HTC U23 vs Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| HTC | Samsung |
| Announced | |
| July 2023 | May 2025 |
| Status | |
| Coming Soon - July 2023 | Available. Released 2025, May |
| Colors | |
| Aqua Blue, Roland Violet | Titanium Icyblue, Titanium Silver, Titanium Jetblac |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
|
166.6 x 77.1 x 8.9 mm (6.56 x 3.04 x 0.35 in) |
159 x 76 x 5.9 mm (6.26 x 2.99 x 0.23 in) |
| Weight | |
| 202 g (7.13 oz) | 163 g (5.75 oz) |
| SIM Type | |
| Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | - |
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 |
| 4G Network | |
| 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 38, 39, 40, 41 | LTE |
| 5G Network | |
| 1, 3, 7, 20, 28, 41, 78 SA/NSA | SA/NSA/Sub6 |
| Messaging | |
| Build Features | |
| - Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted) IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 min) |
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical) IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min) |
Display
| Type | |
| FHD+ OLED Screen 120Hz Refresh Rate Corning Gorilla Glass Victus |
QHD+ OLED Screen 120Hz Refresh Rate, HDR10+ Corning Gorilla Glass Ceramic 2 |
| Colors | |
| 16M colors | 16M colors |
| Size | |
| 6.7 inches [Similar] | 6.7 inches [Similar] |
| Resolution | |
| 1080 x 2400 pixels (393 ppi) | 1440 x 3120 pixels (513 ppi) |
| Screen-to-Body Ratio | 84.29% | 91.15% |
| Multi-Touch | |
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| Android 13 | Android 15 |
| User Interface | |
| - | One UI 7 |
| Processor | |
| Octa-core (1x2.4 GHz Cortex-A710 & 3x2.36 GHz Cortex-A710 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A510), Qualcomm SM7450-AB Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 (4 nm) [Similar] | 7-core (2x4.32 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix L + 5x3.53 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix M), Qualcomm SM8750-3-AB Snapdragon 8 Elite (3 nm) [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| Adreno 644 [Similar] | Adreno 830 [Similar] |
| RAM | |
| 8 GB [Browse Similar] | 12 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 128 GB | 512 GB |
| External Memory | |
| microSDXC | No |
Camera
| Rear Camera | |
| 32 MP [Similar] | 200 MP + 12 MP [Similar] |
| Flash | |
| No | LED Flash |
| Features | |
| 32 MP, f/2.5, (wide), 1/2.8", 0.8µm HDR |
200 MP, f/1.7, (wide), 1/1.56", PDAF, OIS 12 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide), PDAF Best Face, HDR, Panorama |
| Video | |
| 1080p@30fps | 8K@30fps, 4K@30/60/120fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps |
| Front Camera | |
|
12 MP, (wide), 1/3.2", 1.12µm, dual pixel PDAF 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps; gyro-EIS [Similar] |
|
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
| Radio | |
| No | Unspecified |
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
Connectivity and Data Rate
| GPRS | |
| Yes | Yes |
| Edge | |
| Yes | Yes |
| 3G | |
| HSPA, LTE-A, 5G | HSPA, LTE (CA), 5G |
| Bluetooth | |
| 5.2, A2DP, LE | Yes |
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band | Yes |
| USB | |
| USB Type-C 3.0 | USB Type-C |
| GPS | |
| GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS | GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS |
| Browser | |
| Yes | Yes |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 128 GB, 8 GB RAM | 512 GB, 12 GB RAM or 256 GB, 12 GB RAM UFS 4.0 |
| Expandable Storage | |
| microSDXC | No |
| USB OTG | |
| Not Supported | Not Supported |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
| Proximity Sensor | |
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
| Magnetic-field Sensor (Compass) | |
| Gyroscope Sensor | |
| NFC | |
Battery
| Type | |
| Non-removable Li-Po Battery Fast battery charging 30W 15W wireless 5W reverse wireless Reverse wired |
Non-removable Li-ion Battery Fast Battery Charging 25W wired |
| Capacity | |
| 4600 mAh | 3900 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| - | - |
| Talk Time | |
| - | - |