Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra vs Honor Magic 6 Pro
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Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.8-inch Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra (with Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform for Galaxy) that was released on February 1, 2023, against the Honor Magic 6 Pro, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 and came out 11 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
- The rear camera has a 10x optical zoom
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 15
- 10% higher pixel density (500 vs 453 PPI)
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
Reasons to consider the Honor Magic 6 Pro
- Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
- Shows 10% longer battery life (28:35 vs 26:01 hours)
- Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
- Supports higher wattage charging (80W versus 45W)
- 33% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2345K versus 1762K)
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
- Delivers 24% higher peak brightness (1569 against 1266 nits)
- Has 2 SIM card slots
- The phone is 11 months newer
- Has a built-in infrared port
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | Dynamic AMOLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.8 inches | 6.8 inches |
| Resolution | 1440 x 3088 pixels | 1280 x 2800 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.3:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 500 ppi | 453 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (24-120 Hz) | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 1200 nits | 1600 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1750 nits | 5000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | 240 Hz | 360 Hz |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus 2 | Jurhino Glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.5% | 92.2% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 96.9% | 99.7% |
| PWM | 240 Hz | 360 Hz |
| Response time | 2 ms | 1 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 163.4 mm (6.43 inches) | 162.5 mm (6.4 inches) |
| Width | 78.1 mm (3.07 inches) | 75.8 mm (2.98 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.9 mm (0.35 inches) | 8.9 mm (0.35 inches) |
| Weight | 233 g (8.22 oz) | 225 g (7.94 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Gray, Blue, Green, Red, Purple | White, Black, Blue, Green, Purple |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform for Galaxy | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 |
| Max clock | 3360 MHz | 3300 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3) | 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) |
| Architecture | - 3 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A510 - 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A710 - 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A715 - 1 core at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-X3 |
- 2 cores at 2.27 GHz: Cortex-A520 - 2 cores at 2.96 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 3 cores at 3.15 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 1 core at 3.3 GHz: Cortex-X4 |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | 12 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Adreno 740 | Adreno 750 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 1536 |
| GPU clock | 680 MHz | 903-1000 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~2089 GFLOPS | ~2774 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 9254 | 13918 |
| Single-core score | 2010 | 2218 |
| Multi-core score | 5245 | 6749 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 556398 | 668505 |
| GPU | 445907 | 826271 |
| Memory | 285085 | 360598 |
| UX | 474949 | 490215 |
| Total score | 1762339 | 2345589 |
| Samples | [31 tests] | [7 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 81% | 66% |
| Graphics test | 8 FPS | 13 FPS |
| Graphics score | 1098 | 1700 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Stability | 77% | - |
| Graphics test | 20 FPS | 33 FPS |
| Section 1 | 23 FPS | 36 FPS |
| Section 2 | 20 FPS | 33 FPS |
| Section 3 | 18 FPS | 29 FPS |
| Graphics score | 5383 | 8599 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 69% | 66% |
| Graphics test | 22 FPS | 29 FPS |
| Graphics score | 3723 | 4854 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 17072 | 17561 |
| Video editing | 7852 | 7737 |
| Photo editing | 33655 | 32627 |
| Data manipulation | 13329 | 13971 |
| Writing score | 19857 | 17036 |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (#186th place)
Recent User Tests
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-10-03 -> Thekinggoat | AnTuTu 12 | 1914947 |
| 📘 2026-10-03 (Thekinggoat) | Geekbench 7 CPU | 1471 / 4766 |
| 📘 2026-10-03 (Thekinggoat) | AnTuTu 12 | 1914947 |
| 📘 2026-09-28 -> Saad_irq | AnTuTu 12 | 1959121 |
| 📘 2026-09-23 (Horizon377) | AnTuTu 12 | 1894819 |
Honor Magic 6 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-04-08 (NikimanTI) | AnTuTu 11 | 2379278 |
| 📘 2026-02-24 (techtest) | AnTuTu 11 | 2397180 |
| 📘 2026-02-14 (7xossam1) | AnTuTu 11 | 2303462 |
| 📘 2026-02-07 (Honor android sigma🗿) | AnTuTu 11 | 2390790 |
| 📘 2026-01-09 (freqr) | AnTuTu 11 | 2331069 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 4200 MHz | 4200 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 4.0 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) | Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 15) |
| ROM | One UI 8.0 | MagicOS 9 |
| OS size | 39.9 GB | 26 GB |
| OS updates | 4 years | 2 years |
| Security updates | 5 years | 3 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 5600 mAh |
| Max charge power | 45 W | 80 W |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (15 W) | Yes (66 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes, (wireless) |
| Bypass charging | Yes | - |
| Fast charging | Yes (68% in 30 min) | Yes (47% in 15 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:59 hr | 0:44 hr |
| Web browsing | 09:57 hr | 12:44 hr |
| Watching video | 15:38 hr | 18:35 hr |
| Gaming | 06:22 hr | 06:20 hr |
| Standby | 130 hr | 122 hr |
General battery life
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Main camera
| Matrix | 200 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 16320 x 12240 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Optical, 10x | Optical, 2.5x |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | Up to 30FPS | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 120FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 960 FPS (1080p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 120° | 122° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 200 MP 2) Telephoto: 10 MP 3) Telephoto: 10 MP 4) Ultrawide: 12 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 180 MP 3) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 200 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.7 | f/1.4 - 2.0 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 27 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL HP2 | Omnivision OV50H |
| Sensor size | 1/1.3" (≈ 0.77 inch) | 1/1.3" (≈ 0.77 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | 1.2 micron |
| Autofocus | Laser autofocus | Laser autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 10 MP | 180 MP |
| Aperture | f/4.9 | f/2.6 |
| Focal length | 230 mm | 68 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX754 | Samsung ISOCELL S5KHP3 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.52" (≈ 0.28 inch) | 1/1.49" (≈ 0.67 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 0.56 micron |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX564 | Omnivision OV50D |
| Sensor size | 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) | 1/2.88" (≈ 0.35 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.4 micron | 0.61 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | 70 | 85 |
| Preview | 73 | 83 |
| Zoom | 141 | 160 |
| Samples | Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra from DxOMark | Photo samples of Honor Magic 6 Pro from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 12 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4000 x 3000 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 22 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3LU | Sony IMX816 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.24" (≈ 0.31 inch) | 1/2.51" (≈ 0.4 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 0.6 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | Yes |
DxOMark front camera
| Photo | 139 | 149 |
| Video | 145 | 155 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.3 | 5.3 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.2 | 3.2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes, DP 1.2 | Yes, DP 1.2 |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | Yes |
| Number of SIM* | 1 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | 20 | 20 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | February 2023 | January 2024 |
| Release date | February 2023 | January 2024 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1199 | $800 |
| Successor | - Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra | - Honor Magic 8 Pro |
| SAR (head) | 0.96 W/kg | - |
| SAR (body) | 1.4 W/kg | - |
| Sensors | - Hall-effect sensor - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Face recognition sensor - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Not included | Yes, 80 W |
Further details
Notes on Magic 6 Pro:
- The rear cover is available in eco-leather, which adds 4 grams to the smartphone's weight.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
After analyzing all the data, we think that the Honor Magic 6 Pro is definitely a better buy.
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