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| Global Score | |
| 80.1 | 76.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo | Android 10 |
| 2017-11-15 | 2020-06-29 |
| 6.07 x 2.93 x 0.31 inches | 6.61 x 3.02 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.28 ounces | 6.81 ounces |
| Black | Black |
| Glass and Metal | Plastic and Plastic |
| $ 700.00 | $ 194.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 402 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset | Mediatek Helio P35 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP12 GPU | PowerVR GE8320 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 9.84 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.03 | 9.35 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Huawei Mate 10 Porsche Design has a general score of 80.1, which is just a bit better than Samsung Galaxy A21's 76.1 overall score. Despite of the fact that the Huawei Mate 10 Porsche Design is notably older than the Samsung Galaxy A21, it's construction is just a bit thinner and a little bit lighter. These phones use Android operating system, but the Huawei Mate 10 Porsche Design has newer 9.0 Pie version while Samsung Galaxy A21 has Android 10, providing some additional features.
Huawei Mate 10 Porsche Design has a better display than Samsung Galaxy A21, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a way higher resolution of 1080 x 2160px and a greater pixel amount in each inch of display. Huawei Mate 10 Porsche Design counts with a bit better processing unit than Samsung Galaxy A21, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Huawei Mate 10 Porsche Design also has 3 GB more RAM.
The Samsung Galaxy A21 takes better pictures and videos than Huawei Mate 10 Porsche Design, because although it has a smaller camera aperture which is not so good for capturing photos or video in low light situations and a smaller sensor which offers a worse photo and video quality, and they both have the same video frame rates and the same (Full HD) video resolution, the Samsung Galaxy A21 also counts with a back camera with a way better resolution.
Huawei Mate 10 Porsche Design has a much bigger storage to install applications and games than Samsung Galaxy A21, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with more internal memory capacity. The Galaxy A21 counts with a battery lifetime that's very similar to Huawei Mate 10 Porsche Design's battery life.
Although Huawei Mate 10 Porsche Design is a better device, it is a lot more expensive than the Samsung Galaxy A21, and it doesn't have such a good price and quality relation as Samsung Galaxy A21. If you want to save a few dollars, you can get Samsung Galaxy A21, letting go a couple features, but you'll get the most with your budget.
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