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| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 77.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 10 |
| 2016-04-20 | 2020-06-19 |
| 6.00 x 2.96 x 0.27 inches | 6.44 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.71 ounces | 6.77 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and White | Black, Blue, Red and White |
| Aluminum | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | TFT |
| 401 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 955 chipset | Samsung Exynos 850 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Mali-G76 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 9.84 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.24 | 10.78 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.36 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | 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, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A21s is a little bit better than the Huawei P9 Plus, with a 77.7 score against 75.5. Galaxy A21s is a much newer phone than Huawei P9 Plus, but it is heavier and incredibly thicker. Both of these phones use Android OS, but Galaxy A21s has 10 version and Huawei P9 Plus has Android 7.0 Nougat.
The Huawei P9 Plus has a much better screen than Samsung Galaxy A21s, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a higher pixel quantity per inch in the screen and a higher resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels. The Huawei P9 Plus counts with a little bit more memory capacity for applications and games than Galaxy A21s, because although it has a slot for external memory cards that supports 256 GB smaller, it also counts with 64 GB internal storage capacity.
The Huawei P9 Plus features just a bit better performance than Samsung Galaxy A21s, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei P9 Plus also has a higher amount of RAM memory. Samsung Galaxy A21s features a way better battery duration than Huawei P9 Plus, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
The Galaxy A21s takes better photographs and videos than Huawei P9 Plus, because although it has slower 30 frames per second video frame rate, and they both have the same 1920x1080 video definition, the Galaxy A21s also counts with a back facing camera with lot more megapixels, a lot bigger camera sensor providing a much better image quality and a larger aperture to take better photography in low-light situations.
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