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| Global Score | |
| 78.7 | 77.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat | Android 10 |
| 2017-01-10 | 2020-06-19 |
| 5.98 x 2.95 x 0.30 inches | 6.44 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 6.77 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Black, Blue, Red and White |
| Metal | -- |
| $ 775.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| AMOLED | TFT |
| 534 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | Samsung Exynos 850 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Mali-G76 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 9.84 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") 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 | 10.78 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Huawei Mate 9 Pro is a bit better than the Galaxy A21s, getting a 78.7 score against 77.7. These devices have Android OS (Operating System), but Huawei Mate 9 Pro has a newer 8.0 Oreo version and Galaxy A21s has Android 10 version, so it provides the user a lot of extra features and improved performance. Even though the Huawei Mate 9 Pro is older than Galaxy A21s, it's design is thinner and lighter.
Huawei Mate 9 Pro features a much better display than Samsung Galaxy A21s, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a lot better resolution of 1440 x 2560 pixels and way more pixels per inch of screen. Huawei Mate 9 Pro has a bit more powerful processing unit than Samsung Galaxy A21s, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei Mate 9 Pro also has a larger amount of RAM memory.
The Huawei Mate 9 Pro has a bit bigger memory to install applications and games than Galaxy A21s, because although it has no external SD slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage. The Galaxy A21s features longer battery duration than Huawei Mate 9 Pro, because it has a 5000mAh battery size.
The Galaxy A21s takes much clearer photographs and videos than Huawei Mate 9 Pro, and although they both have the same video frame rate and the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution, the Galaxy A21s also has a much bigger sensor providing a much higher image quality, a larger diafragm aperture and a back-facing camera with way more megapixels.
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