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| Global Score | |
| 73.4 | 84.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11, 10 |
| 2017-01-06 | 2020-03-23 |
| 6.18 x 3.11 x 0.31 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Brown, Gold, Gray, Silver and White | Midnight blue and Raven black |
| Metal | Plastic and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 373 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| -- | 420 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | Exynos 9611 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 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 | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 7.92 | 11.55 |
| 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 | 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy M21 is better than the Huawei Mate 9, with an 84.1 score against 73.4. Even though Galaxy M21 is thicker than the Huawei Mate 9, it's just a little lighter and also extremely newer. The Samsung Galaxy M21 counts with just a bit better looking screen than Huawei Mate 9, because it has a little bit bigger display, a little bit better amount of pixels per inch of screen and a slightly higher 1080 x 2340 resolution.
Galaxy M21 has a slightly better storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Huawei Mate 9, and although they both have the same 64 GB internal memory, the Galaxy M21 also has an external memory slot that admits up to 512 GB. Huawei Mate 9 has a little better processing power than Galaxy M21. They have a 4 GB RAM memory and the same number of cores.
Galaxy M21 counts with a way better battery duration than Huawei Mate 9, because it has a 50 percent bigger battery size. The Galaxy M21 has a greater camera than Huawei Mate 9, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition and the same video frame rates, the Galaxy M21 also has a back camera with a way better resolution, a larger aperture for better images and video in low light environments and a lot larger back-facing camera sensor providing a lot higher image quality.
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