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| Global Score | |
| 88.2 | 91.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 11 |
| 2020-04-07 | 2021-01-29 |
| 6.23 x 2.86 x 0.35 inches | 5.97 x 2.80 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.37 ounces | 6.03 ounces |
| Black, Blush gold, Deep Sea blue, Ice white and Silver frost | Gray, Phantom pink, Violet and White |
| Glass and Metal | Aluminum and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 722.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 6.2 inches |
| 2640 x 1200 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Dynamic AMOLED |
| 439 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1300 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 9.2 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 990 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor | Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP16 GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 10.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 23.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.78 inches (1/1.28") sensor | 0.57 inches (1/1.76") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (7680 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 12.65 | 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 | |
| 4200mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 6.08 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| 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 has a global score of 91.8, which is just a bit better than the Huawei P40 Pro's 88.2 global score. Galaxy S21 is a newer phone, and it is also lighter and somewhat thinner than the Huawei P40 Pro. These phones use Android operating system, but the Galaxy S21 has the newer 11 version while Huawei P40 Pro has Android 10 version.
Galaxy S21 counts with a little sharper display than Huawei P40 Pro, although it has a bit lower 1080 x 2400px resolution, a quite lower pixels density and a quite smaller screen. Huawei P40 Pro and Samsung Galaxy S21 both count with extremely similar processors, they have 8 GB of RAM memory and 8 cpu cores.
The Galaxy S21's storage capacity to store more apps and games is just as good as the Huawei P40 Pro one, they have exactly the same 128 GB internal memory. Huawei P40 Pro features a bit longer battery lifetime than Galaxy S21, because it has a 5 percent more battery capacity. Huawei P40 Pro takes much better pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy S21, because although it has a tinier aperture, and they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution, the Huawei P40 Pro also counts with a lot bigger back camera sensor capturing more light and vivid colors, a camera with way more mega pixels and faster 60 fps video frame rate.
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