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| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 84.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 11, 10 |
| 2018-10-26 | 2020-03-23 |
| 6.87 x 3.36 x 0.32 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 8.18 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Midnight blue and Phantom silver | Midnight blue and Raven black |
| Aluminum and Glass | Plastic and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.2 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2244 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 346 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| -- | 420 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset | Exynos 9611 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP10 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 24.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 3.52 | 11.55 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, 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 |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy M21 is better than the Huawei Mate 20 X, getting a overall score of 84.1 against 75.6. The Galaxy M21 construction is newer and lighter than Huawei Mate 20 X's, but it's also a little bit thicker. These devices work with Android operating system, but Galaxy M21 has the previous 11 version and Huawei Mate 20 X has Android 9.0 Pie.
The Huawei Mate 20 X counts with a bit better hardware performance than Galaxy M21, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Huawei Mate 20 X also has a larger amount of RAM. Galaxy M21 has a little bit better display than Huawei Mate 20 X, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a quite higher screen pixels density and a little higher resolution of 1080 x 2340.
Galaxy M21 takes a lot better pictures and videos than Huawei Mate 20 X, although it has a tinier diafragm aperture and a tinier back-facing camera sensor which offers a lower photo and video quality, they both have the same (4K) video quality and the same 30 fps video frame rates. Samsung Galaxy M21 has a bigger memory to store more games and applications than Huawei Mate 20 X, because although it has only 64 GB internal storage capacity, it also counts with a SD extension slot that supports up to 512 GB.
The Samsung Galaxy M21 has superior battery duration than Huawei Mate 20 X, because it has a 20% more battery capacity.
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