honor 10 Lite
243216
CPU38053590539
GPU59889634232
Memory27327157563
UX27010960882
NanoReview Score1522811243216
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Samsung Galaxy S23
12039
Huawei Honor 10 Lite
493
Max Surface Temp.34.3 °C36.8 °C
Stability60 %84 %
Graphics Test72 fps2 fps
Graphics Score12039493
Sources: 3DMark [Samsung Galaxy S23], [Huawei Honor 10 Lite]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Samsung Galaxy S23
15602
Huawei Honor 10 Lite
6343
Writing score193306839
Web score142625347
Video editing78404883
Data manipulation126745364
NanoReview Score156026343

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 8 GB - 3 GB
- 4 GB
- 6 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR4
Memory Frequency n/a 1866 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB		- 32 GB
- 64 GB
- 128 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0eMMC 5.1
Memory CardNoMicroSD

Software

OS Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 14) Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 10.0)
OS Size 29.7 GB 9 GB
UI Skin One UI 6.1 EMUI 12

Battery

Volume 3900 mAh 3400 mAh
Max Charging Power 25 W 10 W
Battery Type Li-ion Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (10 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) No
Fast Charging Yes (57% in 30 min) No
Full Charge Time 1:16 h 2:00 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Samsung Galaxy S23
22:02
Huawei Honor 10 Lite
16:21
Web Browsing08:12 h05:28 h
Video Playback13:41 h08:56 h
Games05:20 h03:41 h
Standby Mode109 h93 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 13 MP
Photo resolution 8160x6120 pixels 4128x3096 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
8K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) No
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 120 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 960 fps (1080p) 120 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 10 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP		 Standard: 13 MP
Depth: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP13 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.8
Focal length23 mm26 mm
SensorSamsung S5KGN3n/a
Sensor size1/1.57n/a
Pixel size1 μmn/a
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Telephoto
Matrix10 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.4n/a
Focal length70 mmn/a
SensorSamsung S5K3K1n/a
Sensor size1/3.94n/a
Pixel size1 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.2n/a
Focal length13 mmn/a
SensorSony IMX564n/a
Sensor size1/2.55n/a
Pixel size1.4 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitaln/a
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Samsung Galaxy S23
129
Huawei Honor 10 Lite
n/a
Video quality
Samsung Galaxy S23
137
Huawei Honor 10 Lite
n/a
Overall camera score
Samsung Galaxy S23
133
Huawei Honor 10 Lite
n/a
Bokeh70n/a
Preview72n/a
Zoom126n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Samsung Galaxy S23]

Front camera

Matrix 12 MP 24 MP
Photo resolution 4000x3000 pixels 5632x4224 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 0.9 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 1080p (Full HD) 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 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n)
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 4.2
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C Micro USB
USB version 3.2 2
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
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 BandsGSM 850/1700/1900/2100MhzGSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900
3G BandsUMTS 6/5/8/34HSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100
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)LTE (B800/B900/B1800/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600)
LTE category2012
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers Stereo Mono
3.5 mm Jack No Yes
FM Radio No Yes
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Samsung Galaxy S23
91.5 dB
Huawei Honor 10 Lite
85.6 dB

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced February, 2023 yr November, 2018 yr
Release Date February, 2023 yr February, 2019 yr
Launch Price ($) 799 255
Sensors - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included No n/a

Note

Samsung Galaxy S23:

The 128GB version uses slower UFS 3.1 memory, while the 256GB and 512GB models have UFS 4.0.

* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

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

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