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| Global Score | |
| 87.4 | 84.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2019-10-20 | 2020-03-23 |
| 6.33 x 3.00 x 0.33 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.91 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Black, Cosmic purple, Emerald green, Space silver and Vegan leather - Orange and Forest green | Midnight blue and Raven black |
| Aluminum and Glass | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 390 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| -- | 420 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 990 chipset | Exynos 9611 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP16 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.63 | 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 | |
| 40.00 MP + 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 |
| 0.67 inches (1/1.5") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 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 |
| 11.99 | 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 | |
| 4200mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.08 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Huawei Mate 30 5G has an overall score of 87.4, which is a little bit better than Galaxy M21's 84.1 overall score. These phones work with Android OS, but Huawei Mate 30 5G has the older 10 version and Galaxy M21 has Android 11 version. Huawei Mate 30 5G's design is just a little thinner but a little heavier than the Galaxy M21, and both of them were only released 5 months apart.
Samsung Galaxy M21 features a little more vivid display than Huawei Mate 30 5G, because although it has a little smaller screen, and they both have the same exact 1080 x 2340 pixels resolution, the Samsung Galaxy M21 also counts with a just a little better pixels number in each inch of screen. Huawei Mate 30 5G counts with just a little better hardware performance than Galaxy M21, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Huawei Mate 30 5G also has more RAM memory.
The Huawei Mate 30 5G captures a little bit better videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy M21, because although it has a worse (4K) video definition and a camera with lesser mega-pixels, it also counts with a larger camera aperture and a lot larger sensor taking more light and vivid colors. Galaxy M21 counts with a quite bigger storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Huawei Mate 30 5G, because although it has just 64 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with a slot for SD memory cards that supports a maximum of 512 GB.
The Galaxy M21 counts with a very superior battery life than Huawei Mate 30 5G, because it has a 43 percent larger battery size.
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