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| Global Score | |
| 91.8 | 76.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 11 | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2021-01-29 | 2019-07-20 |
| 5.97 x 2.80 x 0.31 inches | 6.26 x 2.99 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.03 ounces | 6.28 ounces |
| Gray, Phantom pink, Violet and White | Charming red, Crush blue and Midnight black |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 722.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.2 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2310 x 1080 pixels |
| Dynamic AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 424 pixels per inch | 398 pixels per inch |
| 1300 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.2 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 710 chipset |
| Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Cortex-A73 and Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 660 GPU | Mali-G51 MP4 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 10.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.57 inches (1/1.76") sensor | -- |
| 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.78 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.1 |
| 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 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| 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 | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy S21 is much better than Huawei P20 Lite (2019), having a 91.8 score against 76.5. The Galaxy S21 construction is newer, just a little bit lighter and just a bit thinner than the Huawei P20 Lite (2019). Both phones in this review have Android operating system, but the Galaxy S21 has the previous 11 version while Huawei P20 Lite (2019) has Android 9.0 Pie.
The Galaxy S21 has a little better performance than Huawei P20 Lite (2019), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Galaxy S21 also has a larger amount of RAM. Samsung Galaxy S21 has a better display than Huawei P20 Lite (2019), because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a slightly higher resolution of 1080 x 2400px and a bit better count of pixels per inch in the display.
The Galaxy S21 has a better camera than Huawei P20 Lite (2019), because although it has a camera with way less mega-pixels resolution, and they both have a F1.8 diafragm aperture, the Galaxy S21 also counts with a lot better video quality. The Huawei P20 Lite (2019) counts with a very superior storage to install games and applications than Galaxy S21, and although they both have the same internal storage capacity, the Huawei P20 Lite (2019) also has an external memory card slot that holds up to 256 GB.
Huawei P20 Lite (2019) and Galaxy S21 feature really similar batteries performance.
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