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| Global Score | |
| 84.1 | 79.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 11, 10 | -- |
| 2020-03-23 | 2017-04-05 |
| 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches | 6.04 x 2.92 x 0.27 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 5.82 ounces |
| Midnight blue and Raven black | Black, Blue, Gold, Green, Pink and Silver |
| Plastic and Plastic | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 403 pixels per inch | 534 pixels per inch |
| 420 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 9611 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Mali-G71 MP8 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| 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 | 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) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3750mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy M21 has a global score of 84.1, which is a bit better than Huawei P10 Plus's score of 79.8. Even though Samsung Galaxy M21 is incredibly newer than the Huawei P10 Plus, it is extremely thicker and somewhat heavier. The Huawei P10 Plus has a little bit better looking screen than Galaxy M21, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a higher resolution of 1440 x 2560 and a better pixels density.
Huawei P10 Plus features more memory capacity to install games and applications than Galaxy M21, because although it has a SD card slot that allows up to 256 GB against 512 GB, it also counts with more internal memory capacity. Huawei P10 Plus has a bit superior processor than Samsung Galaxy M21, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Huawei P10 Plus also has a higher amount of RAM memory.
The Samsung Galaxy M21 features a really longer battery performance than Huawei P10 Plus, because it has a 60 percent more battery size. The Samsung Galaxy M21 counts with a greater camera than Huawei P10 Plus, because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture which is not nice for low light images and videos, and they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution and the same 30 fps video frame rates, the Samsung Galaxy M21 also counts with a way more mega-pixels back facing camera.
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