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| Global Score | |
| 76.3 | 77.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | Android 10 |
| 2018-07-18 | 2020-06-19 |
| 6.18 x 2.90 x 0.29 inches | 6.44 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.86 ounces | 6.77 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Blue, Red and White |
| Aluminum and Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2340 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 970 chipset | Samsung Exynos 850 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP12 GPU | Mali-G76 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.18 | 9.84 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.9 | 10.78 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.68 | 6.8 |
| 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, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy A21s has a general score of 77.7, which is slightly better than Huawei nova 3's overall score of 76.3. Both phones we are comparing here include Android OS (operating system), but the Samsung Galaxy A21s has older 10 version while Huawei nova 3 has Android 8.1 Oreo. Although the Samsung Galaxy A21s is newer than Huawei nova 3, it's thicker and heavier.
Huawei nova 3 has a bit more powerful processing unit than Galaxy A21s, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Huawei nova 3 also has more RAM. The Huawei nova 3 has a more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy A21s, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a much better resolution of 1080 x 2340px and a lot greater pixels quantity per display inch.
The Samsung Galaxy A21s counts with a bit better camera than Huawei nova 3, because although it has a tinier aperture, and they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rates and the same video resolution, the Samsung Galaxy A21s also counts with a lot more mega pixels back camera. The Huawei nova 3 features a much bigger memory capacity to store more games and applications than Galaxy A21s, because although it has a SD extension slot that holds 256 GB smaller, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage.
The Galaxy A21s counts with longer battery duration than Huawei nova 3, because it has a 33% bigger battery capacity.
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