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Samsung Galaxy S21 5G vs Huawei Mate 40 Pro+

Samsung Galaxy S21 5G vs Huawei Mate 40 Pro+

Product Name	Samsung Galaxy S21 5G Huawei Mate 40 Pro+
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Price	$688.00 $1,599.99
Our Rating	9.0 9.4
Brand	Samsung Huawei
Category	Mobiles Mobiles

Main


	2G, 3G, 4G, 5G 2G, 3G, 4G, 5G
Status	Released,, January, 2021, Available, Released,, October, 2020, Available,
Size	6.2 inches, 94.1 cm2 (~87.2% screen-to-body ratio) 6.76 inches, 115.7 cm2 (~94.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Dimension	151.7 x 71.2 x 7.9 mm (5.97 x 2.80 x 0.31 in) 162.9 x 75.5 x 8.8 mm (6.41 x 2.97 x 0.35 in)
Build	Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), plastic back, aluminum frame Glass front, ceramic back, aluminum frame
Weight	169 g (Sub6), 171 g (mmWave) (5.96 oz) 230 g (8.11 oz)
SIM	Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
	IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) IP68 dust/water resistant

Display


Type	Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1300 nits (peak) OLED, HDR10, 90Hz
Resolution	1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio 1344 x 2772 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio
Pixel/Inch	(~421 ppi density) (~456 ppi density)
Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Alway On Display	Always-on display

Memory


RAM	8GB 12GB
Internal	128/256GB UFS 3.X 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM 256GB SFS 1.0 256GB 12GB RAM
Card Slot	No NM (Nano Memory), up to 256GB (uses shared SIM slot)

Camera


Main	Triple; +12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.76", 1.8µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS +64 MP, f/2.0, 29mm (telephoto), 1/1.72", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS, 1.1x optical zoom, 3x hybrid zoom +12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55" 1.4µm, Super Steady video LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama Penta; +50 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), 1/1.28", 1.22µm, omnidirectional +PDAF, Laser AF, OIS +12 MP, f/2.4, (telephoto), PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom +8 MP, f/4.4, 240mm (periscope telephoto), PDAF, OIS, 10x optical zoom +20 MP, f/2.4, 14mm (ultrawide), PDAF TOF 3D, (depth Leica optics, LED flash, panorama, HDR
Selfie	10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.24", 1.22µm, Dual Pixel PDAF Dual video call, Auto-HDR Dual; +13 MP, f/2.4, 18mm (ultrawide) +TOF 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor) HDR, panorama
Video	Main : 8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS Selfie : 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps Main : 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240/480fps, 720p@960fps, 720p@3840fps, HDR, gyro-EIS Selfie : 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps

Processor


OS	Android 11, One UI 3.1, upgradable to Android 13, One UI 5 Android 10, EMUI 11, no Google Play Services
Chipset	Exynos 2100 (5 nm) - International Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 (5 nm) - USA/China Kirin 9000 5G (5 nm)
CPU	Octa-core (1x2.9 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.80 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A55) - International Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 680 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 680 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 680 - USA/China Octa-core (1x3.13 GHz Cortex-A77 & 3x2.54 GHz Cortex-A77 & 4x2.05 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU	Mali-G78 MP14 - International Adreno 660 - USA/China Mali-G78 MP2
AnTuTu Score:	584055 (v8)
GeekBench Score:	3238 (v5.1)
GFXBench Score:	60fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)

Battery


Capacity	Li-Ion 4000 mAh, non-removable Li-Po 4400 mAh, non-removable
Fast Charging	Fast charging 25W Fast charging 66W
Wireless Charging	Fast Qi/PMA wireless charging 15W Fast wireless charging 50W
Reverse Charging	Reverse wireless charging 4.5W Reverse wireless charging 5W
Battery life	Endurance rating 93h
USB Power	USB Power Delivery 3.0

Sensors


	Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support) ANT+ Bixby natural language commands and dictation Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) Face ID, fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass, color spectrum

Sound


Loud Speaker	Yes, with stereo speakers Yes, with stereo speakers
HF Jack	No Yes
	32-bit/384kHz audio Tuned by AKG 32-bit/384kHz audio
Loudspeaker	-26.4 LUFS (Good)

Connectivity


WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth	5.0, A2DP, LE 5.2, A2DP, LE
GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS, NavIC
NFC	Yes Yes
Radio	FM radio (Snapdragon model only; market/operator dependent) No
USB	USB Type-C 3.2, USB On-The-Go USB Type-C 3.1, USB On-The-Go
Infared-Port	Yes

Extra Features


Color	Phantom Gray, Phantom White, Phantom Violet, Phantom Pink Ceramic White, Ceramic Black

Network


Technology	GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
2G	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only) CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48, 66, 71 - SM-G991U1 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41
5G	SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave 1, 3, 28, 38, 40, 41, 77, 78, 79, 80, 84 SA/NSA/Sub6
Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA), 5G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G
Versions:	SM-G991B, SM-G991B/DS (International); SM-G991U (USA); SM-G991U1 (USA unlocked); SM-G991W (Canada); SM-G991N (Korea); SM-G9910 (China)

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