Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 84.1 | 80.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2020-03-23 | 2019-09-20 |
| 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches | 6.07 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| Midnight blue and Raven black | Black, Crush blue and Midsummer purple |
| Plastic and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 430.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 403 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| 420 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8.2 |
| 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 | 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") 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 | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full 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, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Galaxy M21 has a general score of 84.1, which is a bit better than the Huawei nova 5T's general score of 80.8. Even being the best in this comparison review, the Galaxy M21 is a thicker and a little bit heavier phone than Huawei nova 5T. Both phones we are comparing include Android operating system, but Galaxy M21 has newer 11 version and Huawei nova 5T has Android 10.
The Samsung Galaxy M21 features a little more vivid display than Huawei nova 5T, because although it has a just a little worse amount of pixels per screen inch, and they both have an equal resolution of 1080 x 2340px, the Samsung Galaxy M21 also counts with a little larger display. Galaxy M21 has a better storage for applications and games than Huawei nova 5T, because although it has 0 less internal memory, it also counts with an external SD slot that supports up to 512 GB.
The Huawei nova 5T counts with just a little better performance than Galaxy M21, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Huawei nova 5T also has a higher amount of RAM. The Galaxy M21 features a very superior battery performance than Huawei nova 5T, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity instead of 3750mAh.
The Huawei nova 5T and Galaxy M21 feature quite similar cameras, and although the Huawei nova 5T has a bigger diafragm aperture for better captures and video in low light environments, they both have a 0.5 inches sensor, the same 3840x2160 video resolution, the same resolution back-facing camera and the same video frame rate.
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