Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 74.2 | 84.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 7.0 Nougat | Android 11, 10 |
| 2017-07-11 | 2020-03-23 |
| 5.60 x 2.71 x 0.27 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.04 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gold | Midnight blue and Raven black |
| Aluminum | Plastic and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| -- | 420 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 659 chipset | Exynos 9611 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.02 | 11.55 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2950mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy M21 is better than Huawei nova 2, with an 84.1 score against 74.2. Galaxy M21's construction is noticeably newer, but much heavier and noticeably thicker than Huawei nova 2. Both phones in our current comparison include Android OS (Operating System), but the Galaxy M21 has an older 11 version while Huawei nova 2 has Android 7.0 Nougat version.
Samsung Galaxy M21 counts with a bit better looking screen than Huawei nova 2, because although it has a just a little lower pixel density, it also counts with a larger display and a slightly better 1080 x 2340 pixels resolution. The Samsung Galaxy M21's CPU is just as good as the Huawei nova 2 one, both of them have 8 cores and a 4 GB RAM memory.
The Samsung Galaxy M21 has a lot better camera than Huawei nova 2, because although it has a smaller camera aperture, it also counts with a much higher 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution and a way higher resolution back camera. The Galaxy M21 has a bigger memory to store more games and applications than Huawei nova 2, and although they both have equal internal storage, the Galaxy M21 also has a slot for an SD memory card that supports a maximum of 512 GB.
The Galaxy M21 has a way better battery lifetime than Huawei nova 2, because it has a 103 percent greater battery capacity.
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