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| Global Score | |
| 84.1 | 79.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 11, 10 | HarmonyOS 2 |
| 2020-03-23 | 2021-09-20 |
| 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches | 6.43 x 2.93 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| Midnight blue and Raven black | Black, Blue, Green and Violet |
| Plastic and Plastic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2676 x 1236 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 403 pixels per inch | 440 pixels per inch |
| 420 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 9611 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G SM7325 (6 nm) chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo670, 64-bit (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 + 32.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 23.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.55 | 9.46 |
| 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 | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| 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
Galaxy M21 is just a bit better than the Huawei nova 9 Pro, having an 84.1 score against 79.3. Despite being the best we compare here, Galaxy M21's construction is older, somewhat thicker and a bit heavier than the Huawei nova 9 Pro. The Galaxy M21 counts with Android 11 operating system, and Huawei nova 9 Pro works with HarmonyOS 2 operating system.
Huawei nova 9 Pro has a bit better processing power than Samsung Galaxy M21, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Huawei nova 9 Pro also has more RAM memory. Galaxy M21 features a little sharper screen than Huawei nova 9 Pro, although it has a bit less pixels per inch in the display, a quite lower resolution of 1080 x 2340 and a bit smaller screen.
Galaxy M21 features a very superior camera than Huawei nova 9 Pro, although it has a lesser MP resolution camera, a lower 3840x2160 (4K) video quality and a smaller aperture which is not recommended for low-light captures. The Galaxy M21 features a bigger storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Huawei nova 9 Pro, because although it has 0 less internal storage, it also counts with a SD memory slot that holds up to 512 GB.
Samsung Galaxy M21 has a superior battery life than Huawei nova 9 Pro, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity.
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