Honor 5X vs. Samsung Galaxy A23 5G

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Honor 5X and Samsung Galaxy A23 5G. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory, and other important specifications and features to easily choose the right phone for you. Our goal is to help you uncover differences between the products and find the phone that will best fit your needs.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Honor 5X vs. Samsung Galaxy A23 5G Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Honor 5X Samsung Galaxy A23 5G
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number - SM-A236B/DSN
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 151.3 mm 165.4 mm Samsung Galaxy A23 5G has greater height than Honor 5X.
Width 76.3 mm 76.9 mm Samsung Galaxy A23 5G has greater width than Honor 5X.
Depth 8.15 mm 8.4 mm Honor 5X is narrower than Honor 5X.
Weight 158 g 197 g Honor 5X is lighter than Honor 5X.
Body Colour Daybreak silver | Dark grey | Sunset gold | Gold White | Light blue | Black
Body Material Aluminium alloy -
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value 0.24 W/kg (body), 0.56 W/kg (head) 1.251 W/kg (body), 1.492 W/kg (head)
Integrated Components FM radio -
Connector Type Micro-USB - 5 pin Micro-USB Type B
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
SIM Card Type (Size) Micro SIM, nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Dual-SIM
SIM Card Configuration Details - Nano SIM + nano SIM/microSD
DISPLAY Honor 5X Samsung Galaxy A23 5G
Display Type LCD display LCD display
Display Technology IPS PLS
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.5" 6.6" Samsung Galaxy A23 5G has larger screen size than Honor 5X.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 2408 x 1080 pixels Samsung Galaxy A23 5G has better screen resolution than Honor 5X.
Display Format Full HD Full HD+
Pixel Density 400 ppi -
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 16 million colors Honor 5X has better colour depth than Samsung Galaxy A23 5G.
Display Refresh Rate - 120 Hz
Display Features Full Lamination Infinity V Display
PROCESSOR Honor 5X Samsung Galaxy A23 5G
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 5G
Processor Number MSM8939 -
Clock Speed 1.5 GHz 2.2 GHz Samsung Galaxy A23 5G has higher clock speed than Honor 5X.
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes - Honor 5X has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Qualcomm ADRENO 405 -
MEMORY Honor 5X Samsung Galaxy A23 5G
RAM 2 GB 4 GB Samsung Galaxy A23 5G has more RAM than Honor 5X.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 16 GB 64 GB Samsung Galaxy A23 5G has more internal memory than Honor 5X.
User Memory - 45.5 GB
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 128 GB microSDHC, microSD, microSDXC - up to 1 TB
CAMERA Honor 5X Samsung Galaxy A23 5G
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 4
Sensor Resolution 13 Megapixel 50 Megapixel Samsung Galaxy A23 5G has better camera resolution than Honor 5X.
Lens Aperture F/2.0 F/1.8 Samsung Galaxy A23 5G has better lens aperture than Honor 5X.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Minimum Focal Length (Focal Distance) 28 mm -
Digital Zoom - 10x
Camera Modes - Portrait mode
Light Source Dual LED flash LED flash
Still Image Resolutions 4160 x 3120 -
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, Slo-mo video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 120 fps
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) - 5 Megapixel
Lens Type (2nd Camera) - Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) - F/2.2
Field of View (2nd Camera) - 123 degree(s)
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) - 2 Megapixel
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) - F/2.4
Camera Functions (3rd Camera) - Depth camera
FOURTH CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (4th Camera) - 2 Megapixel
Lens Aperture (4th Camera) - F/2.4
Camera Functions (4th Camera) - Macro camera
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 5 Megapixel 8 Megapixel Samsung Galaxy A23 5G has better front camera resolution than Honor 5X.
Lens Type (Front) Wide-angle lens -
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.4 F/2.2 Samsung Galaxy A23 5G has better front lens aperture than Honor 5X.
Camera Modes (Front) Panoramic selfies Portrait mode
BATTERY AND CHARGING Honor 5X Samsung Galaxy A23 5G
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3000 mAh 5000 mAh Samsung Galaxy A23 5G has larger battery capacity than Honor 5X.
Talk Time - 2640 minutes
Run Time Details - Active online usage (LTE): up to 22 hrs
Active online usage (Wi-Fi): up to 23 hrs
Playback (wireless video): up to 24 hrs
Playback (audio): up to 157 hrs
Talk (4G): up to 2640 min
Battery Technology Lithium Ion -
CELLULAR Honor 5X Samsung Galaxy A23 5G
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 5G Samsung Galaxy A23 5G has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System Android 5.1 (Lollipop) Android 11
User Interface HUAWEI Emotion UI 3.1 One UI 3.1
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS
COMMUNICATIONS Honor 5X Samsung Galaxy A23 5G
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, 5G NR FR1
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
3G UMTS Band - Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 8
3G UMTS Frequency - 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 900
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 3, Band 7, Band 8, Band 20 Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 17, Band 20, Band 26, Band 28, Band 32, Band 38, Band 40, Band 41, Band 66
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1800+, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 DD FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700b, FDD 800 DD, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2600, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3
5G NR Band - N1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n41, n77, n78, n40
5G NR Frequency - FDD 2100, FDD 1800, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800, FDD 700APT, TDD TD 2600, TDD TD 2500, TDD TD 3700, TDD TD 3500, TDD 2300
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11b/g/n IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.1 Bluetooth 5.1
NFC - Yes Samsung Galaxy A23 5G has NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS -
MEDIA Honor 5X Samsung Galaxy A23 5G
Supported Digital Audio Standards - WAV, WMA, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, XMF, OGG, MIDI, M4A, MXMF, OGA, 3GA, AWB, IMY, RTTTL, RTX, OTA, MID
Supported Digital Video Standards H.265 MKV, FLV, AVI, 3GP, M4V, WebM, 3G2, MP4
FEATURES Honor 5X Samsung Galaxy A23 5G
Phone Functions Speakerphone, call timer, conference call, flight mode, vibrating alert -
Sensors Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, hall sensor Accelerometer, proximity sensor, gyro sensor, geomagnetic sensor, light sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Face recognition, fingerprint reader (side)
Additional Phone Features Simple UI mode, Visitor Mode, SmartPower 3.0 technology -
OTHERS Honor 5X Samsung Galaxy A23 5G
Included Accessories Power adapter -
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