Huawei nova 8 SE vs Samsung Galaxy A23

Huawei nova 8 SE

Samsung Galaxy A23

Network
2G network

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

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network

HSDPA 800, 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100
4G network

LTE frequency band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 18, 19, 26, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41

LTE frequency band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 26, 38, 40, 41
5G network

5G band 1, 28, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA

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HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
EV-DO speed

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

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LTE speed

LTE-A

LTE-A
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Plastic, glass

Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), plastic frame, plastic back
SIM

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

Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Height

161.1 mm

164.5 mm
Width

74.8 mm

76.9 mm
Thickness

7.5 mm

8.4 mm
Weight

178 g

195 g
Colors

Black, Blue, Silver

Black, Blue, Peach, White

Display
Display type

OLED

TFT
Physical size

6.53 inches

6.6 inches
Resolution

1080 x 2400 pixels

1080 x 2408 pixels
Pixel density

403 ppi

400 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

2.5D curved glass screen

Scratch resistant, 2.5D curved glass screen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Display features

HDR10, DCI-P3

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Hardware
CPU

Octa-core

Octa-core
CPU

Quad-core 2.4 GHz Cortex-A76

Quad-core 2.4 GHz Kryo 265 Gold
CPU(second)

Hexa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A55

quad-core 1.9 GHz Kryo 265 Silver
Chipset

MediaTek MT6853 Dimensity 720 5G / MediaTek Dimensity 800U 5G

Qualcomm SM6225 Snapdragon 680 4G
GPU

Mali-G57 MC3

Adreno 610
Memory RAM

8 GB

4, 6, 8 GB
Internal storage

128 GB

64, 128 GB
Memory card

No

microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC
Memory card max

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1 TB

Main camera
Camera type

Quad

Quad
Main camera

(wide) , 64 MP, f/1.9

(wide) , 50 MP, f/1.8
(ultrawide) , 8 MP, f/2.4 , 120˚ , 17 mm

(ultrawide) , 5 MP, f/2.2 , 1/5" , 1.12 µm
(macro) , 2 MP, f/2.4

(macro) , 2 MP, f/2.4
(depth) , 2 MP, f/2.4

(depth) , 2 MP, f/2.4
Primary camera resolution

9216 x 6912 pixels

8190 x 6120 pixels
Primary camera video

4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps

1080p@30fps
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, macro-mode, phase detection autofocus, contrast detection autofocus

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, 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
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

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USB

Type-C 2.0

Type-C 2.0
USB On-The-Go

Yes

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Bluetooth

v5.1

v5.0
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

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NFC

No

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GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

Yes
BDS

Yes

Yes
QZSS

Yes

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