Huawei P50 Pro vs. Samsung Galaxy S23

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Detailed comparison and review of Huawei P50 Pro and Samsung Galaxy S23. With our comprehensive overview, you can simply compare sizes, functions, but also other key features of both phones and easily decide which one is the right choice for you. Our goal is to help you identify the main differences between products and find the phone that best fits your needs and expectations.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Huawei P50 Pro vs. Samsung Galaxy S23 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Huawei P50 Pro Samsung Galaxy S23
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number JAD-LX9 SM-S911B/DS
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 158.8 mm 146.3 mm Huawei P50 Pro has greater height than Samsung Galaxy S23.
Width 72.8 mm 70.9 mm Huawei P50 Pro has greater width than Samsung Galaxy S23.
Depth 8.5 mm 7.6 mm Samsung Galaxy S23 is narrower than Huawei P50 Pro.
Weight 195 g 168 g Samsung Galaxy S23 is lighter than Huawei P50 Pro.
Body Colour Golden black | Cocoa gold Lavender | Cream | Green | Phantom black
Body Material - PET film, recycled glass, Armour Aluminium frame
Protection Dustproof, splashproof, waterproof Dustproof, splashproof, water-resistant
Waterproof (Water-resistant) Yes Yes Both phones are waterproof.
IP rating IEC 60529 IP68 IP68
Repairability Index 7.2 (out of 10) 8.2 (out of 10)
SAR Value 1.12 W/kg (body), 0.49 W/kg (head) 1.304 W/kg (body), 0.963 W/kg (head), 2.42 W/kg (limb)
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM, Electronic SIM card (e-SIM)
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Dual-SIM
DISPLAY Huawei P50 Pro Samsung Galaxy S23
Display Type OLED display OLED display
Display Technology OLED Infinity-O Dynamic AMOLED 2X
Screen Size (Display Size) 6.6" 6.1" Huawei P50 Pro has larger screen size than Samsung Galaxy S23.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2700 x 1228 pixels 2340 x 1080 pixels Huawei P50 Pro has better screen resolution than Samsung Galaxy S23.
Display Format - Full HD+
Pixel Density 450 ppi 425 ppi Huawei P50 Pro has better pixel density than Samsung Galaxy S23.
Max Brightness - 1750 cd/m²
Colour Depth 1.07 billion colours 16.7 million colours Huawei P50 Pro has better colour depth than Samsung Galaxy S23.
Contrast Ratio - 3000000:1
HDR - Yes Samsung Galaxy S23 has HDR.
HDR Technology - HDR10+
Display Enhancement Technology - Eye Comfort Shield, Vision Booster technology
Display Refresh Rate 120 Hz 120 Hz Both phones have the same refresh rate.
Touch Sampling Rate 300 Hz -
Display Features Wide colour display (P3), 1440 Hz high frequency PWM dimming, True-Chroma Display AOD(Always On Display), Video Wallpaper, 100% DCI-P3
Display Protection (Screen Protector) - Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2 (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR Huawei P50 Pro Samsung Galaxy S23
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Clock Speed 2.84 GHz 3.36 GHz Samsung Galaxy S23 has higher clock speed than Huawei P50 Pro.
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
MEMORY Huawei P50 Pro Samsung Galaxy S23
RAM 8 GB LPDDR5 SDRAM - 8 GB Both phones have the same RAM size.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 256 GB 128 GB Huawei P50 Pro has more internal memory than Samsung Galaxy S23.
User Memory - 99 GB
CAMERA Huawei P50 Pro Samsung Galaxy S23
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 4 3
Sensor Resolution 50 Megapixel 50 Megapixel Both phones have the same camera resolution.
Lens Type - Wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture F/1.8 F/1.8 Both phones have the same camera lens aperture.
Field of View (FoV) - 85 degree(s)
Pixel Size - 1 μm
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Both phones have optical image stabilization.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Optical Zoom - 3x
Digital Zoom - 30x
Self-Timer Delay Yes Yes
Special Effects Monochrome, Stickers, Light painting HDR, face retouch, Grid Line, selfie colour tone
HDR Mode - Auto HDR mode
Camera Modes Burst mode, Panorama, Time-lapse mode, Slow motion mode, Pro mode, night mode, Snap Shot, Portrait, Documents, Audio control, Filter mode, Macro mode, Story Creator, Master AI, Moving Picture, Dual-View Video, AI Cinemagraph, Audio Zoom, High-res, True-Chroma Shot Panorama, Slow motion mode, Pro mode, HYPERLAPSE, Super Slow-mo, Flowers, Greenery, Trees, Sky, Beaches, Watersides, Snow, Backlit, Text, Food, Face, Baby, Person, Dog, Cat, People, Sunset, Sunrise, City, Waterfall, Scenery, Stage, Vehicles, Drinks, Animal, Shoes, Indoor, Clothes, Night view, Portrait, Night, Motion Photo, Mountain, Filter mode, Single Take, Pro Video, Portrait video, Director's View, Expert RAW mode, My Filter mode, Astrolapse
Face Recognition (Face ID) Smile Capture - Huawei P50 Pro has face detection.
Light Source LED flash High CRI LED flash
Still Image Resolutions 8192 x 6144 -
Video Resolutions 3840 x 2160 (4K), Slo-mo video 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 960 fps 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 60 fps, Slo-mo video 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 240 fps, Super slow motion video 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 960 fps, 7680 x 4320 (UHD 8K) at 24fps, Hyperlapse 4K video support at 30 fps, Super Steady 1080p video support at 60 fps, 7680 x 4320 (UHD 8K) at 30fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) HDR10+ at 60 fps, Director's View 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), Continuous Auto Focus (CAF), 4D Predictive Focus, Audio zoom, Leica camera, Dual-Matrix Camera Design, AIS Pro True-Steady Shot, HUAWEI XD Optics, HUAWEI XD Fusion Pro Blink detection, QR-code scanner, RAW image capture, VDIS (Video Digital Image Stabilisation), Tracking AF, Scene Optimiser, Lens smudge, Flaw detection, Shot suggestions, blur detection, HDR10+ recording, Super steady, backlighting detection, Quick Measure, Zoom-In Mic, HEIF image capture, Space Zoom, Take 33MP still photos while playing 8K video, Single Take, AR Doodle, HEVC (High Efficiency Video coding) support, Auto framing, UW shape correction, Auto FPS, Adaptive Pixel (12MP 2.0μm), Digital zoom up to 20x for video, High Bitrate, 360 Audio Recording
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 40 Megapixel 12 Megapixel Huawei P50 Pro has better second camera resolution than Samsung Galaxy S23.
Lens Type (2nd Camera) - Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) F/1.6 F/2.2 Huawei P50 Pro has better second camera lens aperture than Huawei P50 Pro.
Field of View (2nd Camera) - 120 degree(s)
Pixel Size (2nd Camera) - 1.4 μm
Special Effects (2nd Camera) Mono -
Camera Features (2nd Camera) True-Chroma Camera -
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) 13 Megapixel 10 Megapixel Huawei P50 Pro has higher resolution third camera than Samsung Galaxy S23.
Lens Type (3rd Camera) Ultra wide-angle lens Telephoto lens
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) F/2.2 F/2.4 Huawei P50 Pro has better third camera lens aperture than Huawei P50 Pro.
Field of View (3rd Camera) 120 degree(s) 36 degree(s) Huawei P50 Pro has larger third camera lens field of view than Samsung Galaxy S23.
Pixel Size (3rd Camera) - 1 μm
FOURTH CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (4th Camera) 64 Megapixel -
Lens Type (4th Camera) Telephoto lens -
Lens Aperture (4th Camera) F/3.5 -
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Huawei P50 Pro has optical stabilisation of the fourth camera.
Camera Features (4th Camera) 2.5cm macro photography -
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 13 Megapixel 12 Megapixel Huawei P50 Pro has better front camera resolution than Samsung Galaxy S23.
Lens Type (Front) Ultra wide-angle lens -
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.4 F/2.2 Samsung Galaxy S23 has better front lens aperture than Huawei P50 Pro.
Field of View (Front) 100 degree(s) 80 degree(s) Huawei P50 Pro has larger front lens field of view than Samsung Galaxy S23.
Pixel Size (Front) - 1.12 μm
Focus Adjustment - Automatic
Special Effects (Front) Stickers -
Camera Modes (Front) Panorama, Time-lapse mode, Timer mode, Portrait, Mirror reflection, Audio control, AR lens, Filter mode, Moving Picture, Slow-Motion Selfie, Smart eye-tracking -
Face Recognition (Face ID) Smile Capture - Huawei P50 Pro has face detection.
Still Image Resolutions (Front) 4160 x 3120 -
Video Resolutions (Front) 3840 x 2160 (4K), Slo-mo video 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 240 fps -
Camera Features (Front) Intelligent Field of View 2PD AF
BATTERY AND CHARGING Huawei P50 Pro Samsung Galaxy S23
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 4360 mAh 3900 mAh Huawei P50 Pro has larger battery capacity than Samsung Galaxy S23.
Fast Charging Technology HUAWEI SuperCharge technology, Wireless HUAWEI SuperCharge Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0, Adaptive Fast Charging, Samsung Super Fast Charging, Power Delivery 3.0 Both phones have fast charging technology.
Wireless Charging Yes Yes Both phones can be charged wirelessly.
Wireless Charging Standards - WPC, Qi, Fast Wireless Charging 2.0, Wireless PowerShare
Talk Time - 2100 minutes
Run Time Details - Active online usage (LTE): up to 20 hrs
Active online usage (Wi-Fi): up to 20 hrs
Playback (wireless video): up to 22 hrs
Playback (wireless audio): up to 71 hrs
Talk (LTE): up to 2100 min
CELLULAR Huawei P50 Pro Samsung Galaxy S23
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 5G Samsung Galaxy S23 has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System - Android 13
User Interface - Samsung One UI 5.1
Intelligent Assistant - Bixby
Payment Technology - Samsung Pay
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS, NavIC GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS
COMMUNICATIONS Huawei P50 Pro Samsung Galaxy S23
Data Transmission FDD-LTE, TDD-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 6, Band 8, Band 19 Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 8
3G UMTS Frequency 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 800, 900, 800 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 900
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 26, Band 28, Band 34, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41, Band 66 Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 13, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 25, Band 26, Band 28, Band 32, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41, Band 66
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, TDD 2000, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3 FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700c, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 1900+, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3
5G NR Band - N1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n41, n66, n75, n77, n78, n40, n25, n12
5G NR Frequency - FDD 2100, FDD 1900PCS, FDD 1800, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800, FDD 700APT, TDD TD 2600, TDD TD 2500, FDD AWS-3, SDL DL 1500+, TDD TD 3700, TDD TD 3500, TDD 2300, FDD 1900, n12
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax, Wi-Fi 6E
Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.2 BLE Bluetooth 5.3
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
MEDIA Huawei P50 Pro Samsung Galaxy S23
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, MIDI, LDAC, MP4, SBC, 3GP WAV, AAC, PCM, AMR, MP3, FLAC, XMF, OGG, MIDI, APE (Monkey's Audio), M4A, DSF, DSD, MXMF, OGA, 3GA, AWB, IMY, RTTTL, RTX, OTA, DFF, MID, DSD64, DSD128
Supported Digital Video Standards MPEG-4, 3GP MKV, FLV, AVI, 3GP, M4V, WebM, 3G2, MP4
Sound Enhancements HUAWEI Histen stereo sound Dolby Digital Plus sound, Dolby Atmos sound technology, Surround sound, Dolby Digital sound, amplify ambient sound
FEATURES Huawei P50 Pro Samsung Galaxy S23
Sensors Ambient light sensor, digital compass, barometer, hall sensor, gravity sensor, infrared (IR) sensor, laser sensor, colour temperature sensor, gyroscope Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, barometer, gyro sensor, hall sensor, geomagnetic sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader (under display), face recognition
Additional Phone Features MIMO technology, MU-MIMO technology, HUAWEI MeeTime, dual stereo speakers, 3D Graphene Liquid Cooling System MIMO technology, Smart Select, Three microphones, Samsung KNOX, Smart View, Samsung DeX support, Bixby Vision, TalkBack, Dual Audio, Intelligent Performance Enhancer, Samsung Smart Switch, Bixby key, Samsung Knox Vault, DisplayPort over USB Type-C, dual stereo speakers tuned by Dolby Atmos, Samsung Seamless Codec, Samsung Wallet
OTHERS Huawei P50 Pro Samsung Galaxy S23
Included Accessories Power adapter, SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable SIM card removal tool, USB-C to USB-C cable
Compliant Standards IEC 60529 IP68 VDE, IP68
Max Depth of Water Resistance - 1.5 m
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