Phone Comparison - Huawei P20 vs Samsung Galaxy S23 vs Nothing Phone (2a)

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general General Info

Manufacturer Huawei Samsung Nothing
Announced Expected Announcement - March 2018 2023, February 01 March 2024
Status Rumored Coming soon. Exp. release 2023, February 17 Coming Soon - March 2024
Price - Rs. 74,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 23,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, Blue Phantom Black, Cream, Green, Lavender, Graphite, Lime Black, White, Milk
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension - 146.3 x 70.9 x 7.6 mm
(5.76 x 2.79 x 0.3 in)
161.7 x 76.3 x 8.6 mm
(6.37 x 3 x 0.34 in)
Weight - 167 g (5.89 oz) 190 g (6.7 oz)
SIM Type Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Nano-SIM and eSIM, Dual SIM (2 Nano-SIMs and eSIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only)
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 66
5G Network - SA/NSA/Sub6 - International
SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, ultrasonic)
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Armor aluminum frame with tougher drop and scratch resistance (advertised)
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
IP54 - splash, water and dust resistant
3 LED lights on the back (notifications, camera fill light)
Notification LED Yes - -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 8.0 (Oreo) Android 13 Android 14
User Interface - One UI 5.1 Nothing OS 2.5
Processor Octa-core, HiSilicon Kirin Octa-core (1x3.2 GHz Cortex-X3 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A715 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A710 & 3x2.0 GHz Cortex-A510), Qualcomm SM8550 Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (4 nm) Octa-core (2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A715 & 6x 2.0 Cortex-A510), Mediatek Dimensity 7200 Pro (4 nm)
GPU - Adreno 740 Mali-G610 MC4
RAM 4/6 GB 8 GB 12 GB
Internal Memory 64/128 GB 256 GB 256 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) No No

display Display

Type LTPS IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen FHD+ Dynamic AMOLED 2X Screen
120Hz Refresh Rate
HDR10+
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2
FHD+ AMOLED Screen
120Hz Refresh Rate
HDR10+, 700 Nits (typ), 1100 Nits (HBM), 1300 Nits (peak)
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Colors 16M colors 16M Colors 1B colors
Size 5.84 inches 6.1 inches 6.7 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2280 pixels (432 ppi) 1080 x 2340 pixels (422 ppi) 1080 x 2412 pixels (394 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio - 88.27% 87.75%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes no no
Radio FM radio No Unspecified
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera Dual 12 MP + 20 MP 50 MP + 10 MP + 12 MP 50 MP + 50 MP
Flash Dual-LED Dual-tone Flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features Phase Detection And Laser Autofocus, OIS, f/1.7 Aperture, Leica Optics, 2x Lossless Zoom, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama 50 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
10 MP, f/2.4, 70mm (telephoto), 1/3.94", 1.0µm, PDAF, 3x optical zoom
12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55" 1.4µm, Super Steady video
Auto-HDR, Panorama
50 MP, f/1.9, (wide), 1/1.56", PDAF, OIS
50 MP, f/2.2, 114˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.76", 0.64µm
Panorama, HDR
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps 8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS 4K@30fps, 1080p@60/120fps, gyro-EIS
Front Camera 24 MP, autofocus, f/2.0, 1080p [Similar] 12 MP, f/2.2, 25mm (wide), Dual Pixel PDAF, Dual video call
Auto-HDR, HDR10+
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps [Similar]
32 MP, f/2.2, (wide), 1/2.74"
HDR
1080p@60fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE HSPA, LTE, 5G HSPA, LTE-A, 5G
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE 5.3, A2DP, LE 5.3, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector USB Type-C 3.2, OTG USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS
Browser HTML5 Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 64/128 GB, 4/6 GB RAM 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS 3.1/4.0 256 GB, 12 GB RAM or 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) No No
USB OTG Not Supported Not Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor not present barometer sensor present barometer sensor not present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery Charging 25W, PD3.0
10W wireless (Qi/PMA)
4.5W reverse wireless
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery Charging 45W wired, 50% in 23 min, 100% in 1 hour
Capacity - 3900 mAh 5000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -