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| Global Score | |
| 91.8 | 83.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 11 | Android 10 |
| 2021-01-29 | 2020-06-17 |
| 5.97 x 2.80 x 0.31 inches | 6.39 x 2.95 x 0.34 inches |
| 6.03 ounces | 6.67 ounces |
| Gray, Phantom pink, Violet and White | Crush green, Midnight black and Space silver |
| Aluminum and Plastic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 722.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.2 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Dynamic AMOLED | OLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 405 pixels per inch |
| 1300 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.2 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 820 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 2360 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 660 GPU | Mali-G57 MP6 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.36 |
| 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 | 64.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.57 inches (1/1.76") 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 | 11.22 |
| 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 | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.92 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| 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 | -- |
Comparison review
Galaxy S21 is better than Huawei P40 lite 5G, with a global score of 91.8 against 83.4. These phones have Android OS (operating system), but Galaxy S21 has 11 version and Huawei P40 lite 5G has Android 10, so it offers a couple additional features and performance optimizations. Galaxy S21 is a a little thinner and just a bit lighter phone than the Huawei P40 lite 5G, even when both of them were released with only 8 months difference.
Galaxy S21 has a little better processing power than Huawei P40 lite 5G, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Galaxy S21 also has a higher amount of RAM memory. Samsung Galaxy S21 has a more vivid screen than Huawei P40 lite 5G, because although it has a quite smaller screen, and they both have the same resolution of 1080 x 2400px, the Samsung Galaxy S21 also counts with a quite better pixel density.
The Huawei P40 lite 5G features as much memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos as the Galaxy S21 one, both have exactly the same internal memory. Huawei P40 lite 5G features a battery lifetime that's very similar to Samsung Galaxy S21's battery life. Huawei P40 lite 5G has just a bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy S21, and although they both have a same size diafragm aperture and the same (4K) video quality, the Huawei P40 lite 5G also has a back camera with a much better resolution and better 30 frames per second video frame rate.
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