Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 98.1 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 11 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2021-01-29 | 2018-04-27 |
| 6.50 x 2.98 x 0.35 inches | 5.87 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches |
| 8.04 ounces | 5.82 ounces |
| Phantom black and Silver | Black, Blue, Gold and Pink |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 966.00 | $ 274.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 3200 x 1440 pixels | 2244 x 1080 pixels |
| Dynamic AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 516 pixels per inch | 429 pixels per inch |
| 1500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.8 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset |
| Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| 12 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 660 GPU | Mali-G72 MP12 GPU |
| 9.72 | 9.27 |
| 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 | 12.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.75 inches (1/1.33") sensor | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") 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 | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 13.75 | 10.01 |
| 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), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.8 | 5.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| 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 is a lot better than the Huawei P20, with a 98.1 score against 78.1. Both phones we are comparing here have Android operating system, but Galaxy S21 Ultra has older 11 version and Huawei P20 has Android 9.0 Pie. Although Galaxy S21 Ultra is much newer than Huawei P20, it is somewhat thicker and extremely heavier.
The Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra has a bit better CPU than Huawei P20, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra also has more RAM memory. The Galaxy S21 Ultra features a sharper display than Huawei P20, because it has a larger display, a bit higher pixels density and a better resolution of 1440 x 3200px.
Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra takes a lot better pictures and videos than Huawei P20, and although they both have a same size diafragm aperture, the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra also has a lot higher 108 megapixels resolution back facing camera, a lot larger back-facing camera sensor shooting much higher quality videos and pictures and a much higher video quality.
Huawei P20 counts with as much memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos as the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra one, both of them have the same 128 GB internal memory capacity. Galaxy S21 Ultra features a much better battery performance than Huawei P20, because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity instead of 3400mAh.
Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra costs a lot more money than the Huawei P20, but you can get a much better phone for that extra money.
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