| Global Score | |
| 91.8 | 79.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 11 | HarmonyOS 2 |
| 2021-01-29 | 2021-09-20 |
| 5.97 x 2.80 x 0.31 inches | 6.43 x 2.93 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.03 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| Gray, Phantom pink, Violet and White | Black, Blue, Green and Violet |
| Aluminum and Plastic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 722.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.2 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2676 x 1236 pixels |
| Dynamic AMOLED | OLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 440 pixels per inch |
| 1300 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.2 | 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 |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 660 GPU | Adreno 642L GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 10.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 23.00mm focal length |
| 0.57 inches (1/1.76") sensor | -- |
| 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.78 | 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 | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.92 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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 | -- |
The Galaxy S21 has an overall score of 91.8, which is much better than Huawei nova 9 Pro's 79.3 overall score. The Galaxy S21 counts with Android 11 OS, while Huawei nova 9 Pro comes with HarmonyOS 2 OS. Galaxy S21 is a just a little lighter cellphone than the Huawei nova 9 Pro, but they are equally thin.
Galaxy S21 has a sharper screen than Huawei nova 9 Pro, although it has a bit worse 1080 x 2400 resolution, a quite smaller screen and a little inferior pixels quantity per screen inch. The Huawei nova 9 Pro's memory for games and applications is just as good as the Galaxy S21 one, both of them have exactly the same internal memory capacity.
Galaxy S21 features a bit better processor than Huawei nova 9 Pro. Both of them have the same RAM amount and the same number of cores. Galaxy S21 features a much better camera than Huawei nova 9 Pro, because although it has a way lower resolution back facing camera, it also counts with a bigger aperture and a way better 7680x4320 video resolution.
Huawei nova 9 Pro's battery performance is very similar to the battery life in Galaxy S21.
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