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| Global Score | |
| 84.1 | 76.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2020-03-23 | 2019-07-20 |
| 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches | 6.26 x 2.99 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 6.28 ounces |
| Midnight blue and Raven black | Charming red, Crush blue and Midnight black |
| Plastic and Plastic | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2310 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 403 pixels per inch | 398 pixels per inch |
| 420 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 9611 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 710 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Cortex-A73 and Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Mali-G51 MP4 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.18 |
| 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 | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.55 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy M21 is slightly better than Huawei P20 Lite (2019), with a global score of 84.1 against 76.5. Despite being the best in this review, the Samsung Galaxy M21 is an a little bit thicker and just a little bit heavier phone than Huawei P20 Lite (2019). Both of these phones come with Android OS, but the Samsung Galaxy M21 has the previous 11 version and Huawei P20 Lite (2019) has Android 9.0 Pie.
The Samsung Galaxy M21 features a bit more powerful processing unit than Huawei P20 Lite (2019). Both have 8 cores and 4 GB of RAM. Galaxy M21 counts with just a bit better screen than Huawei P20 Lite (2019), and although they both have a display of the same size, the Galaxy M21 also has a little higher resolution of 1080 x 2340 and a just a bit higher pixels density.
The Huawei P20 Lite (2019) has a quite bigger memory capacity for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy M21, because although it has a slot for external memory cards that allows up to 256 GB against 512 GB, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory capacity. Samsung Galaxy M21 counts with a much better battery life than Huawei P20 Lite (2019), because it has a 6000mAh battery size against 4000mAh.
Galaxy M21 shoots way better photographs and videos than Huawei P20 Lite (2019), because although it has a smaller aperture which is not nice for low light captures and video, it also counts with a much more mega-pixels camera in the back and a way higher video resolution.
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