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| Global Score | |
| 84.1 | 90.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 10 |
| 2020-03-23 | 2020-10-22 |
| 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches | 6.41 x 2.97 x 0.36 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 7.48 ounces |
| Midnight blue and Raven black | Black and Mystic silver |
| Plastic and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2772 x 1334 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 403 pixels per inch | 452 pixels per inch |
| 420 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 9611 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 9000 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A77 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 3130 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Mali G78 MP24 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.81 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.74 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 23.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.78 inches (1/1.28") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 11.55 | 12.43 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4400mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 7.52 | 6.24 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| 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 | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Huawei Mate 40 Pro has a global score of 90.9, which is a bit better than the Galaxy M21's global score of 84.1. These phones work with Android operating system, but the Huawei Mate 40 Pro has the older 10 version and Galaxy M21 has Android 11. Even being the best in this review, we must note that it is also a a little bit thicker and somewhat heavier cellphone.
The Huawei Mate 40 Pro counts with a little more vivid display than Galaxy M21, because it has a higher resolution of 1334 x 2772px, a just a bit better pixel density and a bit larger screen. The Huawei Mate 40 Pro counts with a bigger memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy M21, because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal storage.
The Huawei Mate 40 Pro features just a bit better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy M21, and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Huawei Mate 40 Pro also has more RAM. Huawei Mate 40 Pro shoots slightly better photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy M21, and although they both have the same (4K) video quality, the Huawei Mate 40 Pro also has a lot larger back camera sensor providing a lot higher image quality, faster 60 fps video frame rate, a bigger camera aperture and a camera in the back with a better 50 megapixels resolution.
Galaxy M21 counts with a superior battery life than Huawei Mate 40 Pro, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity instead of 4400mAh.
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