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| Global Score | |
| 87.1 | 91.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 11 |
| 2019-12-10 | 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 and Space silver | 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 |
| 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 |
| 6.7 | 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 little bit better than Huawei Mate 30 Pro, getting a global score of 91.8 against 87.1. The Galaxy S21 is a newer cellphone, and it's also somewhat lighter and thinner than Huawei Mate 30 Pro. These phones include Android OS (Operating System), but the Galaxy S21 has 11 version while Huawei Mate 30 Pro has Android 10 version, so it provides a couple additional features.
Galaxy S21's CPU is very similar to Huawei Mate 30 Pro's processing unit, they have 8 GB of RAM memory and the same number of cores. Galaxy S21 features a more vivid display than Huawei Mate 30 Pro, because although it has a little bit smaller screen and a quite lower resolution of 1080 x 2400px, it also counts with a just a little greater pixels number per inch in the screen.
The Huawei Mate 30 Pro has a much better memory capacity to install applications and games than Samsung Galaxy S21, because it has 128 GB more internal memory capacity. Huawei Mate 30 Pro features just a little bit longer battery duration than Galaxy S21, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity instead of 4000mAh.
The Huawei Mate 30 Pro features a superior camera than Samsung Galaxy S21, and although they both have the same video resolution, the Huawei Mate 30 Pro also has a larger diafragm aperture, a back-facing camera with a way better resolution, a bigger sensor taking higher quality videos and photographs and faster video frame rate.
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