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| Global Score | |
| 79.8 | 91.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11 |
| 2017-04-05 | 2021-01-29 |
| 6.04 x 2.92 x 0.27 inches | 5.97 x 2.80 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 6.03 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Green, Pink and Silver | Gray, Phantom pink, Violet and White |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 722.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.2 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Dynamic AMOLED |
| 534 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1300 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 9.2 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.18 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 10.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.57 inches (1/1.76") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.46 | 10.78 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3750mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.68 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy S21 is better than Huawei P10 Plus, getting a general score of 91.8 against 79.8. Although Galaxy S21 is a lot newer than the Huawei P10 Plus, it is just a bit heavier and somewhat thicker. Galaxy S21 features a bit faster processing unit than Huawei P10 Plus, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Galaxy S21 also has a larger amount of RAM memory.
Galaxy S21 features a little more vivid screen than Huawei P10 Plus, because although it has a quite lower resolution of 1080 x 2400 and a little less pixels per inch of screen, it also counts with a little bit larger display. Samsung Galaxy S21 shoots better videos and photos than Huawei P10 Plus, and although they both have a same size camera aperture and a back facing camera with a 12 megapixels resolution, the Samsung Galaxy S21 also has a much higher video quality.
The Huawei P10 Plus counts with a much greater memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy S21, and although they both have equal 128 GB internal storage, the Huawei P10 Plus also has a SD memory card expansion slot that holds a maximum of 256 GB. Galaxy S21 features just a bit better battery life than Huawei P10 Plus, because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity.
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