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| Global Score | |
| 77.7 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 10 | Android 8.1 Oreo |
| 2020-06-19 | 2018-07-18 |
| 6.44 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches | 6.18 x 2.90 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.77 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Red and White | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| TFT | IPS LCD |
| 270 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 850 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 GPU | Mali-G72 MP12 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 9.84 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.78 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | -- |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | -- |
| 6.7 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A21s has a score of 77.7, which is slightly better than Huawei nova 3's general score of 76.3. These devices have Android OS, but the Galaxy A21s has an older 10 version and Huawei nova 3 has Android 8.1 Oreo version. Although the Galaxy A21s is newer than the Huawei nova 3, it is thicker and heavier.
Huawei nova 3 features a little better processing power than Galaxy A21s, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei nova 3 also has a greater amount of RAM memory. Huawei nova 3 counts with a brighter screen than Galaxy A21s, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a lot better 1080 x 2340 resolution and a way higher pixels number per inch in the display.
Huawei nova 3 has a very superior storage capacity to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A21s, because although it has a SD card slot that holds a maximum of 256 GB against 512 GB, it also counts with 96 GB more internal storage capacity. Galaxy A21s has greater battery life than Huawei nova 3, because it has a 5000mAh battery size.
The Galaxy A21s has a little bit better camera than Huawei nova 3, because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture which is not favorable for low-light photography and videos, and they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rate and the same 1920x1080 video definition, the Galaxy A21s also counts with a much more megapixels back facing camera.
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