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| Global Score | |
| 79.5 | 89.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 11 |
| 2020-03-02 | 2022-01-11 |
| 6.27 x 3.00 x 0.34 inches | 6.13 x 2.93 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.46 ounces | 6.00 ounces |
| Crush green, Midnight black and Sakura pink | -- |
| Plastic and Plastic | Metal and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 244.00 | $ 700.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2310 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Dynamic AMOLED |
| 398 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 810 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 (5 nm) chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A76 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2270 MHz) processor | Kryo 680 Prime, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G52 MP6 GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 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 |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 10.89 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 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 |
| 6.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4200mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.08 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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
Galaxy S21 FE is better than Huawei P40 Lite, with a general score of 89.1 against 79.5. Both devices in this comparison review work with Android operating system, but the Galaxy S21 FE has newer 11 version and Huawei P40 Lite has Android 10 version. The Galaxy S21 FE is a newer cellphone, and it is also just a little bit lighter and a little bit thinner than Huawei P40 Lite.
Samsung Galaxy S21 FE has just a bit better hardware performance than Huawei P40 Lite. Both have 8 CPU cores and 6 GB of RAM. Samsung Galaxy S21 FE counts with a little more vivid display than Huawei P40 Lite, and although they both have a screen of the same size, the Samsung Galaxy S21 FE also has a bit greater count of pixels per display inch and a bit higher resolution of 1080 x 2340px.
Huawei P40 Lite and Galaxy S21 FE have incredibly similar storage to install games and applications, both of them have exactly the same internal memory. The Huawei P40 Lite takes just a bit better photographs and videos than Galaxy S21 FE, because although it has worse 30 fps video frame rates, and they both have a F1.8 aperture and the same video resolution, the Huawei P40 Lite also counts with a back-facing camera with way more mega pixels.
Galaxy S21 FE counts with a bit superior battery life than Huawei P40 Lite, because it has a 7% larger battery size.
Although Galaxy S21 FE is a better device, it costs a lot more than the Huawei P40 Lite, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as the Huawei P40 Lite. If you prefer to save some dollars, you can get the Huawei P40 Lite, and give up some specs and features, but you'll get the most out of your budget.
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