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| Global Score | |
| 91.8 | 90.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 11 | Android 10 |
| 2021-01-29 | 2020-10-22 |
| 5.97 x 2.80 x 0.31 inches | 6.41 x 2.97 x 0.36 inches |
| 6.03 ounces | 7.48 ounces |
| Gray, Phantom pink, Violet and White | Black and Mystic silver |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 722.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.2 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2772 x 1334 pixels |
| Dynamic AMOLED | OLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 452 pixels per inch |
| 1300 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.2 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 9000 chipset |
| Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A77 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 3130 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 660 GPU | Mali G78 MP24 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.81 |
| 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 | 50.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 23.00mm focal length |
| 0.57 inches (1/1.76") sensor | 0.78 inches (1/1.28") 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 | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.78 | 12.43 |
| 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 | 4400mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 6.24 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| 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 | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy S21 has a general score of 91.8, which is a little bit better than the Huawei Mate 40 Pro's overall score of 90.9. These devices work with Android OS, but Samsung Galaxy S21 has a newer 11 version while Huawei Mate 40 Pro has Android 10. The Samsung Galaxy S21 is a thinner and lighter phone than the Huawei Mate 40 Pro, although both of them were released with only 3 months difference.
The Huawei Mate 40 Pro features a bit better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy S21. They have a 8 GB RAM and a Octa-Core CPU. The Samsung Galaxy S21 has a little bit better screen than Huawei Mate 40 Pro, although it has a quite smaller display, a little lower 1080 x 2400px resolution and a bit worse pixels number per display inch.
Huawei Mate 40 Pro counts with a better camera than Samsung Galaxy S21, because although it has a tinier camera aperture which is not nice for shooting photos in low light situations, and they both have the same 3840x2160 video resolution, the Huawei Mate 40 Pro also counts with a back facing camera with much more mega-pixels, a much larger back-facing camera sensor and higher video frame rates.
The Huawei Mate 40 Pro counts with a lot bigger memory capacity for applications and games than Samsung Galaxy S21, because it has 128 GB more internal memory. The Huawei Mate 40 Pro counts with a bit better battery duration than Galaxy S21, because it has a 10 percent larger battery capacity.
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