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| Global Score | |
| 81.7 | 84.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 11, 10 |
| 2019-04-05 | 2020-03-23 |
| 5.87 x 2.81 x 0.30 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Black, Breathing and Crystal aurora | Midnight blue and Raven black |
| Glass and Metal | Plastic and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 504.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 422 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| -- | 420 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset | Exynos 9611 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 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-G76 MP10 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 40.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") 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 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 11.66 | 11.55 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3650mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.6 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy M21 is just a bit better than Huawei P30, getting an 84.1 score against 81.7. Galaxy M21's construction is newer than the Huawei P30's, but it is somewhat heavier and thicker. Both of these phones come with Android operating system, but the Galaxy M21 has 11 version and Huawei P30 has Android 10 version, providing the user a couple additional features and performance improvements.
Huawei P30 features a bit more powerful CPU than Galaxy M21, and although they both have 8 cores, the Huawei P30 also has a larger amount of RAM memory. The Samsung Galaxy M21 counts with a bit sharper screen than Huawei P30, because although it has a little bit less pixels per inch in the screen, and they both have an equal 1080 x 2340 resolution, the Samsung Galaxy M21 also counts with a bit larger display.
Huawei P30 shoots a bit better photographs and videos than Galaxy M21, because although it has a worse 3840x2160 (4K) video quality and a back facing camera with a worse 40 mega-pixels resolution, it also counts with a larger back-facing camera sensor and a bigger camera aperture. Galaxy M21 features more storage to install applications and games than Huawei P30, because although it has only 64 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with a SD memory card expansion slot that allows up to 512 GB.
The Samsung Galaxy M21 has a way better battery duration than Huawei P30, because it has a 6000mAh battery capacity.
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