Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 84.1 | 89.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2020-03-23 | 2019-11-15 |
| 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches | 6.35 x 5.76 x 0.43 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 10.41 ounces |
| Midnight blue and Raven black | Blue |
| Plastic and Plastic | Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 2299.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 8 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2480 x 2200 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 403 pixels per inch | 414 pixels per inch |
| 420 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8.3 |
| 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 | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Mali-G76 MP10 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 512 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.74 | 17.6 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 40.00 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 | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.55 | 9.02 |
| 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 | 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Huawei Mate X has an overall score of 89.4, which is just a bit better than Samsung Galaxy M21's 84.1 overall score. Both of these devices include Android OS (operating system), but Huawei Mate X has a newer 9.0 Pie version while Samsung Galaxy M21 has Android 11 version. Despite being the best cellphone we compare here, the Huawei Mate X is a thicker and extremely heavier cellphone than Samsung Galaxy M21.
Galaxy M21 counts with a bit sharper screen than Huawei Mate X, although it has a much lower resolution of 1080 x 2340px, a little bit lower screen density and a lot smaller display. Huawei Mate X features a much better memory to install games and applications than Galaxy M21, because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with 512 GB internal storage.
The Huawei Mate X counts with a little bit better processing power than Galaxy M21, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Huawei Mate X also has more RAM memory. Galaxy M21 shoots way better photos and videos than Huawei Mate X, because although it has a smaller camera aperture which is not good for shooting photographs or videos in low light environments and a tinier back-facing camera sensor capturing worse quality pictures, it also counts with a better resolution camera.
Galaxy M21 features improved battery duration than Huawei Mate X, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity.
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