Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 72.1 | 91.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 5.1 Lollipop, 5.0 Lollipop | Android 11 |
| 2015-07-01 | 2021-01-29 |
| 7.19 x 3.66 x 0.27 inches | 5.97 x 2.80 x 0.31 inches |
| 8.04 ounces | 6.03 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Gray, Phantom pink, Violet and White |
| Metal and Metal | Aluminum and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 722.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 6.2 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| TFT | Dynamic AMOLED |
| 324 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1300 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.6 | 9.2 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 935 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53e and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-T628 MP4 GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.02 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 10.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.57 inches (1/1.76") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 7.92 | 10.78 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4360mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.24 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0, EDR | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy S21 is much better than Huawei P8max, getting a 91.8 score against 72.1. The Samsung Galaxy S21 is a a lot newer and extremely lighter phone than Huawei P8max, but it is also somewhat thicker. Both devices in this comparison come with Android OS (operating system), but the Samsung Galaxy S21 has an older 11 version while Huawei P8max has Android 5.1 Lollipop.
Galaxy S21 has a little bit better processing power than Huawei P8max, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Galaxy S21 also has a larger amount of RAM memory. The Galaxy S21 has a much sharper screen than Huawei P8max, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a greater pixels density and a quite better resolution of 1080 x 2400.
Galaxy S21 has a much better camera than Huawei P8max, because although it has a camera with a worse 12 megapixels resolution, it also counts with a bigger camera aperture to capture better low light captures and video and a much higher video resolution. Galaxy S21 features a bit bigger storage capacity to install games and applications than Huawei P8max, because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory.
Huawei P8max counts with a bit better battery lifetime than Galaxy S21, because it has 4360mAh of battery capacity instead of 4000mAh.
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