Huawei nova 2 vs Samsung Galaxy S23 FE Specs Comparison

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Huawei nova 2	Samsung Galaxy S23 FE
2950 mAh	4500 mAh
5.0-inch · 1920 x 1080 px	6.4-inch · 2340 x 1080 px
12 MP Main · 20 MP Selfie	50 MP Main · 10 MP Selfie
4GB · 64GB	8GB · 128GB
	Released · Oct 27, 2023
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Display

Size
5.0-inch	6.4-inch
Resolution
1920 x 1080 px, 441 PPI	2340 x 1080 px, 29.5:9 ratio, 403 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD	Dynamic AMOLED
Refresh rate
	120Hz
Screen-to-body
70.39 %	83.24 %
Peak brightness
	1450 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 659	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SM8450 (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core, 2360 MHz, ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit	Octa-core, 1x 2.8GHz Cortex-X2 + 3x 2.50GHz Cortex-A710 + 4x 1.8GHz Cortex-A510
GPU
Mali-T830 MP2	Adreno 730
RAM
4GB	8GB
Internal storage
64GB	128GB, not expandable
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB
OS
Android (7.0 Nougat), Huawei Emotion UI	Android (14, 13)
Device type
Smartphone	Smartphone

Battery

Capacity
2950 mAh	4500 mAh
Type
Li - Polymer, Not user replaceable	Li - Ion, Not user replaceable
Charging
Fast charging	Fast charging, Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Max charge speed
	Wired: 25.0W Wireless: 15.0W

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

6h 18min

Browsing

16h 15min

Video

8h 3min

Gaming

8h 50min

Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Triple camera
Main camera
12 MP (PDAF) Specifications: Aperture size: F1.8 Pixel size: 1.25 μm	50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Specifications: Aperture size: F1.8 Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Second camera
8 MP Specifications: Aperture size: F2.4	8 MP (Telephoto) Specifications: Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Third camera
	12 MP (Ultra-wide) Specifications: Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps) Features: Time-lapse video, Video calling, Video sharing	7680x4320 (8K UHD) (24 fps), 3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps)
Front
20 MP	10 MP

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

137

Overall

146

Photo

128

Video

Design

Dimensions
5.60 x 2.71 x 0.27 inches (142.2 x 68.9 x 6.9 mm)	6.22 x 3.01 x 0.32 inches (158 x 76.5 x 8.2 mm)
Weight
5.04 oz(143.0 g)	7.37 oz(209.0 g)
Materials
Back: Aluminum	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Blue

Cellular

5G
	Bands n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78, 5G Ready
4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 26(850+)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 17(700 b), 20(800 DD), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+)	Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G
Bands 6(800), 5(850), 8(900), 1(2100)
Data Speed
LTE, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM, eSIM

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.3
Wi-Fi
802.11 b,g,n Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,ax(Wi-Fi 6),Wi-Fi 6E Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C (reversible), USB 2.0, Features: Mass storage device, OTG, Charging	Type-C (reversible), Features: Charging
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass
Other
VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC

Buyers information

MSRP
	$ 599
In The Box
	Phone, Type-C cable, Sim ejector, Papers

Availability

Officially announced
Jul 11, 2017	Oct 04, 2023

Alternative variants

Dual SIM


Dual SIM	Yes

With 256GB internal storage


Internal storage	256GB

Links

Full specifications
Huawei nova 2 Specs	Samsung Galaxy S23 FE Specs
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	Samsung Galaxy S23 FE Review
User Reviews
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