Samsung Galaxy S23 5G vs Honor Magic 5 Ultimate

Comparing the Samsung Galaxy S23 5G vs Honor Magic 5 Ultimate across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Samsung Galaxy S23 5G runs at a higher processing speed of 3.36 GHz, while Honor Magic 5 Ultimate runs at 3.2 GHz, making Samsung Galaxy S23 5G the better performer.

Display: Honor Magic 5 Ultimate offers a screen size of 6.81 inches, while Samsung Galaxy S23 5G offers 6.1 inches, making Honor Magic 5 Ultimate the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy S23 5G features a Dynamic AMOLED 2x display compared to Honor Magic 5 Ultimate's OLED, making Samsung Galaxy S23 5G the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both Samsung Galaxy S23 5G and Honor Magic 5 Ultimate feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Both Samsung Galaxy S23 5G and Honor Magic 5 Ultimate feature a 12 MP primary front camera.

Battery: Honor Magic 5 Ultimate delivers longer battery life with None, while Samsung Galaxy S23 5G delivers 11h 50m, making Honor Magic 5 Ultimate the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Honor Magic 5 Ultimate offers higher internal storage with 512 GB, while Samsung Galaxy S23 5G offers 128 GB, making Honor Magic 5 Ultimate the better option for storage.

Samsung Galaxy S23 5G

₹74,999

@ Samsung Shop

Honor Magic 5 Ultimate

₹79,190

(Not Released in India)

Summary

Release Date

02 Feb, 2023

30 Nov, 2023

14 May, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 8 Gen 2	Snapdragon 8 Gen 2	Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 3.36 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.2 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 4.61 GHz)
8 GB RAM	16 GB RAM	16 GB RAM

Display


6.1 inches (15.49 cm)	6.81 inches (17.3 cm)	6.82 inches (17.32 cm)
Dynamic AMOLED 2x	OLED	AMOLED
1080x2340 px (FHD+)	1312x2848 px (FHD+)	1440x3168 px (QHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	200 MP Primary Camera (upto 3.7x Optical Zoom)
12 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	200 MP Telephoto Camera
10 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)	50 MP Periscope Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera


12 MP Wide Angle Lens	12 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Lens	50 MP

Battery


3900 mAh	5450 mAh	6600 mAh
25W Fast Charging	66W Fast Charging	100W Flash Charging
Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB	512 GB	512 GB
UFS 3.1	UFS 4.0	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

8.0/10

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8.7/10

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Pros

Clean and compact design
Stellar performance
Excellent cameras
Improved battery life

Device yet to be reviewed

Stellar and versatile three-lens camera system
Excellent performance
Bright and crisp 2K AMOLED display

Cons

Persistent shutter lag
Slow 25W charging speed

Device yet to be reviewed

Battery life could have been better
Very expensive with camera kit
No shortcut key

User Ratings

4.6/5

(81,394 ratings)

N/A

4.6/5

(29 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

1,207,652 AnTuTu Score	N/A	3,977,648 AnTuTu Score
11h 50m Battery Life (PC Mark)	N/A	15h 10m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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₹74,999

@ Samsung Shop

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₹159,999

@ Amazon

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General

Launch Date

Feb 02, 2023

(Official)

N/A

May 06, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v13.0

Android v13

Android v16

OS Updates

4 Years

N/A

5 Year

Security Updates

5 Years

N/A

7 Year

Custom UI

Samsung One UI

Magic UI

Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Best In Class

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

Processor

Octa core

3.36 GHz, Single core, Cortex X3 2.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A715 2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A510

Octa core

3.2 GHz, Single core, Cortex X3 2.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A715 2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A510

Octa core

4.61 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.62 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 740

Adreno 840

RAM

8 GB

16 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X

N/A

LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

1,207,652

N/A

3,977,648

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

17.0 s

N/A

14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A

6,450

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

5.0 %

N/A

7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

34.6 %

N/A

21.7 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

Dynamic AMOLED 2x

OLED

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.1 inches (15.49 cm)

6.81 inches (17.3 cm)

6.82 inches (17.32 cm)

Resolution

1080x2340 px (FHD+)

1312x2848 px (FHD+)

1440x3168 px (QHD+)

Peak Brightness

1750 nits

N/A

4500 nits

Brightness

N/A

1800 nits

N/A

HBM Brightness

1200 nits

N/A

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

19.8:9

Pixel Density

422 ppi

460 ppi

510 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

87.87 %

90.92 %

89.7 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass Victus 2

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

94.49 %

Design

Height

146.3 mm

162.9 mm

162.98 mm

Width

70.9 mm

76.7 mm

76.81 mm

Thickness

7.6 mm

8.8 mm

8.19 mm

Weight

168 grams

217 grams

232 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass Victus 2

N/A

Back: Glass

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

N/A

Ruggedness

Dust proof

N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Best In Class

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle24 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size S5KGN3 ISO-CELL 1µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.6 Wide Angle23 mm focal length 1/1.12" sensor size 1.4µm pixel size

200 MP
Primary Camera105x Digital Zoom 3.7x Optical Zoomf/1.8535 mm focal length LYT 901 0.7µm pixel size

12 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 1/2.55" sensor size 1.4µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 1/2.55" sensor size

200 MP
f/2.67 Telephoto Camera85 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size

10 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera70 mm focal length 1/3.9" sensor size 1µm pixel size

50 MP
f/3.0 Periscope Camera90 mm focal length

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera14 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection autofocus Laser autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

N/A

Camera Features

Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

105 x Digital Zoom
3.7 x Optical Zoom

Video Recording

8k @30 fps
4k @60 fps
Full HD @240 fps

3840x2160 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 60 fps

8k @30 fps
4k @30/60/120 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Video Recording Features

Slow Motion
Bokeh portrait video
Video Pro Mode
Stereo recording

N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Best In Class

Resolution

12 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera26 mm focal length 1/3.2" sensor size

12 MP
f/2.4 Ultra-Wide Angle Primary Camera1.22µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.45 Primary Camera

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

N/A

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

3840x2160 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

3900 mAh

5450 mAh

6600 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Li-Polymer

Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 35 Hours(4G)

N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 25W Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes

Yes 66W Fast Charging

Yes 100W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Yes

Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

Yes 4.5W Wireless Reverse Charging

Yes

N/A

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

11h 50m

N/A

15h 10m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

1h 4m 16s

N/A

0h 36m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB

512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 3.1

UFS 4.0

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N38 / N41 / N77 / N78 / N79

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

SIM 2

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N38 / N41 / N77 / N78 / N79

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

SAR Value

Head: 0.869 W/kg

N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 5GHz 6GHz MIMO

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz

Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 be/ax) MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.3

Yes v5.2

Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes

IR Blaster

N/A

Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

Yes

N/A

Audio Jack

USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Compare Prices

₹74,999

@ Samsung Shop

Not Available in any store

₹159,999

@ Amazon