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| Global Score | |
| 72.9 | 84.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11, 10 |
| 2016-04-16 | 2020-03-23 |
| 5.71 x 2.79 x 0.27 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.08 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Gold, Gray, Pink and Silver | Midnight blue and Raven black |
| Aluminum | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| -- | 420 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 955 chipset | Exynos 9611 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 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 | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 11.55 |
| 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 | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy M21 is better than the Huawei P9, having an 84.1 score against 72.9. Galaxy M21 is a much newer cellphone than the Huawei P9, but it is extremely heavier and extremely thicker. The Galaxy M21 counts with a little bit better screen than Huawei P9, because although it has a quite lower screen pixels density, it also counts with a slightly better resolution of 1080 x 2340px and a bigger screen.
The Huawei P9 features a little bit better processing power than Samsung Galaxy M21, although it has less RAM memory, they both have a Octa-Core processing unit. Samsung Galaxy M21 captures much clearer photographs and videos than Huawei P9, because it has a lot better 3840x2160 (4K) video definition, a bigger aperture for better low light captures, a lot bigger sensor which offers a lot higher image and video quality and a much better resolution back-facing camera.
The Galaxy M21 counts with a much greater memory capacity for apps and games than Huawei P9, because it has more internal memory and a slot for an external memory card that holds a maximum of 512 GB. The Galaxy M21 features a very superior battery performance than Huawei P9, because it has a 100% more battery capacity.
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