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Samsung Galaxy S23 vs Honor 400 Pro

69 out of 100
Samsung Galaxy S23
VS
80 out of 100
Honor 400 Pro
Samsung Galaxy S23
Honor 400 Pro

Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.1-inch Samsung Galaxy S23 (with Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform for Galaxy) that was released on February 1, 2023, against the Honor 400 Pro, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 and came out 2 years and 4 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy S23
  • Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
  • Weighs 37 grams less
  • Better grip in hands – the body is 5.2 mm narrower
Reasons to consider the Honor 400 Pro
  • Has a 0.6 inch larger screen size
  • Comes with 1400 mAh larger battery capacity: 5300 vs 3900 mAh
  • Shows 12% longer battery life (24:36 vs 22:02 hours)
  • Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
  • Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 25W)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
  • Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
  • 31% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2243K versus 1712K)
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
  • Delivers 24% higher peak brightness (1472 against 1191 nits)
  • Has 2 SIM card slots
  • The phone is 2 years and 4 months newer
  • Has a built-in infrared port

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy S23 and Honor 400 Pro crucial features
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
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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Value for money (Beta)

Should I update?
No 70% Yes
Yes, we think most users will notice the upgrade.
Updating from Samsung Galaxy S23 to Honor 400 Pro makes sense and should feel noticeably better in daily use.
Main improvements: gaming, battery life, and camera.

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Galaxy S23
vs
400 Pro

Display

Type Dynamic AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.1 inches 6.7 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels 1280 x 2800 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
PPI 425 ppi 460 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (24-120 Hz) Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 1200 nits 1500 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 1750 nits 5000 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
Screen protection Gorilla Glass Victus 2 Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 88% 90%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space 98.9% -
PWM 240 Hz -
Response time 1 ms -
Contrast ∞ Infinity -
Screen space comparison
400 Pro
6.7″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 17.1 in2
Galaxy S23
6.1″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 14.2 in2
~20% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Galaxy S23
1191 nits
400 Pro +24%
1472 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 146.3 mm (5.76 inches) 160.8 mm (6.33 inches)
Width 70.9 mm (2.79 inches) 76.1 mm (3 inches)
Thickness 7.6 mm (0.3 inches) 8.1 mm (0.32 inches)
Weight 168 g (5.93 oz) 205 g (7.23 oz)
Waterproof IP68 IP69
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Plastic
Colors White, Black, Gray, Green, Purple, Yellow Black, Gray, Blue
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Repairability - Good (3.61/5)
Drop resistance - Excellent (A) · 270 drops
Screen-to-body ratio
Galaxy S23
88%
400 Pro +2%
90%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Samsung Galaxy S23 and Honor 400 Pro
SoC
Chipset Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform for Galaxy Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
Max clock 3360 MHz 3000 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
GPU
Graphics Adreno 740 Adreno 750
GPU shading units 1536 1536
GPU clock 680 MHz 903-1000 MHz
FLOPS ~2089 GFLOPS ~2774 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Samsung Galaxy S23 and Honor 400 Pro
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Galaxy S23
1987
400 Pro +6%
2109
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Galaxy S23
5171
400 Pro +29%
6695
Compute Score (GPU)
Galaxy S23
9410
400 Pro +53%
14352
Compute Score (GPU) 9410 14352
Single-core score 1987 2109
Multi-core score 5171 6695
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Galaxy S23
1712393
400 Pro +31%
2243804
CPU 587063 702885
GPU 434955 723128
Memory 275390 332058
UX 414985 485733
Total score 1712393 2243804
Samples [29 tests] [24 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Galaxy S23
1069
400 Pro +40%
1492
Stability 76% 75%
Graphics test 8 FPS 11 FPS
Graphics score 1069 1492
3DMark Solar Bay
Galaxy S23
5348
400 Pro +41%
7535
Stability 73% -
Graphics test 20 FPS 29 FPS
Section 1 23 FPS 32 FPS
Section 2 20 FPS 29 FPS
Section 3 18 FPS 25 FPS
Graphics score 5348 7535
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Galaxy S23
3669
400 Pro
n/a
Stability 61% -
Graphics test 21 FPS -
Graphics score 3669 -
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Galaxy S23
15924
400 Pro +1%
16036
Web score 15188 17920
Video editing 7873 7685
Photo editing 33939 29553
Data manipulation 12935 14371
Writing score 19390 17125
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Samsung Galaxy S23
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-10-13 (Ct)AnTuTu 121868238
📘 2026-09-21 (Mil)AnTuTu 121763249
📘 2026-09-16 (Fluffyicebite:3)AnTuTu 121835927
📘 2026-09-09 -> Rafarobbie22AnTuTu 111708074
📘 2026-09-09 (Rafa)AnTuTu 111708074
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Honor 400 Pro
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-09 (Lunka)AnTuTu 112094129
📘 2026-09-01 (Maska)AnTuTu 112163688
📘 2026-07-07 -> naufallAnTuTu 112162598
📘 2026-06-28 (f0NES1k)AnTuTu 112306681
📘 2026-06-10 (Zhan)AnTuTu 112206753
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 12 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 128 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 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16)
ROM One UI 8.0 MagicOS 10
OS size 29.7 GB -
OS updates 4 years 6 years
Security updates 5 years 6 years

Battery

Capacity 3900 mAh 5300 mAh
Max charge power 25 W 100 W
Battery type Li-Ion Silicon-Carbon (Si/C)
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging Yes (10 W) Yes (50 W)
Reverse charging Yes, (wireless) Yes, (wireless)
Bypass charging Yes Yes
Fast charging Yes (57% in 30 min) Yes (93% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:16 hr 0:38 hr
Battery cycles - 1200 cycles
Battery life tests
Web browsing 08:12 hr 10:11 hr
Watching video 13:41 hr 14:23 hr
Gaming 05:20 hr 06:01 hr
Standby 109 hr 118 hr
General battery life
Galaxy S23
22:02 hr
400 Pro +12%
24:36 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 200 megapixels
Image resolution 8160 x 6120 16384 x 12288
Zoom Optical, 3x Optical, 3x
Flash LED Dual 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) -
Angle of widest lens 120° 112°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 10 MP
3) Ultrawide: 12 MP
1) Standard: 200 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
3) Ultrawide: 12 MP
4) Depth: 2 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 200 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.9
Focal length 23 mm -
Sensor Samsung S5KGN3 Samsung ISOCELL HP3
Sensor size 1/1.57" (≈ 0.64 inch) 1/1.4" (≈ 0.71 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 0.56 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 10 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.4
Focal length 70 mm 68 mm
Sensor Samsung S5K3K1 Sony IMX856
Sensor size 1/3.94" (≈ 0.25 inch) 1/2" (≈ 0.5 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 0.8 micron
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 12 MP 12 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 13 mm 16 mm
Sensor Sony IMX564 -
Sensor size 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) -
Pixel size 1.4 micron -
Stabilization Digital Digital

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
Bokeh 70 -
Preview 72 -
Zoom 126 -
Samples Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy S23 from DxOMark -

Selfie camera

Megapixels 12 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 4000 x 3000 8192 x 6144
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.1
Focal length 26 mm -
Sensor Samsung S5K3LU -
Sensor size 1/3.24" (≈ 0.31 inch) -
Pixel size 1.12 micron 0.64 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

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 5.4
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes, DP 1.2 No
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port No Yes
Network
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 -
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
Galaxy S23
91.5 dB
400 Pro
n/a

Other

Category Flagship Mid-range
Announced February 2023 May 2025
Release date February 2023 May 2025
Launch price (MSRP) $799 $799
Successor - Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus (Snapdragon) - Honor 500 Pro
SAR (head) 0.96 W/kg -
SAR (body) 1.3 W/kg -
Sensors - Hall-effect sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Not included Yes, 100 W
Further details
Notes on Galaxy S23:
    - The 128GB version uses slower UFS 3.1 memory, while the 256GB and 512GB models have UFS 4.0.
*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 400 Pro is definitely a better buy.

Cast your vote

So, which phone would you choose?
14 (46.7%)
16 (53.3%)
Total votes: 30

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