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

Samsung Galaxy S23 vs Huawei P40 Lite

75 out 100
Samsung Galaxy S23
VS
47 out 100
Huawei P40 Lite
Samsung Galaxy S23
Huawei P40 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 P40 Lite, Manufactured in March, 2020 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 810. 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
  • Lighter design: 168g vs 183g
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Huawei P40 Lite
  • Larger display: 6.4in
  • Higher battery capacity: 4200mAh vs 3900mAh

Versions

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

Review

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

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Samsung Galaxy S23
vs
Huawei P40 Lite

Display

Display quality comparison
Type Dynamic AMOLED LTPS LCD
Size 6.1 in 6.4 in
Resolution 1080x2340 pixels 1080x2310 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.2:9
Pixel density 425 ppi 398 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+ Yes HDR10
Screen-to-body ratio 88 % 83.6 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 n/a
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Samsung Galaxy S23
1197 nits
Huawei P40 Lite
513 nits
sRGB gamut98.9 %98.8 %
PWM (Flicker)240 Hzn/a
Response time1 ms38.4 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite976:1
Sources: NotebookCheck [Samsung Galaxy S23], [Huawei P40 Lite]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 146.3 mm (5.76 in) 159.2 mm (6.27 in)
Width 70.9 mm (2.79 in) 76.3 mm (3 in)
Thickness 7.6 mm (0.3 in) 8.7 mm (0.34 in)
Weight 168 g (5.93 oz) 183 g (6.46 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		 - Black
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Samsung Galaxy S23
88 %
Huawei P40 Lite
83.6 %

Performance

Testing Samsung Galaxy S23 and Huawei P40 Lite In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform for Galaxy HiSilicon Kirin 810
Max Frequency 3360 MHz 2270 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 3/2 (Cortex-A510)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-A710)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-A715)
- 1/3.2 (Cortex-X3)		 - 6/1.9 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2.27 (Cortex-A76)
Process TSMC n/a
Transistor Size 4 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Yes
Graphics Adreno 740 Mali-G52 MP6
GPU Cores 1536 144
GPU Frequency 719 MHz 820 MHz
FLOPS 2089 GFLOPS 236.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S23
1831
Huawei P40 Lite
753
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S23
4914
Huawei P40 Lite
1923
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)1831753
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)49141923
Geekbench Compute (GPU)9422n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Samsung Galaxy S23]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Samsung Galaxy S23
1522811
Huawei P40 Lite
429415
CPU380535140335
GPU59889691897
Memory27327193192
UX270109103991
NanoReview Score1522811429415
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Samsung Galaxy S23
12039
Huawei P40 Lite
1421
Max Surface Temp.34.3 °C38.6 °C
Stability60 %99 %
Graphics Test72 fps8 fps
Graphics Score120391421
Sources: 3DMark [Samsung Galaxy S23], [Huawei P40 Lite]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Samsung Galaxy S23
15602
Huawei P40 Lite
8141
Writing score193309369
Web score142625888
Video editing78405736
Data manipulation126747519
NanoReview Score156028141

Memory

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

Software

OS Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 14) Android 10.0
OS Size 29.7 GB 14.6 GB
UI Skin One UI 6.1 EMUI 12

Battery

Volume 3900 mAh 4200 mAh
Max Charging Power 25 W 40 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) Yes (70% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:16 h 1:10 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Samsung Galaxy S23
22:02
Huawei P40 Lite
24:00
Web Browsing08:12 h09:55 h
Video Playback13:41 h14:27 h
Games05:20 h05:21 h
Standby Mode109 h114 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 48 MP
Photo resolution 8160x6120 pixels 8000x6000 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 30 fps)
Slow Motion 960 fps (1080p) 480 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 10 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP		 Standard: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Depth: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP48 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.8
Focal length23 mm26 mm
SensorSamsung S5KGN3Sony IMX586 Exmor RS
Sensor size1/1.571/2.0
Pixel size1 μm1.6 μm
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 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.4
Focal length13 mmn/a
SensorSony IMX564n/a
Sensor size1/2.55n/a
Pixel size1.4 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Samsung Galaxy S23
129
Huawei P40 Lite
n/a
Video quality
Samsung Galaxy S23
137
Huawei P40 Lite
n/a
Overall camera score
Samsung Galaxy S23
133
Huawei P40 Lite
n/a
Bokeh70n/a
Preview72n/a
Zoom126n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Samsung Galaxy S23]

Front camera

Matrix 12 MP 16 MP
Photo resolution 4000x3000 pixels 4920x3264 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
Focal length 26 mm n/a
Sensor Samsung S5K3LU BSI CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.24 1/3.1
Pixel size 1.12 μm 1 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 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
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.3 5
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
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 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 StandbyActive
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoYes
2G BandsGSM 850/1700/1900/2100MhzGSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 1900 / 2300 / 2500 / 2600
3G BandsUMTS 6/5/8/34HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 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 (B850/B900/B1800/B1900/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 P40 Lite
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced February, 2023 yr February, 2020 yr
Release Date February, 2023 yr March, 2020 yr
Launch Price ($) 799 265
Sensors - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- 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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