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| Global Score | |
| 78.9 | 84.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| HarmonyOS 3 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2022-10-20 | 2020-03-23 |
| 6.36 x 3.00 x 0.31 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 7.09 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Black, Purple and Silver | Midnight blue and Raven black |
| -- | Plastic and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2700 x 1224 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 442 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| -- | 420 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G 4G SM7325 (6 nm) chipset | Exynos 9611 chipset |
| Octa-Core 2400 MHz processor | Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 642L GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.40 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 8.8 | 11.55 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4460mAh Battery | 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | 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
Samsung Galaxy M21 is just a bit better than the Huawei Mate 50E, having a general score of 84.1 against 78.9. The Samsung Galaxy M21 comes with Android 11 OS, and Huawei Mate 50E has HarmonyOS 3 OS. Even though Samsung Galaxy M21 is way older and thicker than Huawei Mate 50E, it's body is still just a bit lighter.
Huawei Mate 50E features a bit faster processor than Samsung Galaxy M21, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei Mate 50E also has a larger amount of RAM memory. The Galaxy M21 counts with a bit better display than Huawei Mate 50E, although it has a little worse 1080 x 2340 pixels resolution, a little lower pixels density and a quite smaller screen.
The Samsung Galaxy M21 has a better storage capacity for games and applications than Huawei Mate 50E, because although it has only 64 GB internal storage, it also counts with a slot for external memory cards that holds a maximum of 512 GB. Galaxy M21 has greater battery life than Huawei Mate 50E, because it has a 6000mAh battery size instead of 4460mAh.
Samsung Galaxy M21 captures much better photographs and videos than Huawei Mate 50E, although it has a worse 48 mega pixels resolution back camera and a much tinier aperture which is not nice for capturing photos and/or video in poorly lited environments.
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