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| Global Score | |
| 90.9 | 98.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 11 |
| 2020-10-22 | 2021-01-29 |
| 6.41 x 2.97 x 0.36 inches | 6.50 x 2.98 x 0.35 inches |
| 7.48 ounces | 8.04 ounces |
| Black and Mystic silver | Phantom black and Silver |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 966.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 2772 x 1334 pixels | 3200 x 1440 pixels |
| OLED | Dynamic AMOLED |
| 452 pixels per inch | 516 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 9.8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 9000 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A77 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 3130 MHz) processor | Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Mali G78 MP24 GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 9.81 | 9.72 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 108.00 MP + 40.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 23.00mm focal length | 24.00mm focal length |
| 0.78 inches (1/1.28") sensor | 0.75 inches (1/1.33") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 12.43 | 13.75 |
| 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 | |
| 4400mAh Battery | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 6.24 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| 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 | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy S21 Ultra is a bit better than the Huawei Mate 40 Pro, having a 98.1 score against 90.9. Even though the Galaxy S21 Ultra and the Huawei Mate 40 Pro were released only 3 months apart, Galaxy S21 Ultra's construction is a little bit heavier but also just a little thinner than the Huawei Mate 40 Pro. Both phones in our current comparison have Android operating system, but Galaxy S21 Ultra has a newer 11 version and Huawei Mate 40 Pro has Android 10.
The Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra features a better display than Huawei Mate 40 Pro, and although they both have a same size display, the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra also has a little bit more pixels per display inch and a slightly better 1440 x 3200 resolution. The Huawei Mate 40 Pro counts with a little bit better performance than Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra, although it has lesser RAM, they both have the same number of cores.
Huawei Mate 40 Pro counts with a much bigger memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy S21 Ultra, because it has 256 GB internal storage capacity. Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra captures much better photographs and videos than Huawei Mate 40 Pro, because although it has a tinier camera sensor offering a lower image quality, it also counts with a way better video quality, a larger diafragm aperture and a back facing camera with a much better 108 MP resolution.
Galaxy S21 Ultra has just a little better battery lifetime than Huawei Mate 40 Pro, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
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