Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 88.2 | 84.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2020-04-07 | 2020-03-23 |
| 6.23 x 2.86 x 0.35 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 7.37 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Black, Blush gold, Deep Sea blue, Ice white and Silver frost | Midnight blue and Raven black |
| Glass and Metal | Plastic and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2640 x 1200 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 439 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| -- | 420 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 990 chipset | Exynos 9611 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP16 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.63 | 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 | |
| 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 23.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.78 inches (1/1.28") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (7680 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 12.65 | 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 | |
| 4200mAh Battery | 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.08 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Huawei P40 Pro is slightly better than the Samsung Galaxy M21, with an 88.2 score against 84.1. The Huawei P40 Pro construction has the same thickness than the Samsung Galaxy M21, but it is somewhat heavier. Both phones in this comparison use Android operating system, but the Huawei P40 Pro has an older 10 version and Samsung Galaxy M21 has Android 11.
Samsung Galaxy M21 and Huawei P40 Pro count with quite similar screens, although the Samsung Galaxy M21 has a little smaller display, a bit worse 1080 x 2340px resolution and a little lower display pixels density. The Samsung Galaxy M21 counts with more memory to store more apps and games than Huawei P40 Pro, because although it has less internal storage, it also counts with an external memory slot that holds up to 512 GB.
The Huawei P40 Pro features a little bit better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy M21, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Huawei P40 Pro also has 4 GB more RAM. The Huawei P40 Pro features a little bit better camera than Galaxy M21, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, the Huawei P40 Pro also has a higher 50 mega-pixels resolution camera in the back, higher 60 fps video frame rate, a way larger sensor and a larger camera aperture.
Samsung Galaxy M21 features a much longer battery lifetime than Huawei P40 Pro, because it has a 43 percent larger battery capacity.
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