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| Global Score | |
| 89.1 | 83.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 11 | Android 10 |
| 2022-01-11 | 2020-06-17 |
| 6.13 x 2.93 x 0.31 inches | 6.39 x 2.95 x 0.34 inches |
| 6.00 ounces | 6.67 ounces |
| -- | Crush green, Midnight black and Space silver |
| Metal and Plastic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 700.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Dynamic AMOLED | OLED |
| 403 pixels per inch | 405 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 (5 nm) chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 820 chipset |
| Kryo 680 Prime, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A76 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 660 GPU | Mali-G57 MP6 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.9 | 11.22 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.6 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.32 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Galaxy S21 FE is slightly better than Huawei P40 lite 5G, having a general score of 89.1 against 83.4. Both devices in this comparison review come with Android OS (operating system), but the Galaxy S21 FE has the newer 11 version and Huawei P40 lite 5G has Android 10. Galaxy S21 FE's design is newer, somewhat lighter and just a little thinner than Huawei P40 lite 5G.
The Galaxy S21 FE has a bit sharper screen than Huawei P40 lite 5G, although it has a little lower 1080 x 2340 pixels resolution, a bit smaller display and a bit lower amount of pixels per inch of display. Samsung Galaxy S21 FE features a bit better performance than Huawei P40 lite 5G. They have 8 cores and 6 GB of RAM memory.
The Huawei P40 lite 5G and Galaxy S21 FE feature very similar memory capacity for applications and games, both of them have exactly the same 128 GB internal storage. The Galaxy S21 FE has a bit superior battery lifetime than Huawei P40 lite 5G, because it has a 4500mAh battery capacity. The Huawei P40 lite 5G counts with a much better camera than Galaxy S21 FE, because although it has slower 30 frames per second video frame rate, and they both have the same 3840x2160 video quality and a F1.8 diafragm aperture, the Huawei P40 lite 5G also counts with a much more mega-pixels back facing camera.
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