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| Global Score | |
| 74.7 | 98.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| HarmonyOS 3 | Android 11 |
| 2023-04-08 | 2021-01-29 |
| 6.18 x 5.57 x 0.21 inches | 6.50 x 2.98 x 0.35 inches |
| 8.43 ounces | 8.04 ounces |
| Black, Dark Green, Gold, Purple and White | Phantom black and Silver |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 966.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.8 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 2224 x 2496 pixels | 3200 x 1440 pixels |
| OLED | Dynamic AMOLED |
| 429 pixels per inch | 516 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.7 | 9.8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 4G SM8475 (4 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 chipset |
| processor | Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Adreno 730 GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 6.21 | 9.72 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 108.00 MP + 40.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 23.00mm focal length | 24.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.75 inches (1/1.33") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.22 | 13.75 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4800mAh Nano SIM Battery | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 6.64 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass and Gyroscope | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra is a lot better than Huawei Mate X3, getting a general score of 98.1 against 74.7. The Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra comes with Android 11 OS, and Huawei Mate X3 has HarmonyOS 3 OS. Even though the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra is incredibly older and a lot thicker than Huawei Mate X3, it's construction is still just a bit lighter.
The Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra features a way better hardware performance than Huawei Mate X3, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra also has more RAM memory. Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra has an incredibly better looking screen than Huawei Mate X3, because although it has a bit smaller screen and a little bit worse 1440 x 3200px resolution, it also counts with a just a little better pixels count in each inch in the screen.
Huawei Mate X3 counts with a much bigger storage for apps and games than Galaxy S21 Ultra, because it has 128 GB more internal storage. The Galaxy S21 Ultra features just a bit longer battery duration than Huawei Mate X3, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity instead of 4800mAh. Galaxy S21 Ultra takes much better videos and photos than Huawei Mate X3, and although they both have a same size camera aperture, the Galaxy S21 Ultra also has a much higher video resolution and a back camera with a lot higher 108 megapixels resolution.
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