Huawei nova 15 vs Samsung Galaxy S23
Huawei
nova 15
Samsung
Galaxy S23
At a glance
- Brand
- Huawei
- Samsung
- Release date
- December 2025, 6 months ago
- February 2023, 3 years 4 months ago
- Launch price
- CN¥ 2,699.00 ($ 395.33)
- —
- AnTuTu
- 742.000 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 79% of devices
- 1.752.375 Antutu v11 Overall performance better than 91% of devices
Display
- Size
- 6.7"
- 6.1"
- Resolution
- 1084 x 2412 px FHD+
- 1080 x 2340 px FHD+
- Type
- Oled
- AMOLED Dynamic AMOLED 2X
- Density
- 395 ppi High Density
- 422 ppi Very high density
- Aspect ratio
- 20:9
- 19.5:9
- Features
- Hole-punch Notch, SGS Certified, 2160 Hz PWM, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Touch sampling rate 300 Hz, HDR10+, DCI-P3, sRGB standard, 10 Bits panel, Scratch resistant, Dual Edge display, 3D curved glass screen, AGC glass, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless, LTPO (Low Temperature PolySilicon oxide)
- Hole-punch Notch, 48-120 Hz refresh rate, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Variable Refresh Rate (VRR), Peak brightness - 1750 cd/m², Max brightness HBM - 1200 cd/m², 3000000:1 contrast ratio, Always-On Display, HDR10+, DCI-P3, DC dimming, Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless
Performance
- Chipset
- Huawei KIRIN 8020
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen2
- CPU
- 1x2.29 GHz +3x2.05 GHz +4x1.3 GHz
- 1x3.2GHz Cortex X3 + 2x2.8 GHz Cortex A715 + 2x2.8 GHz Cortex A710 + 3x2.02 GHz Cortex A510
- CPU type
- Octa-Core
- Octa-Core
- Process
- 6 nm
- 4 nm
- Frequency
- 2.29 GHz
- 3.2 GHz
- GPU
- Maleoon 920
- Qualcomm Adreno 740
- RAM
- 12 GB
- 8 GB
- RAM type
- LPDDR4X RAM
- —
- 64-bit
- Yes
- Yes
Rear camera
- Resolution
- 50 Mpx
- 50 Mpx
- Aperture
- ƒ/ 1.9
- ƒ/ 1.8
- Flash
- LED
- LED
- Optical stabilization
- Yes
- Yes
- Slow motion
- Yes, 480 fps
- Yes, 960 fps
- Features
- 4K Video, Digital zoom, Optical zoom, Triple camera, Digital image stabilization, Optical Stabilization (OIS), Autofocus, Touch focus, Continuous autofocus, Laser AF, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, RAW
- Night Mode 2.0, 4K Video, 8K Video, Digital zoom, Optical zoom, Triple camera, Digital image stabilization, Optical Stabilization (OIS), Autofocus, Touch focus, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, RAW
- Sensor
- —
- Samsung GN5
- Pixel size
- —
- 1.00 µm
- Sensor size
- —
- 1/1.57"
Front camera
- Resolution
- 50 Mpx
- 12 Mpx
- Aperture
- ƒ/ 2.4
- ƒ/ 2.2
- Sensor
- —
- Samsung S5K3LU
Battery
- Capacity
- 6000 mAh
- 3900 mAh
- Type
- Li-Polymer
- Li-Ion
- Fast charge
- Yes , 100.0W
- Yes , 25.0W
- Features
- Reverse charging, Non-removable
- Bypass Charging, Wireless charging, Reverse charging, Non-removable
- Wireless charging
- —
- 10W wireless (Qi/PMA), 4.5W reverse wireless
Storage
- Capacity
- 256 GB
- 128 GB
- SD slot
- No
- No
- Type
- —
- UFS Storage 3.1
Body
- Dimensions
- 75.5 mm 161.9 mm 7.2 mm Print 3D Model
- 70.9 mm 146.3 mm 7.6 mm Print 3D Model
- Weight
- 196 g
- 168 g
- Materials
- Plastic , Glass
- Glass , Aluminium , Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2
- Colors
- Black White Green Violet
- Black White Pink Gray Purple Green Beige Lime
- Water/dust resistance
- IP65
- IP68
- Usable surface
- 88 %
- 88 %
Software
- Operating system
- HarmonyOS 2 HarmonyOS 6.0
- Android 13 Tiramisu Android 13
- Updates
- —
- OS updates: 4 years, Security updates: 5 years
- Google services
- —
- With Google Mobile Services
Connectivity
- SIM
- Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM)
- Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM / eSIM)
- 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
- 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, LDAC, SBC
- Wi-Fi
- 802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac, WiFi 6 (802.11ax)
- 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, Galileo, GPS (L1+L5), BeiDou (B1), Galileo (E1+E5a), NavIC System, QZSS (L1 + L5), Galileo (E1+E5a+E5b)
- GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), Galileo (E1+E5a)
Networks
- 4G LTE
- B1 (2100), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B8 (900), B18 (800), B19 (800), B26 (850), B34 (TDD 2100), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500)
- 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+), B28b (700), B28a (700), B32 (1500), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B66 (1700/2100)
- 3G
- B1 (2100), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), 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)
- 5G
- —
- n1 (2100), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n7 (2600), n8 (900), n12 (700), n20 (800), n25 (1900), n28b (700), n28a (700), n38 (2600), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n66 (1700), n75 (1500), n77 (3700), n78 (3500)
Sensors & security
- Fingerprint
- Yes, in screen
- Yes, in screen
- Accelerometer
- Yes
- Yes
- Gyroscope
- Yes
- Yes
- Light sensor
- Yes
- Yes
- Cooling system
- Yes
- No
- Audio
- Stereo Speakers
- Noise cancellation microphone, Stereo Speakers
- Proximity
- —
- Yes
- Barometer
- —
- Yes
- Compass
- —
- Yes
