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| Global Score | |
| 83.4 | 84.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2020-06-17 | 2020-03-23 |
| 6.39 x 2.95 x 0.34 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.67 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Crush green, Midnight black and Space silver | Midnight blue and Raven black |
| -- | Plastic and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 405 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| -- | 420 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 820 chipset | Exynos 9611 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A76 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2360 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-G57 MP6 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.36 | 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 | |
| 64.00 MP + 16.00 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 |
| 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 |
| 11.22 | 11.55 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, 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 |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | 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
The Samsung Galaxy M21 has a global score of 84.1, which is a bit better than the Huawei P40 lite 5G's 83.4 overall score. These phones work with Android OS (operating system), but Samsung Galaxy M21 has the newer 11 version while Huawei P40 lite 5G has Android 10 version, counting with a lot of extra features and a performance increase. The Samsung Galaxy M21 design is just a bit lighter but a little bit thicker than the Huawei P40 lite 5G, and both were released with only a few months difference.
The Huawei P40 lite 5G has a bit more powerful processor than Galaxy M21, and although they both have 8 cpu cores, the Huawei P40 lite 5G also has a higher amount of RAM. Galaxy M21 counts with just a bit better looking display than Huawei P40 lite 5G, although it has a bit worse 1080 x 2340 resolution, a little smaller display and a little bit lower pixels number per inch in the display.
The Galaxy M21 has a slightly better camera than Huawei P40 lite 5G, although it has a much lower 48 MP resolution camera, a tinier aperture which is not favorable for low-light photography and videos and a worse video resolution. The Galaxy M21 has a quite bigger memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Huawei P40 lite 5G, because although it has only 64 GB internal storage capacity, it also counts with a slot for SD memory cards that admits a maximum of 512 GB.
The Galaxy M21 counts with a much longer battery performance than Huawei P40 lite 5G, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity.
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