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| Global Score | |
| 83.4 | 91.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 11 |
| 2020-06-17 | 2021-01-29 |
| 6.39 x 2.95 x 0.34 inches | 5.97 x 2.80 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.67 ounces | 6.03 ounces |
| Crush green, Midnight black and Space silver | Gray, Phantom pink, Violet and White |
| -- | Aluminum and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 722.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.2 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Dynamic AMOLED |
| 405 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1300 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 9.2 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 820 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A76 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G57 MP6 GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 10.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm 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 |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.22 | 10.78 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| 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 the Huawei P40 lite 5G, getting a 91.8 score against 83.4. Even when the Galaxy S21 and the Huawei P40 lite 5G were only released 8 months apart, the Galaxy S21 is just a little lighter and a little thinner. These phones come with Android operating system, but the Galaxy S21 has the newer 11 version while Huawei P40 lite 5G has Android 10 version.
The Galaxy S21 features a little faster processor than Huawei P40 lite 5G, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Galaxy S21 also has a higher amount of RAM. Galaxy S21 features a more vivid display than Huawei P40 lite 5G, because although it has a quite smaller display, and they both have the same 1080 x 2400 resolution, the Galaxy S21 also counts with a bit higher screen density.
Huawei P40 lite 5G counts with just a bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy S21, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 video quality and a F1.8 diafragm aperture, the Huawei P40 lite 5G also has higher video frame rates and a back facing camera with a way better resolution. Samsung Galaxy S21 and Huawei P40 lite 5G both have extremely similar storage to install applications and games, they have the same 128 GB internal storage capacity.
The Samsung Galaxy S21 has a battery duration that's just as good as Huawei P40 lite 5G's battery duration.
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