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| Global Score | |
| 83.4 | 89.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 11 |
| 2020-06-17 | 2022-01-11 |
| 6.39 x 2.95 x 0.34 inches | 6.13 x 2.93 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.67 ounces | 6.00 ounces |
| Crush green, Midnight black and Space silver | -- |
| -- | Metal and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 700.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Dynamic AMOLED |
| 405 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 820 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 (5 nm) chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A76 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Kryo 680 Prime, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 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 + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 11.22 | 9.9 |
| 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) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 4500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 6.32 |
| 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, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy S21 FE has a score of 89.1, which is a bit better than Huawei P40 lite 5G's 83.4 general score. The Galaxy S21 FE is a newer phone, and it's also just a little bit thinner and somewhat lighter than the Huawei P40 lite 5G. These phones work with Android OS, but the Galaxy S21 FE has a newer 11 version and Huawei P40 lite 5G has Android 10 version, counting with a couple nice extra features.
Galaxy S21 FE counts with just a bit better looking screen than Huawei P40 lite 5G, although it has a quite smaller display, a bit lower count of pixels per display inch and a bit lower 1080 x 2340 resolution. The Samsung Galaxy S21 FE counts with just a little better hardware performance than Huawei P40 lite 5G. Both have the same RAM amount and a Octa-Core processing unit.
The Huawei P40 lite 5G features a superior camera than Samsung Galaxy S21 FE, because although it has lower 30 frames per second video frame rates, and they both have the same aperture and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, the Huawei P40 lite 5G also counts with a much more mega pixels back-facing camera.
Samsung Galaxy S21 FE and Huawei P40 lite 5G both have quite similar memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos, both of them have the same 128 GB internal memory. The Samsung Galaxy S21 FE has a bit longer battery life than Huawei P40 lite 5G, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity.
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