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| Global Score | |
| 73.4 | 98.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11 |
| 2017-01-06 | 2021-01-29 |
| 6.18 x 3.11 x 0.31 inches | 6.50 x 2.98 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 8.04 ounces |
| Brown, Gold, Gray, Silver and White | Phantom black and Silver |
| Metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 966.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 3200 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Dynamic AMOLED |
| 373 pixels per inch | 516 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 9.8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.72 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.78 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 108.00 MP + 40.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 24.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.75 inches (1/1.33") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 7.92 | 13.75 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.5 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy S21 Ultra is a lot better than the Huawei Mate 9, with a 98.1 score against 73.4. Galaxy S21 Ultra is a way newer cellphone than the Huawei Mate 9, although it is thicker and heavier. Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra features a little better hardware performance than Huawei Mate 9, and although they both have 8 cpu cores, the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra also has 8 GB more RAM.
The Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra features a much better looking display than Huawei Mate 9, because it has a lot higher resolution of 1440 x 3200 pixels, a greater screen density and a larger screen. Huawei Mate 9 has just a bit bigger storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy S21 Ultra, because although it has 0 less internal memory capacity, it also counts with an external memory slot that admits up to 256 GB.
Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra counts with superior battery performance than Huawei Mate 9, because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity. Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra has a way better camera than Huawei Mate 9, because it has a way bigger camera sensor providing a lot better image quality, a camera with lot more MP, a larger aperture and a way higher video resolution.
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