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| Global Score | |
| 98.1 | 79.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 11 | HarmonyOS 2 |
| 2021-01-29 | 2021-09-20 |
| 6.50 x 2.98 x 0.35 inches | 6.43 x 2.93 x 0.31 inches |
| 8.04 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| Phantom black and Silver | Black, Blue, Green and Violet |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 966.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 3200 x 1440 pixels | 2676 x 1236 pixels |
| Dynamic AMOLED | OLED |
| 516 pixels per inch | 440 pixels per inch |
| 1500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.8 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G SM7325 (6 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Kryo670, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 12 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 660 GPU | Adreno 642L GPU |
| 9.72 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 108.00 MP + 40.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | 23.00mm focal length |
| 0.75 inches (1/1.33") sensor | -- |
| 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 13.75 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.8 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Galaxy S21 Ultra has a global score of 98.1, which is way better than the Huawei nova 9 Pro's score of 79.3. The Galaxy S21 Ultra works with Android 11 OS, and Huawei nova 9 Pro works with HarmonyOS 2 OS. Even though the Galaxy S21 Ultra is a better cellphone than the Huawei nova 9 Pro, it must be noted that it's also somewhat heavier and thicker.
The Galaxy S21 Ultra has a little bit better performance than Huawei nova 9 Pro, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Galaxy S21 Ultra also has 4 GB more RAM memory. Galaxy S21 Ultra features a brighter screen than Huawei nova 9 Pro, because it has a quite bigger display, a bit greater number of pixels per screen inch and a bit higher 1440 x 3200 resolution.
The Huawei nova 9 Pro features as much memory to install applications and games as Galaxy S21 Ultra, they have exactly the same 128 GB internal storage. The Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra shoots much clearer pictures and videos than Huawei nova 9 Pro, because it has a lot better video definition, a larger aperture to take better low light photography and video and a lot higher 108 mega-pixels resolution back camera.
Galaxy S21 Ultra has better battery lifetime than Huawei nova 9 Pro, because it has a 25 percent more battery size.
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