Huawei Mate X3 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, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41

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, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41 SA/NSA

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

LTE-A (7CA)
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Glass front, glass back or eco leather back, aluminum frame

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

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

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

156.9 mm

146.3 mm
Width

72.4 mm

70.9 mm
Thickness

11.8 mm

7.6 mm
Height unfolded

156.9 mm

-
Width unfolded

141.5 mm

-
Thickness unfolded

5.3 mm

-
Weight

239/241 g

168 g
Payment

-

Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
Waterproof

IPX8

IP68 (1.5m and 30 mins)
Dust proof

IPX8

IP68
Colors

Black, Dark Green, Gold, Purple, White

Black, Cream, Graphite, Green, Lavender, Lime

Display
Display type

Foldable OLED

Dynamic AMOLED 2X
Physical size

7.85 inches

6.1 inches
Resolution

2224 x 2496 pixels

1080 x 2340 pixels
Pixel density

426 ppi

425 ppi
Display colors

1073741824

16777216
Protection

Kunlun Glass (cover display only)

Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Display features

120Hz

120Hz, HDR10+, 1750 nits (peak)
Cover display

OLED

-
Cover display physical size

6.4 inches

-
Cover display resolution

1080 x 2504 pixels

-

Hardware
CPU

Octa-core

Octa-core
CPU

Single-core 3.19 GHz Cortex-X2

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

Triple-core 2.75 GHz Cortex-A710

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

Quad-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A510

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

Triple-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A510
Chipset

Qualcomm SM8475 Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 4G

Qualcomm SM8550-AC Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
GPU

Adreno 730

Adreno 740
Memory RAM

8 GB

8 GB
Internal storage

256, 512, 1024 GB

128, 256, 512 GB
Memory card

NM (Nano Memory)

No
Memory card max

256 GB

-
Storage

UFS

UFS 3.1/UFS 4.0

OS
OS

HarmonyOS 3.1 (China), EMUI (Europe), no Google Play Services

Android 13, One UI 5.1

Main camera
Camera type

Triple

Triple
Main camera

(wide) , 50 MP, f/1.9 , 23 mm, 50x digital zoom

(wide) , 50 MP, f/1.8 , 24 mm, 85˚ , 1/1.56" , 1.0 µm
(periscope telephoto) , 8 MP, f/3.4 , 125 mm, 5x optical zoom

(telephoto) , 10 MP, f/2.4 , 70 mm, 3x optical zoom , 1/3.94" , 1.0 µm
(ultrawide) , 13 MP, f/2.2 , 13 mm

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

8192 x 6144 pixels

-
Primary camera video

4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 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, 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, macro-mode, phase detection autofocus, XMAGE

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

(wide) , 8 MP, f/2.4

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

3264 x 2448 pixels

-
Selfie camera features

Face unlock, HDR

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, 802.11ac, 802.11ax

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, Display Port 1.2

Type-C 3.2
USB On-The-Go

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth

v5.2

v5.3
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Infrared

Yes

-
NFC

Yes; NFC-SIM, HCE

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

Yes
BDS

Yes

Yes
QZSS

Yes

-
NavIC

Yes

-

Features
Sensors

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

Accelerometer, barometer, compass, fingerprint, gyroscope, proximity