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| Global Score | |
| 91.8 | 91.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 11 | -- |
| 2021-01-29 | 2020-03-05 |
| 5.97 x 2.80 x 0.31 inches | 6.35 x 5.76 x 0.43 inches |
| 6.03 ounces | 10.58 ounces |
| Gray, Phantom pink, Violet and White | Interstellar blue |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 722.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.2 inches | 8 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2480 x 2200 pixels |
| Dynamic AMOLED | OLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 414 pixels per inch |
| 1300 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.2 | 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 |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 660 GPU | Mali-G76 MP16 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 512 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 17.6 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 10.00 MP | 40.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 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 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.78 | 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 | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.92 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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
Samsung Galaxy S21 has a general score of 91.8, which is a little bit better than Huawei Mate Xs's 91.6 global score. The Samsung Galaxy S21 is a newer device, and it is also incredibly lighter and noticeably thinner than Huawei Mate Xs. The Huawei Mate Xs counts with a CPU that is just as good as the Galaxy S21 one, both of them have 8 GB of RAM memory and a Octa-Core processing unit.
The Samsung Galaxy S21 features a much better looking display than Huawei Mate Xs, because although it has a much lower resolution of 1080 x 2400 and a really smaller screen, it also counts with a little higher pixel number in each inch of display. Galaxy S21 has just a bit better camera than Huawei Mate Xs, because although it has a camera with a way lower 12 megapixels resolution and a smaller back-facing camera sensor, and they both have a F1.8 diafragm aperture, the Galaxy S21 also counts with a much higher 7680x4320 video quality.
Huawei Mate Xs features a lot bigger memory capacity for games and applications than Galaxy S21, because it has 512 GB internal memory capacity. The Huawei Mate Xs counts with a little better battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy S21, because it has a 13 percent bigger battery capacity.
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