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| Global Score | |
| 84.1 | 91.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 11, 10 | -- |
| 2020-03-23 | 2020-03-05 |
| 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches | 6.35 x 5.76 x 0.43 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 10.58 ounces |
| Midnight blue and Raven black | Interstellar blue |
| Plastic and Plastic | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| 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 990 5G 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 2860 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Mali-G76 MP16 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.63 |
| 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 | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.55 | 10.56 |
| 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 |
| -- | 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 Huawei Mate Xs is slightly better than the Galaxy M21, getting a overall score of 91.6 against 84.1. Even being the best phone we compare here, the Huawei Mate Xs is a somewhat thicker and extremely heavier phone than the Galaxy M21. The Huawei Mate Xs has a little faster CPU than Samsung Galaxy M21, and although they both have 8 cpu cores, the Huawei Mate Xs also has 4 GB more RAM.
Galaxy M21 has a bit sharper screen than Huawei Mate Xs, although it has a just a bit worse quantity of pixels per inch of display, a really smaller screen and a much lower 1080 x 2340 pixels resolution. The Galaxy M21 features just a bit better camera than Huawei Mate Xs, because although it has a tinier back camera sensor taking less light and dull colors and a smaller aperture which is not good for low light images and videos, and they both have the same 30 fps video frame rates and the same 3840x2160 video resolution, the Galaxy M21 also counts with a more mega-pixels camera in the back.
The Huawei Mate Xs has a way bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy M21, because although it has no external SD slot, it also counts with 512 GB internal storage. The Galaxy M21 has longer battery performance than Huawei Mate Xs, because it has a 33% larger battery size.
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