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| Global Score | |
| 91.8 | 90.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 11 | Android 10 |
| 2021-01-29 | 2019-12-17 |
| 5.97 x 2.80 x 0.31 inches | 6.22 x 2.88 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.03 ounces | 6.98 ounces |
| Gray, Phantom pink, Violet and White | Black, Cosmic purple, Emerald green, Space silver and Vegan leather - Orange and Forest green |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 722.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.2 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1176 pixels |
| Dynamic AMOLED | OLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 411 pixels per inch |
| 1300 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.2 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 990 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 |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 660 GPU | Mali-G76 MP16 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 10.00 MP | 40.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.60 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.57 inches (1/1.76") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (7680 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.78 | 12.1 |
| 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 | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| 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 Galaxy S21 is a bit better than the Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G, with a score of 91.8 against 90.5. Galaxy S21's construction is newer, somewhat lighter and somewhat thinner than Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G. These phones have Android OS (operating system), but the Galaxy S21 has the newer 11 version and Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G has Android 10.
Galaxy S21 and Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G feature incredibly similar processors, both have a Octa-Core processor and 8 GB of RAM. Galaxy S21 has a much better looking display than Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G, because although it has a little lower 1080 x 2400 resolution and a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a bit more pixels per inch of screen.
Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G has a much better camera than Samsung Galaxy S21, and although they both have the same video resolution, the Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G also has a bigger sensor providing a higher image quality, higher 60 fps video frame rates, a lot more megapixels back-facing camera and a larger aperture to capture better low-light captures and video.
The Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G has a lot bigger memory capacity for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy S21, because it has 128 GB more internal storage. The Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G features a little better battery performance than Galaxy S21, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity.
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