Honor X30 Max vs Samsung Galaxy S23+

Honor X30 Max

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 1x

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

LTE frequency band 1, 3, 5, 8, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41

LTE frequency band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 29, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48, 66, 71 - USA
5G network

5G band 1, 3, 41, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA

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

42.2 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

11.5 Mbps
EV-DO speed

EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps download, 1.8 Mbps upload

-
LTE speed

LTE-A, 301 Mbps download, 150 Mbps upload

LTE-A (7CA)
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Glass front, plastic frame, plastic back

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

174.4 mm

157.8 mm
Width

84.9 mm

76.2 mm
Thickness

8.3 mm

7.6 mm
Weight

228 g

196 g
Payment

-

Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
Waterproof

-

IP68 (1.5m and 30 mins)
Dust proof

-

IP68
Colors

Black, Blue, Silver/Violet

Black, Cream, Graphite, Green, Lavender, Lime

Display
Display type

IPS LCD

Dynamic AMOLED 2X
Physical size

7.09 inches

6.6 inches
Resolution

1080 x 2280 pixels

1080 x 2340 pixels
Pixel density

356 ppi

393 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

2.5D curved glass screen

Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Display features

HDR10

120Hz, HDR10+, 1750 nits (peak), Always-on display

Hardware
CPU

Octa-core

Octa-core
CPU

Dual-core 2.4 GHz Cortex-A78

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

Hexa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A55

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

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

Triple-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A510
Chipset

MediaTek MT6877 Dimensity 900 5G

Qualcomm SM8550-AC Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
GPU

Mali-G68 MC4

Adreno 740
Memory RAM

8 GB

8 GB
Internal storage

128, 256 GB

256, 512 GB
Memory card

No

No
Storage

-

UFS 4.0

Main camera
Camera type

Dual

Triple
Main camera

(wide) , 64 MP, f/1.8 , 26 mm, 4x digital zoom

(wide) , 50 MP, f/1.8 , 24 mm, 85˚ , 1/1.56" , 1.0 µm
(depth) , 2 MP, f/2.4

(telephoto) , 10 MP, f/2.4 , 70 mm, 1/3.94" , 1.0 µm, 3x optical zoom
120˚ , (ultrawide) , 12 MP, f/2.2 , 13 mm, 1/2.55" , 1.4 µm
Primary camera resolution

9280 x 6920 pixels

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Primary camera video

4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS

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

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

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5Ghz, 802.11ac

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5GHz, 802.11ac, 802.11ax, 6E
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Wi-Fi direct

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

-
WiFi Tri-Band

-

Yes
USB

Type-C 2.0

Type-C 3.2
USB On-The-Go

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth

v5.1

v5.3
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
NFC

Yes

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

-

Yes
BDS

Yes

Yes