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| Global Score | |
| 91.6 | 91.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11 |
| 2020-03-05 | 2021-01-29 |
| 6.35 x 5.76 x 0.43 inches | 5.97 x 2.80 x 0.31 inches |
| 10.58 ounces | 6.03 ounces |
| Interstellar blue | Gray, Phantom pink, Violet and White |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Aluminum and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 722.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 6.2 inches |
| 2480 x 2200 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Dynamic AMOLED |
| 414 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1300 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 9.2 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor | Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP16 GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 512 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 17.6 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 40.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 10.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.57 inches (1/1.76") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.56 | 10.78 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.32 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| 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 is just a bit better than Huawei Mate Xs, getting a general score of 91.8 against 91.6. Galaxy S21's construction is newer, notably thinner and lighter than Huawei Mate Xs. The Huawei Mate Xs and the Galaxy S21 feature similar processors, both of them have a 8 GB RAM and the same number of cores.
Samsung Galaxy S21 features a much better looking display than Huawei Mate Xs, because although it has a way worse 1080 x 2400 pixels resolution and a much smaller display, it also counts with a little bit higher display pixel density. Galaxy S21 captures just a bit better videos and photos than Huawei Mate Xs, because although it has a tinier back-facing camera sensor taking lower quality videos and photographs and a lot worse 12 megapixels resolution camera, and they both have a F1.8 camera aperture, the Galaxy S21 also counts with a lot better 7680x4320 video definition.
Huawei Mate Xs features a very superior memory to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy S21, because it has 512 GB internal storage. Huawei Mate Xs counts with just a little better battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy S21, because it has a 4500mAh battery size.
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