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| Global Score | |
| 72.6 | 84.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| HarmonyOS | Android 11, 10 |
| 2022-05-18 | 2020-03-23 |
| 6.16 x 5.48 x 0.21 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 8.99 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Black, Purple and White | Midnight blue and Raven black |
| Glass | Plastic and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.8 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2480 x 2200 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 425 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| -- | 420 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.7 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 (5 nm) chipset | Exynos 9611 chipset |
| processor | Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 660 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 6.21 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 10.70 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 84.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.46 | 11.55 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4600mAh Nano SIM Battery | 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.48 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | 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 Samsung Galaxy M21 has a global score of 84.1, which is better than Huawei Mate Xs 2's 72.6 global score. The Samsung Galaxy M21 comes with Android 11 OS, while Huawei Mate Xs 2 counts with HarmonyOS OS. Samsung Galaxy M21 is an a lot older and notably thicker cellphone than Huawei Mate Xs 2, but Samsung was able to build it extremely lighter anyway.
The Galaxy M21 has a much better performing processor than Huawei Mate Xs 2, although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, they both have a Octa-Core CPU. Samsung Galaxy M21 has a little sharper display than Huawei Mate Xs 2, although it has a quite smaller screen, a way worse 1080 x 2340 resolution and a quite lower pixels density.
The Galaxy M21 has a very superior camera than Huawei Mate Xs 2, although it has a smaller aperture which is worse for shooting pictures or videos in low-light situations and a camera in the back with lesser megapixels resolution. Huawei Mate Xs 2 counts with a quite bigger memory to install games and applications than Galaxy M21, because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with 192 GB more internal storage.
The Galaxy M21 counts with improved battery life than Huawei Mate Xs 2, because it has a 6000mAh battery size instead of 4600mAh.
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