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| Global Score | |
| 82.7 | 76.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat | Android 10 |
| 2017-01-31 | 2020-06-29 |
| 5.98 x 2.95 x 0.30 inches | 6.61 x 3.02 x 0.32 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 6.81 ounces |
| Black | Black |
| Metal | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 194.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 534 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | Mediatek Helio P35 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | PowerVR GE8320 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 9.84 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.57 | 9.35 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | 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, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design has an overall score of 82.7, which is just a bit better than Galaxy A21's 76.1 global score. The Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design is an noticeably older device than the Galaxy A21, but Huawei could make it just a little bit thinner and lighter anyway. These phones include Android OS (Operating System), but the Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design has a more recent 8.0 Oreo version and Galaxy A21 has Android 10 version.
Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design has just a bit better hardware performance than Galaxy A21, and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design also has a greater amount of RAM memory. Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design features a brighter screen than Galaxy A21, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a way better 1440 x 2560 resolution and a way higher screen density.
The Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design shoots a bit better pictures and videos than Galaxy A21, because although it has a lot less mega-pixels camera in the back and a smaller aperture which is not nice for low light captures and videos, it also counts with a lot higher video resolution and a bigger back camera sensor shooting higher quality photos and videos.
Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design has a very superior storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A21, because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with 224 GB more internal storage. Samsung Galaxy A21 and Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design both count with really similar batteries performance.
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