Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 11.67 | 10.88 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 11 | -- |
| 2021-01-29 | 2020-03-05 |
| 6.50 x 2.98 x 0.35 inches | 6.35 x 5.76 x 0.43 inches |
| 8.04 ounces | 10.58 ounces |
| Phantom black and Silver | Interstellar blue |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 966.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 8 inches |
| 3200 x 1440 pixels | 2480 x 2200 pixels |
| Dynamic AMOLED | OLED |
| 516 pixels per inch | 414 pixels per inch |
| 1500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.8 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G chipset |
| Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor |
| 12 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 660 GPU | Mali-G76 MP16 GPU |
| 9.72 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 512 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 17.6 |
| Camera | |
| 108.00 MP + 40.00 MP | 40.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.75 inches (1/1.33") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 13.75 | 10.56 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.96 | 4.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra is slightly better than Huawei Mate Xs, with a global score of 11.67 against 10.88. Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra's design is newer, somewhat thinner and incredibly lighter than Huawei Mate Xs. The Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra has a little bit better processing power than Huawei Mate Xs, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra also has a larger amount of RAM.
The Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra has a brighter screen than Huawei Mate Xs, because although it has a bit smaller screen and a bit lower resolution of 1440 x 3200, it also counts with a quite higher count of pixels per screen inch. Huawei Mate Xs features a way bigger storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy S21 Ultra, because it has 512 GB internal storage capacity.
Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra captures way better photos and videos than Huawei Mate Xs, and although they both have the same aperture, the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra also has a much higher video quality, a way larger camera sensor which provides a lot higher photo and video quality and a back facing camera with lot more megapixels.
Galaxy S21 Ultra counts with better battery life than Huawei Mate Xs, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.