Phone Comparison - HTC U23 vs Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge

HTC U23
htc u23
Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge
samsung galaxy s25 edge
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general 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)

hardware 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

display 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 yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera 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]

connectivity 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

memory 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

Apps Sensors

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

battery 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 - -