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| Global Score | |
| 90.5 | 91.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 11 |
| 2019-12-17 | 2021-01-29 |
| 6.22 x 2.88 x 0.35 inches | 5.97 x 2.80 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.98 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 (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) | Aluminum and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 722.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.2 inches |
| 2400 x 1176 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Dynamic AMOLED |
| 411 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1300 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 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 | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 40.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 10.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") 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 (7680 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 12.1 | 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 | |
| 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 6.32 | 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
Galaxy S21 is a bit better than the Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G, having a 91.8 score against 90.5. Galaxy S21's construction is newer, lighter and somewhat thinner than Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G. Both of these phones have Android OS, but the Galaxy S21 has newer 11 version and Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G has Android 10.
The Galaxy S21 has a more vivid screen than Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G, because although it has a bit lower 1080 x 2400 resolution and a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a just a little greater display density. Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G features a much better storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy S21, because it has more internal storage.
The Galaxy S21 counts with a processing unit that's just as good as the Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G one, they have the same number of cores and a 8 GB RAM. The Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G features just a bit better battery duration than Samsung Galaxy S21, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity. Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G shoots much better pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy S21, and although they both have the same video resolution, the Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G also has faster video frame rate, a bigger sensor capturing higher quality photographs and videos, a bigger camera aperture and a camera in the back with a much better 40 megapixels resolution.
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