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| Global Score | |
| 73.4 | 77.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2017-01-06 | 2020-06-19 |
| 6.18 x 3.11 x 0.31 inches | 6.44 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 6.77 ounces |
| Brown, Gold, Gray, Silver and White | Black, Blue, Red and White |
| Metal | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 373 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 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 |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Mali-G76 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 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 (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 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
Galaxy A21s is just a bit better than Huawei Mate 9, having a global score of 77.7 against 73.4. Galaxy A21s is a notably newer device than the Huawei Mate 9, although it's a little bit heavier and somewhat thicker. The Huawei Mate 9 has a bit more powerful CPU than Galaxy A21s, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Huawei Mate 9 also has a higher amount of RAM.
The Huawei Mate 9 counts with a bit sharper display than Galaxy A21s, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a higher resolution of 1080 x 1920px and a higher quantity of pixels per display inch. Galaxy A21s counts with a very superior camera than Huawei Mate 9, and although they both have the same video frame rates and the same 1920x1080 video resolution, the Galaxy A21s also has a larger camera aperture, a way better resolution back facing camera and a way larger sensor taking way higher quality videos and photos.
The Huawei Mate 9 has a bit more storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A21s, because although it has a slot for external memory cards that holds 256 GB smaller, it also counts with 64 GB internal storage. The Galaxy A21s counts with better battery life than Huawei Mate 9, because it has a 25% bigger battery capacity.
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