Honor Magic4 vs Samsung Galaxy S23

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800, 1900 & TD-SCDMA
3G network

HSDPA 800, 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100; CDMA2000 1xEV-DO

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100; CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G network

LTE frequency band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41 - China

LTE frequency band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 20, 25, 26, 28, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48, 66, 71 - USA
5G network

5G band 1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 38, 41, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA - China

5G band 1, 7, 25, 28, 41, 66, 71, 78, 258, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA
HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

11.5 Mbps
LTE speed

LTE-A

LTE-A (7CA)
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Aluminium aloy, glass

Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), aluminum frame
SIM

Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Nano-SIM and eSIM or Dual SIM (2 Nano-SIMs and eSIM, dual stand-by)
Height

163.6 mm

146.3 mm
Width

74.5 mm

70.9 mm
Thickness

8.8 mm

7.6 mm
Weight

199 g

168 g
Payment

-

Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
Waterproof

IP54

IP68 (1.5m and 30 mins)
Dust proof

IP54

IP68
Colors

Black, Cyan, Gold, White

Black, Cream, Graphite, Green, Lavender, Lime

Display
Display type

LTPO OLED

Dynamic AMOLED 2X
Physical size

6.81 inches

6.1 inches
Resolution

1224 x 2664 pixels

1080 x 2340 pixels
Pixel density

431 ppi

425 ppi
Display colors

1073741824

16777216
Protection

Scratch resistant

Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Display features

120Hz, HDR10+, 1000 nits (peak)

120Hz, HDR10+, 1750 nits (peak)

Hardware
CPU

Octa-core

Octa-core
CPU

Single-core 3.0 GHz Cortex-X2

Single-core 3.36 GHz Cortex-X3
CPU(second)

Triple-core 2.40 GHz Cortex-A710

dual-core 2.8 GHz Cortex-A715
CPU(third)

Quad-core 1.7 GHz Cortex-A510

Dual-core 2.8 GHz Cortex-A710
CPU(fourth)

Triple-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A510
Chipset

Qualcomm SM8450 Snapdragon 8 Gen 1

Qualcomm SM8550-AC Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
GPU

Adreno 730

Adreno 740
Internal storage

128, 256, 512 GB

128, 256, 512 GB
Memory RAM

8, 12 GB

8 GB
Memory card

No

No
Storage

-

UFS 3.1/UFS 4.0

OS
OS

Android 12, Magic UI 6, Google Play Services (market dependent)

Android 13, One UI 5.1

Main camera
Camera type

Triple

Triple
Main camera

(wide) , 50 MP, f/1.8 , 1/1.56" , 1.0 µm

(wide) , 50 MP, f/1.8 , 1/1.56" , 1.0 µm, 85˚ , 24 mm
(ultrawide) , 50 MP, f/2.2 , 122˚ , 1/2.5"

(telephoto) , 10 MP, f/2.4 , 1/3.94" , 70 mm, 1.0 µm, 3x optical zoom
(periscope telephoto) , 8 MP, f/3.4 , 5x optical zoom

(ultrawide) , 12 MP, f/2.2 , 120˚ , 13 mm, 1/2.55" , 1.4 µm
Primary camera resolution

8192 x 6144 pixels

-
Primary camera video

4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS, HDR10, 10-bit video

8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 1080p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS
Primary camera flash

LED flash

LED flash
Camera features

Autofocus, continuous autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, optical zoom, digital image stabilization, optical image stabilization, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, face unlock, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode, macro-mode, phase detection autofocus, laser autofocus, telephoto picture-in-picture, multi-spectrum color temperature sensor, flicker sensor, honor image engine, 3D LUTs by IMAX for videos, audio zoom, audio focus, audio HDR

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, optical zoom, digital image stabilization, optical image stabilization, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode, phase detection autofocus

Selfie camera
Selfie camera type

Single

-
Selfie camera

(ultrawide) , 12 MP, f/2.4 , 100˚ , 1.22 µm

(wide) , 12 MP, f/2.2 , 80˚ , 26 mm
Selfie camera resolution

4032 x 3024 pixels

-
Selfie camera features

Face unlock, HDR, digital image stabilization, AI anti-distortion

Autofocus, HDR, phase detection autofocus
Selfie camera video

4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps

4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5GHz, 802.11n ac, 802.11n ax

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5GHz, 802.11ac, 802.11ax
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

-
WiFi Tri-Band

-

Yes
USB

Type-C 3.1

Type-C 3.2
USB On-The-Go

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth

v5.2

v5.3
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth AptX

aptX HD

-
Infrared

Yes

-
NFC

Yes

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

Yes
BDS

Yes

Yes

Features
Sensors

Accelerometer, color spectrum, compass, fingerprint, gyroscope, proximity

Accelerometer, barometer, compass, fingerprint, gyroscope, proximity