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| Global Score | |
| 72.9 | 98.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11 |
| 2016-04-16 | 2021-01-29 |
| 5.71 x 2.79 x 0.27 inches | 6.50 x 2.98 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.08 ounces | 8.04 ounces |
| Gold, Gray, Pink and Silver | Phantom black and Silver |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 966.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 3200 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Dynamic AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 516 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 9.8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 955 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.72 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.88 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 108.00 MP + 40.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 24.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.75 inches (1/1.33") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 13.75 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.96 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| 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 Ultra is a lot better than the Huawei P9, with a 98.1 score against 72.9. Although Galaxy S21 Ultra is much newer than Huawei P9, it is thicker and extremely heavier. The Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra has a bit better CPU than Huawei P9, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra also has more RAM memory.
The Galaxy S21 Ultra features a sharper display than Huawei P9, because it has a really bigger display, a bit higher pixels density and a way better resolution of 1440 x 3200px. Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra takes a lot better pictures and videos than Huawei P9, because it has a lot larger back-facing camera sensor shooting much higher quality videos and pictures, a bigger diafragm aperture, a lot better 7680x4320 video resolution and a lot higher 108 megapixels resolution back facing camera.
Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra has a greater memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Huawei P9, because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage. Galaxy S21 Ultra features a much better battery performance than Huawei P9, because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity instead of 3000mAh.
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