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| Global Score | |
| 73.4 | 84.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| HarmonyOS | Android 11, 10 |
| 2021-12-23 | 2020-03-23 |
| 6.69 x 2.97 x 0.28 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Black, Gold and Silver | Midnight blue and Raven black |
| Glass | Plastic and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.9 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2790 x 1188 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 |
| 7.7 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 (5 nm) chipset | Exynos 9611 chipset |
| processor | Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 660 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 6.21 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 40.00 MP + 10.70 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.67 | 11.55 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy M21 has a score of 84.1, which is better than the Huawei P50 Pocket's score of 73.4. The Galaxy M21 body is a little bit lighter than Huawei P50 Pocket, although it's somewhat thicker and was released about 21 months before. The Galaxy M21 works with Android 11 OS, while Huawei P50 Pocket counts with HarmonyOS OS.
The Samsung Galaxy M21 has a little sharper screen than Huawei P50 Pocket, although it has a quite smaller screen, a little lower 1080 x 2340 pixels resolution and a just a bit worse pixel density. Samsung Galaxy M21 features a lot better performance than Huawei P50 Pocket, although it has a lower amount of RAM, they both have a Octa-Core processor.
Galaxy M21 features a bit better camera than Huawei P50 Pocket, because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture which is not favorable for low-light photography, and they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality and the same video frame rate, the Galaxy M21 also counts with a back facing camera with a better 48 megapixels resolution.
The Huawei P50 Pocket features more storage to install applications and games than Galaxy M21, because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with 192 GB more internal storage capacity. The Samsung Galaxy M21 features a very superior battery lifetime than Huawei P50 Pocket, because it has a 6000mAh battery capacity instead of 4000mAh.
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