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| Global Score | |
| 79.2 | 84.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2020-09-28 | 2020-03-23 |
| 6.52 x 3.03 x 0.36 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 7.27 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Blush gold, Crush green and Midnight black | Midnight blue and Raven black |
| -- | Plastic and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| -- | 420 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 710A chipset | Exynos 9611 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2000 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-G51 MP4 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 11.33 | 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy M21 is a little bit better than the Huawei P Smart (2021), having a general score of 84.1 against 79.2. Galaxy M21's construction is a bit thinner and a little lighter than the Huawei P Smart (2021), even though both of them were only released with a few months difference. Both phones in this review use Android operating system, but the Galaxy M21 has newer 11 version while Huawei P Smart (2021) has Android 10, providing the user a couple additional features.
The Galaxy M21 has a bit sharper screen than Huawei P Smart (2021), because although it has a little lower 1080 x 2340px resolution and a little smaller display, it also counts with a bit more pixels per inch in the display. Huawei P Smart (2021) counts with a superior storage for games and applications than Galaxy M21, and although they both have an external SD slot that allows up to 512 GB, the Huawei P Smart (2021) also has more internal storage capacity.
Galaxy M21 features a bit superior processing unit than Huawei P Smart (2021). They have 8 CPU cores and a 4 GB RAM. Galaxy M21 counts with greater battery lifetime than Huawei P Smart (2021), because it has a 6000mAh battery size. The Samsung Galaxy M21 takes slightly better photographs and videos than Huawei P Smart (2021), although it has a tinier aperture which is not nice for low-light photography and video, they both have the same (4K) video definition, a 0.5 inches back-facing camera sensor, the same 30 fps video frame rates and the same resolution back camera.
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