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| Global Score | |
| 81 | 77.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 11 | Android 10 |
| 2021-10-20 | 2020-06-19 |
| 6.30 x 2.90 x 0.31 inches | 6.44 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.17 ounces | 6.77 ounces |
| Black, Green, Starry Blue and Violet | Black, Blue, Red and White |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| OLED | TFT |
| 390 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G SM7325 (6 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 850 chipset |
| Kryo670, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 642L GPU | Mali-G76 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 9.84 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 23.00mm 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 |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.11 | 10.78 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4300mAh Battery | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.16 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Huawei Nova 9 is slightly better than Galaxy A21s, with a general score of 81 against 77.7. These phones work with Android OS, but the Huawei Nova 9 has a more recent 11 version while Galaxy A21s has Android 10. The Huawei Nova 9 design is newer, a little lighter and thinner than the Galaxy A21s. The Huawei Nova 9 has a little faster CPU than Galaxy A21s, and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Huawei Nova 9 also has 5 GB more RAM memory.
Huawei Nova 9 counts with a sharper display than Galaxy A21s, because it has a bit larger display, a higher display pixels density and a lot higher 1080 x 2340 resolution. Huawei Nova 9 captures a little bit better photos and videos than Galaxy A21s, because it has a larger aperture to take better low light images and video, a back-facing camera with more mega-pixels and a lot higher video definition.
The Huawei Nova 9 has a slightly bigger memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A21s, because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with more internal storage. The Galaxy A21s counts with superior battery life than Huawei Nova 9, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity instead of 4300mAh.
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