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| Global Score | |
| 79.8 | 84.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11, 10 |
| 2017-04-05 | 2020-03-23 |
| 6.04 x 2.92 x 0.27 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Green, Pink and Silver | Midnight blue and Raven black |
| Aluminum | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 534 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| -- | 420 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | Exynos 9611 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.18 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 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 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.46 | 11.55 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3750mAh Li - Ion Battery | 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.68 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy M21 is just a bit better than the Huawei P10 Plus, getting a general score of 84.1 against 79.8. Galaxy M21 is a way newer cellphone than the Huawei P10 Plus, although it is noticeably thicker and heavier. The Huawei P10 Plus has a bit more vivid display than Galaxy M21, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a higher resolution of 1440 x 2560 pixels and a better pixel density.
Huawei P10 Plus counts with a quite bigger memory to install applications and games than Galaxy M21, because although it has a SD memory slot that admits 256 GB smaller, it also counts with more internal memory capacity. The Huawei P10 Plus has a little faster processor than Galaxy M21, and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Huawei P10 Plus also has a larger amount of RAM.
The Galaxy M21 shoots much clearer pictures and videos than Huawei P10 Plus, because although it has a tinier aperture, and they both have the same 30 fps video frame rate and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution, the Galaxy M21 also counts with a way more megapixels camera. The Samsung Galaxy M21 has a much longer battery life than Huawei P10 Plus, because it has a 60 percent bigger battery capacity.
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