Honor Magic8 vs Samsung Galaxy S23 FE
Honor
Magic8
Samsung
Galaxy S23 FE
At a glance
- Brand
- Honor
- Samsung
- Release date
- October 2025, 8 months ago
- October 2023, 2 years 8 months ago
- Launch price
- CN¥ 4,274.00 ($ 626.03)
- —
- AnTuTu
- 4.028.332 Antutu v11 Overall performance better than 99% of devices
- 1.188.176 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 86% of devices
Display
- Size
- 6.58"
- 6.4"
- Resolution
- 1256 x 2760 px QHD
- 1080 x 2340 px FHD+
- Type
- Oled
- AMOLED Dynamic AMOLED 2X
- Density
- 461 ppi Very high density
- 409 ppi Very high density
- Aspect ratio
- 20:9
- 19.5:9
- Features
- Hole-punch Notch, SGS Certified, 1-120 Hz refresh rate, TÜV Rheinland Flicker-free Certified, TÜV Low Blue Light, 4320 Hz PWM, Variable refresh rate 1 Hz, Max brightness HBM - 1600 cd/m², Peak brightness - 6000 cd/m², Always-On Display, TÜV Rheinland Eye Comfort Certification, HDR10+, DCI-P3, 10 Bits panel (8-bit +2-bit FRC), Dolby Vision, Scratch resistant, King Kong Diamond JuRhino Glass, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless, LTPO (Low Temperature PolySilicon oxide)
- Hole-punch Notch, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Always-On Display, HDR10+, Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass 5, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless
Performance
- Chipset
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
- Samsung Exynos 2200 (S5E9925)
- CPU
- 2x4.61 GHz ARM + 6x3.63 GHz ARM
- 1x2.8 GHz Cortex X2 + 3x2.496 GHz Cortex A710 + 4x1.78GHz Cortex A510
- CPU type
- Octa-Core
- Octa-Core
- Process
- 3 nm
- 4 nm
- Frequency
- 4.61 GHz
- 2.8 GHz
- GPU
- Adreno 840 1.2 GHz
- AMD Xclipse 920 555MHz
- RAM
- 12 GB
- 8 GB
- RAM type
- RAM LPDDR5X
- —
- 64-bit
- Yes
- Yes
Rear camera
- Resolution
- 50 Mpx
- 50 Mpx
- Aperture
- ƒ/ 1.9
- ƒ/ 1.8
- Sensor
- Sony IMX906
- Samsung GN3
- Pixel size
- 1.00 µm
- 1.00 µm
- Sensor size
- 1/1.56"
- 1/1.57"
- Flash
- Dual LED
- LED
- Optical stabilization
- Yes
- Yes
- Slow motion
- Yes, 1920 fps
- Yes, 960 fps
- Features
- Tracking AF, Flicker sensor, Noise reduction, Time-Lapse, 4K Video, 8K Video, Digital zoom, Optical zoom, Triple camera, Digital image stabilization, Optical Stabilization (OIS), Ultra stable video, Autofocus, Touch focus, Continuous autofocus, Manual focus, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Laser autofocus (LAF), Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, Night Mode
- 4K Video, 8K Video, Digital zoom, Optical zoom, Triple camera, Digital image stabilization, Optical Stabilization (OIS), Ultra stable video, Autofocus, Touch focus, Continuous autofocus, Manual focus, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Dual PDAF, All Pixel Omni- Directional PDAF, Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, RAW, Night Mode, Dual Sight
Front camera
- Resolution
- 50 Mpx
- 10.8 Mpx
- Aperture
- ƒ/ 2.0
- ƒ/ 2.4
- Sensor
- Sony IMX816
- Samsung S5K3J1
- Pixel size
- 0.64 µm
- 1.22 µm
Battery
- Capacity
- 7000 mAh
- 4500 mAh
- Type
- Si-Carbon Li-Ion
- Li-Ion
- Fast charge
- Yes , 90.0W
- Yes , 25.0W
- Features
- Wireless charging, Reverse charging, Non-removable
- Wireless charging, Reverse charging, Non-removable
- Wireless charging
- —
- Wireless charging 15W, Reverse wireless charging 4.4W, No charger in-box
Storage
- Capacity
- 256 GB
- 128 GB
- Type
- UFS Storage 4.0
- —
- SD slot
- No
- No
Body
- Dimensions
- 74.0 mm 157.1 mm 8.0 mm Print 3D Model
- 76.5 mm 158.0 mm 8.2 mm Print 3D Model
- Weight
- 205 g
- 210 g
- Materials
- Aluminium alloy
- Aluminium , Corning Gorilla Glass 5
- Colors
- Black White Gold Green
- Black White Purple Brown Green
- Water/dust resistance
- IP68, IP69
- IP68
- Usable surface
- 90 %
- 80 %
Software
- Operating system
- Android 16 Android 16
- Android 14 Upside-down cake Android 14
- Updates
- OS updates: 7 years, Security updates: 7 years
- OS updates: 4 years, Security updates: 5 years
- Google services
- Without Google Mobile services
- With Google Mobile Services
Connectivity
- SIM
- Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM)
- Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM)
- Bluetooth
- Bluetooth 6.0 LELow energy consumption
- Bluetooth 5.3 LELow energy consumption
- Bluetooth profiles
- A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy), APT-x, LDAC, SBC, AAC, Apt-x Adaptive
- A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), AVRCP (Audio/Visual Remote Control Profile), DIP (Device ID Profile), HFP (Hands-Free Profile), HID (Human Interface Profile), HSP (Headset Profile), LE (Low Energy), MAP (Message Access Profile), PAN (Personal Area Networking Profile), OPP (Object Push Profile), PBAP/PAB (Phone Book Access Profile), ANT+, APT-x, SBC
- Wi-Fi
- 802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac, WiFi 6 (802.11ax) , WiFi 7 (802.11be)
- 802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac, WiFi 6 (802.11ax)
- Wi-Fi features
- Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display, Wi-Fi MiMO
- Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display, Wi-Fi MiMO
- USB
- USB Type-C
- USB Type-C
- USB features
- Charging, OTG
- Charging, OTG
- Navigation
- GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BeiDou (B1), Galileo (E1+E5a), BeiDou (B2), NavIC System, QZSS (L1 + L5)
- GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
Networks
- 5G
- n1 (2100), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n8 (900), n12 (700), n28a (700), n38 (2600), n41 (2500), n77 (3700), n78 (3500)
- n1 (2100), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n7 (2600), n8 (900), n20 (800), n28b (700), n28a (700), n38 (2600), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n66 (1700), n77 (3700), n78 (3500)
- 4G LTE
- B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B12 (700), B17 (700), B18 (800), B19 (800), B20 (800), B26 (850), B28a (700), B34 (TDD 2100), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B66 (1700/2100)
- B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B12 (700), B13 (700), B17 (700), B18 (800), B19 (800), B20 (800), B25 (1900+), B26 (850), B28b (700), B28a (700), B32 (1500), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B66 (1700/2100)
- 3G
- B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B6 (800), B8 (900), B19 (800)
- B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B8 (900)
- 2G
- CDMA BC0 (800), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
- B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
Sensors & security
- Fingerprint
- Yes, in screen
- Yes, in screen
- Accelerometer
- Yes
- Yes
- Gyroscope
- Yes
- Yes
- Proximity
- Yes
- Yes
- Light sensor
- Yes
- Yes
- Cooling system
- Yes
- Yes
- Audio
- Hi-Res Audio, Stereo Speakers
- Dolby Atmos, Noise cancellation microphone, Stereo Speakers
- Compass
- —
- Yes
