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| Global Score | |
| 74.2 | 76.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 7.0 Nougat | Android 10 |
| 2017-07-11 | 2020-06-29 |
| 5.60 x 2.71 x 0.27 inches | 6.61 x 3.02 x 0.32 inches |
| 5.04 ounces | 6.81 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gold | Black |
| Aluminum | Plastic and Plastic |
| -- | $ 194.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 441 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 659 chipset | Mediatek Helio P35 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | PowerVR GE8320 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 9.84 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.02 | 9.35 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2950mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy A21 has a global score of 76.1, which is slightly better than the Huawei nova 2's 74.2 score. Even though Galaxy A21 is noticeably newer than the Huawei nova 2, it's thicker and incredibly heavier. These phones come with Android operating system, but the Galaxy A21 has older 10 version and Huawei nova 2 has Android 7.0 Nougat version.
Huawei nova 2 features a more vivid screen than Galaxy A21, because although it has a much smaller display, it also counts with a better resolution of 1080 x 1920 and a way better pixel number per inch of display. The Huawei nova 2 and the Samsung Galaxy A21 count with incredibly similar processors, and although the Samsung Galaxy A21 has a lower amount of RAM, they both have the same number of cores.
Huawei nova 2 counts with just a bit more storage for games and applications than Galaxy A21, because although it has a SD memory slot that holds 384 GB smaller, it also counts with 64 GB internal memory capacity. The Samsung Galaxy A21 captures just a bit better photos and videos than Huawei nova 2, and although they both have a same size diafragm aperture, the same 1920x1080 video definition and the same video frame rate, the Samsung Galaxy A21 also has a back facing camera with lot more mega-pixels.
The Galaxy A21 counts with longer battery performance than Huawei nova 2, because it has a 36 percent more battery size.
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