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| Global Score | |
| 84.1 | 82.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 11, 10 | -- |
| 2020-03-23 | 2018-10-26 |
| 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches | 6.21 x 2.85 x 0.34 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 6.67 ounces |
| Midnight blue and Raven black | Black, Emerald green and Twilight |
| Plastic and Plastic | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 549.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 3120 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 403 pixels per inch | 537 pixels per inch |
| 420 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8.8 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 9611 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Mali-G76 MP10 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.74 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 40.00 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 | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.55 | 11.55 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4200mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 7.52 | 6.08 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Galaxy M21 is a bit better than Huawei Mate 20 Pro, with an 84.1 score against 82.9. The Galaxy M21 body is newer and just a bit lighter than the Huawei Mate 20 Pro's, although it's also a bit thicker. Huawei Mate 20 Pro features a bit more powerful processor than Galaxy M21, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei Mate 20 Pro also has more RAM.
The Huawei Mate 20 Pro has a bit sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy M21, and although they both have a display with the same size, the Huawei Mate 20 Pro also has a higher display density and a higher 1440 x 3120 pixels resolution. Samsung Galaxy M21 has a greater storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Huawei Mate 20 Pro, because although it has only 64 GB internal storage, it also counts with a SD memory card expansion slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB.
Samsung Galaxy M21 counts with a very superior battery performance than Huawei Mate 20 Pro, because it has a 6000mAh battery size instead of 4200mAh. The Huawei Mate 20 Pro has a camera that is very similar to the camera in Samsung Galaxy M21, because although the Huawei Mate 20 Pro has a lesser megapixels resolution back-facing camera and a worse 3840x2160 (4K) video definition, it also counts with a bigger sensor providing a better image quality and a larger aperture to capture better images and videos in low light environments.
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