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| Global Score | |
| 90.5 | 84.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2019-12-17 | 2020-03-23 |
| 6.22 x 2.88 x 0.35 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.98 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 (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2400 x 1176 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 411 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| -- | 420 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 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 | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 40.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.60 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 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (7680 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 12.1 | 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 | |
| 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.32 | 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
The Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G is just a bit better than Galaxy M21, having a global score of 90.5 against 84.1. The Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G design has the same thickness than the Galaxy M21, but it is a bit heavier. These devices come with Android OS (Operating System), but the Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G has the older 10 version and Galaxy M21 has Android 11.
The Galaxy M21 features a bit better looking screen than Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G, although it has a quite inferior pixels amount per inch of display, a bit worse resolution of 1080 x 2340px and a quite smaller screen. Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G features a greater memory to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy M21, because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with 192 GB more internal memory.
Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G counts with a bit more powerful processor than Samsung Galaxy M21, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G also has 4 GB more RAM memory. The Galaxy M21 has improved battery performance than Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G, because it has a 33% more battery capacity.
Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G features a bit better camera than Galaxy M21, because although it has a worse resolution camera and a worse 3840x2160 video quality, it also counts with a bigger aperture to take better low light images and a larger back-facing camera sensor capturing more light and vivid colors.
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