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| Global Score | |
| 79.5 | 77.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 10 |
| 2018-10-26 | 2020-06-19 |
| 6.23 x 3.04 x 0.33 inches | 6.44 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 6.77 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Blue, Red and White |
| Glass and Metal | -- |
| $ 519.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2244 x 1080 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 383 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| 820 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset | Samsung Exynos 850 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP10 GPU | Mali-G76 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 9.84 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.01 | 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 - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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 20 is just a bit better than the Galaxy A21s, getting a overall score of 79.5 against 77.7. Huawei Mate 20 is an older cellphone than Galaxy A21s, but Huawei managed to make it just a bit thinner and a bit lighter anyway. Both of these phones include Android OS (operating system), but the Huawei Mate 20 has a more recent 9.0 Pie version while Galaxy A21s has Android 10.
The Huawei Mate 20 features a way better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy A21s, and although they both have a screen of the same size, the Huawei Mate 20 also has a higher screen pixels density and a way higher 1080 x 2244 pixels resolution. The Huawei Mate 20 features a little bit better storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy A21s, because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity.
Huawei Mate 20 has a bit faster processing unit than Samsung Galaxy A21s, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Huawei Mate 20 also has 1 GB more RAM. Samsung Galaxy A21s has a slightly better camera than Huawei Mate 20, because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture which is not nice for low light photos and videos, and they both have the same video frame rates and the same video resolution, the Samsung Galaxy A21s also counts with a back-facing camera with lot more mega pixels and a larger sensor shooting better quality photographs and videos.
Galaxy A21s features superior battery duration than Huawei Mate 20, because it has a 25% larger battery capacity.
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