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| Global Score | |
| 72.4 | 77.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 7.0 Nougat | Android 10 |
| 2017-10-25 | 2020-06-19 |
| 6.15 x 2.96 x 0.30 inches | 6.44 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.78 ounces | 6.77 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Blue, Red and White |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 409 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 659 chipset | Samsung Exynos 850 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Mali-G76 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.09 |
| 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 | |
| 16.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.14 | 10.78 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3340mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy A21s has an overall score of 77.7, which is a little bit better than the Huawei nova 2i's 72.4 general score. Galaxy A21s's construction is newer than the Huawei nova 2i's, although it's heavier and somewhat thicker. These phones have Android operating system, but Galaxy A21s has the older 10 version while Huawei nova 2i has Android 7.0 Nougat version.
Huawei nova 2i counts with a little bit better processing power than Galaxy A21s, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Huawei nova 2i also has 1 GB more RAM memory. The Huawei nova 2i has a much better screen than Galaxy A21s, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a lot higher 1080 x 2160 pixels resolution and a lot higher pixels amount per screen inch.
Huawei nova 2i features just a bit more storage to install applications and games than Samsung Galaxy A21s, because although it has a slot for external memory cards that allows a maximum of 128 GB against 512 GB, it also counts with 64 GB internal memory. The Samsung Galaxy A21s captures much clearer photographs and videos than Huawei nova 2i, and although they both have the same video quality and the same video frame rate, the Samsung Galaxy A21s also has a back-facing camera with way more mega pixels.
Samsung Galaxy A21s features a much better battery performance than Huawei nova 2i, because it has a 50% larger battery capacity.
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