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| Global Score | |
| 91.8 | 85.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 11 | Android 10 |
| 2021-01-29 | 2020-06-03 |
| 5.97 x 2.80 x 0.31 inches | 6.22 x 2.89 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.03 ounces | 6.77 ounces |
| Gray, Phantom pink, Violet and White | Aurora, Black and Silver frost |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 722.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.2 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Dynamic AMOLED | OLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 396 pixels per inch |
| 1300 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.2 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 980 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 2600 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 660 GPU | Mali-G76 MP10 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.54 |
| 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 (30 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 | 11.66 |
| 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), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4200mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 6.08 |
| 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, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Galaxy S21 has a general score of 91.8, which is a little bit better than Huawei P30 Pro New Edition's 85.9 score. These devices have Android OS (operating system), but the Galaxy S21 has a more recent 11 version while Huawei P30 Pro New Edition has Android 10, giving some extra features. Galaxy S21 is a a bit thinner and somewhat lighter cellphone than the Huawei P30 Pro New Edition, even when both were only released 8 months apart.
Galaxy S21 counts with a brighter screen than Huawei P30 Pro New Edition, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a little bit higher 1080 x 2400 resolution and a quite greater display density. Galaxy S21 features a bit better processing power than Huawei P30 Pro New Edition. They have the same number of cores and the same RAM memory amount.
Huawei P30 Pro New Edition features a way bigger memory capacity for applications and games than Galaxy S21, because it has 256 GB internal storage capacity. Huawei P30 Pro New Edition has a bit longer battery performance than Samsung Galaxy S21, because it has a 5% bigger battery capacity. Huawei P30 Pro New Edition captures a little bit better videos and photos than Galaxy S21, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition, the Huawei P30 Pro New Edition also has higher video frame rate, a bigger camera sensor providing a better image quality, a way more megapixels back facing camera and a bigger aperture to capture better images and video in low light environments.
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