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| Global Score | |
| 80.8 | 89.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 11 |
| 2019-09-20 | 2022-01-11 |
| 6.07 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches | 6.13 x 2.93 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.14 ounces | 6.00 ounces |
| Black, Crush blue and Midsummer purple | -- |
| Aluminum and Glass | Metal and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 430.00 | $ 700.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Dynamic AMOLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 (5 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor | Kryo 680 Prime, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP10 GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.55 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.68 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | 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
Samsung Galaxy S21 FE is much better than Huawei nova 5T, with an 89.1 score against 80.8. The Samsung Galaxy S21 FE is a just a little lighter cellphone than Huawei nova 5T, but they have the same thickness. These devices work with Android operating system, but the Samsung Galaxy S21 FE has a newer 11 version and Huawei nova 5T has Android 10 version.
Huawei nova 5T and Samsung Galaxy S21 FE count with extremely similar screens, because although the Samsung Galaxy S21 FE has a just a little inferior amount of pixels per inch of display, and they both have an equal resolution of 1080 x 2340px, it also counts with a little larger screen. The Galaxy S21 FE has a little faster CPU than Huawei nova 5T. Both of them have the same RAM amount and a Octa-Core processing unit.
The Huawei nova 5T has a much better camera than Galaxy S21 FE, because although it has lower video frame rates, and they both have the same aperture and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition, the Huawei nova 5T also counts with a back facing camera with a lot better 48 MP resolution. The Galaxy S21 FE has as much memory for applications, games, photos and videos as the Huawei nova 5T one, they have exactly the same internal storage.
The Galaxy S21 FE counts with longer battery performance than Huawei nova 5T, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity against 3750mAh.
Galaxy S21 FE is way more expensive than the Huawei nova 5T, but it's still a good choice, because you can get a lot more features for that extra money.
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