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| Global Score | |
| 87.4 | 91.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 11 |
| 2019-10-20 | 2021-01-29 |
| 6.33 x 3.00 x 0.33 inches | 5.97 x 2.80 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.91 ounces | 6.03 ounces |
| Black, Cosmic purple, Emerald green, Space silver and Vegan leather - Orange and Forest green | Gray, Phantom pink, Violet and White |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 722.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 6.2 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Dynamic AMOLED |
| 390 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1300 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 9.2 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 990 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor | Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP16 GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 40.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 10.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.67 inches (1/1.5") sensor | 0.57 inches (1/1.76") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.99 | 10.78 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4200mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 6.08 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | 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, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy S21 is slightly better than Huawei Mate 30 5G, having a 91.8 score against 87.4. Both devices in this review have Android OS (Operating System), but the Galaxy S21 has the newer 11 version while Huawei Mate 30 5G has Android 10 version. The Galaxy S21 design is newer, just a little thinner and lighter than the Huawei Mate 30 5G.
Galaxy S21 and Huawei Mate 30 5G feature very similar CPUs, both have a 8 GB RAM and 8 cpu cores. Galaxy S21 counts with a sharper screen than Huawei Mate 30 5G, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a just a little more pixels per inch in the screen and a bit higher 1080 x 2400 resolution.
Huawei Mate 30 5G and Galaxy S21 have very similar storage for games and applications, both of them have exactly the same 128 GB internal memory. The Huawei Mate 30 5G features just a little better battery performance than Samsung Galaxy S21, because it has a 4200mAh battery capacity against 4000mAh.
Huawei Mate 30 5G has a superior camera than Galaxy S21, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality and a F1.8 aperture, the Huawei Mate 30 5G also has a bigger sensor taking higher quality photographs, higher 60 frames per second video frame rates and a back camera with lot more megapixels.
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