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| Global Score | |
| 84.1 | 78.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 11, 10 | HarmonyOS 3 |
| 2020-03-23 | 2022-10-20 |
| 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches | 6.36 x 3.00 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 7.09 ounces |
| Midnight blue and Raven black | Black, Purple and Silver |
| Plastic and Plastic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2700 x 1224 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 403 pixels per inch | 442 pixels per inch |
| 420 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 9611 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G 4G SM7325 (6 nm) chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Octa-Core 2400 MHz processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Adreno 642L 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 | 50.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.40 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 24.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.55 | 8.8 |
| 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) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | -- |
| 6.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4460mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 6.32 |
| 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 | -- |
Comparison review
Galaxy M21 has a score of 84.1, which is just a bit better than the Huawei Mate 50E's general score of 78.9. Galaxy M21 counts with Android 11 OS, while Huawei Mate 50E comes with HarmonyOS 3 OS. Although Galaxy M21 is noticeably older and somewhat thicker than Huawei Mate 50E, it's construction is still a little lighter.
Samsung Galaxy M21 has a slightly better screen than Huawei Mate 50E, although it has a quite lower 1080 x 2340 resolution, a quite inferior number of pixels per inch in the screen and a little smaller screen. Huawei Mate 50E features a bit superior processor than Galaxy M21, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Huawei Mate 50E also has more RAM memory.
The Galaxy M21 features a bigger storage for apps and games than Huawei Mate 50E, because although it has less internal storage, it also counts with a SD extension slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB. Samsung Galaxy M21 features superior battery duration than Huawei Mate 50E, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity instead of 4460mAh.
The Galaxy M21 captures way better pictures and videos than Huawei Mate 50E, although it has a lot smaller diafragm aperture which is not good for shooting pictures and videos in low light situations and a back-facing camera with less mega-pixels.
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