Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 78.9 | 77.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo | Android 10 |
| 2017-10-20 | 2020-06-19 |
| 5.93 x 3.06 x 0.32 inches | 6.44 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.56 ounces | 6.77 ounces |
| Black, Brown, Gold and Pink | Black, Blue, Red and White |
| Glass and Metal | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 239.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 498 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| 730 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.2 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset | Samsung Exynos 850 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP12 GPU | Mali-G76 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 9.84 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.68 | 10.78 |
| 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 | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 6.8 |
| 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, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei Mate 10 is a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy A21s, getting a overall score of 78.9 against 77.7. These phones include the same Android 10 OS (Operating System), so you shouldn't see any differences in that aspect. Huawei Mate 10's design is a little lighter and just a little bit thinner than Samsung Galaxy A21s, although it was released 3 years before.
The Huawei Mate 10 has a bit better processing power than Samsung Galaxy A21s, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Huawei Mate 10 also has a greater amount of RAM. Huawei Mate 10 counts with a lot better looking screen than Galaxy A21s, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with much more pixels per inch in the display and a way better 1440 x 2560 resolution.
Huawei Mate 10 has a little bit better memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy A21s, because although it has a slot for an SD memory card that allows 256 GB smaller, it also counts with 64 GB internal memory. The Samsung Galaxy A21s has longer battery performance than Huawei Mate 10, because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity.
The Galaxy A21s captures much better videos and photos than Huawei Mate 10, because although it has a smaller aperture which is not so good for low-light captures, and they both have the same video quality and the same video frame rate, the Galaxy A21s also counts with a much higher 48 mega pixels resolution back facing camera and a much bigger camera sensor which provides a lot higher photo and video quality.
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