Home Phone comparison Honor 200 Pro and Samsung Galaxy M21 - Which is better?

Honor 200 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy M21

79 out 100
Honor 200 Pro
VS
45 out 100
Samsung Galaxy M21
Honor 200 Pro
Samsung Galaxy M21

Compared 2 smartphones : Honor 200 Pro Manufactured in May, 2024, with display 6.78 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3, vs Samsung Galaxy M21, Manufactured in March, 2020 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 7 Octa 9611. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
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Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Honor 200 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.78in
  • Higher pixel density: 437ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5
  • Infrared port
  • Built-in eSIM
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy M21
  • Lighter design: 188g vs 199g
  • Higher battery capacity: 6000mAh vs 5200mAh
  • Supports Dolby Atmos

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 16/512 GB
- 16/1024 GB		 - 4/64 GB
- 6/128 GB

Review

Key Specs Honor 200 Pro and Samsung Galaxy M21
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Honor 200 Pro
vs
Samsung Galaxy M21

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED Super AMOLED
Size 6.78 in 6.4 in
Resolution 1224x2700 pixels 1080x2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.85:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 437 ppi 403 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) No
Max brightness n/a 630 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ No
Screen-to-body ratio 90.8 % 84.2 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Honor 200 Pro
1101 nits
Samsung Galaxy M21
608 nits
sRGB gamut99.8 %141.3 %
PWM (Flicker)60 Hz215 Hz
Response time2 ms9 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Honor 200 Pro], [Samsung Galaxy M21]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.3 mm (6.43 in) 159 mm (6.26 in)
Width 75.2 mm (2.96 in) 75.1 mm (2.96 in)
Thickness 8.2 mm (0.32 in) 8.9 mm (0.35 in)
Weight 199 g (7.02 oz) 188 g (6.63 oz)
Water resistance IP65 No
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Plastic
Frame Plastic Plastic
Colors - White
- Black
- Blue
- Pink		 - Black
- Blue
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes rear
Screen-to-body ratio
Honor 200 Pro
90.8 %
Samsung Galaxy M21
84.2 %

Performance

Testing Honor 200 Pro and Samsung Galaxy M21 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 9611
Max Frequency 3000 MHz 2300 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 4 + 3) 8 (4 + 4)
Architecture - 3/2 (Cortex-A520)
- 4/2.8 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3 (Cortex-X4)		 - 4/1.7 (Cortex-A53)
- 4/2.3 (Cortex-A73)
Process TSMC Samsung
Transistor Size 4 nm 10 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Yes
Graphics Adreno 735 Mali-G72 MP3
GPU Cores 768 54
GPU Frequency 1100 MHz 850 MHz
FLOPS 1689.6 GFLOPS 113.8 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Honor 200 Pro
1961
Samsung Galaxy M21
514
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Honor 200 Pro
5052
Samsung Galaxy M21
1558
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)1961514
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)50521558
Geekbench Compute (GPU)9983n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Honor 200 Pro]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Honor 200 Pro
1293980
Samsung Galaxy M21
266455
CPU32516376468
GPU46965645756
Memory25281470269
UX24634773962
NanoReview Score1293980266455
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Honor 200 Pro
n/a
Samsung Galaxy M21
816
Max Surface Temp.n/a44.1 °C
Stabilityn/a73 %
Graphics Testn/a4 fps
Graphics Scoren/a816
Sources: 3DMark [Samsung Galaxy M21]

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 12 GB
- 16 GB		 - 4 GB
- 6 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 4200 MHz 1866 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB		- 64 GB
- 128 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 2.1
Memory CardNoMicroSD

Software

OS Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15) Android 10.0 (Upgradeable to Android 12.0)
OS Size 55 GB 14.5 GB
UI Skin MagicOS 9.0 One Ui 4.1

Battery

Volume 5200 mAh 6000 mAh
Max Charging Power 100 W 15 W
Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (66 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) No
Fast Charging Yes (75% in 30 min) Yes Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge (25% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:45 h 2:35 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Honor 200 Pro
20:51
Samsung Galaxy M21
24:03
Web Browsing10:55 h10:07 h
Video Playback08:13 h13:59 h
Games05:51 h05:35 h
Standby Mode99 h115 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 48 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8000x6000 pixels
Zoom Optical, 2.5x Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
Slow Motion n/a 240 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 112 ° 123 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP		 Standard: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Depth: 5 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP48 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/2.0
Focal lengthn/a26 mm
SensorOmnivision OVH9000Samsung S5KGM2
Sensor size1/1.31/2.0
Pixel size1.2 μm0.8 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Telephoto
Matrix50 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.4n/a
SensorSony IMX856n/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal lengthn/a12 mm
Sensor sizen/a1/4.0
Pixel sizen/a1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Honor 200 Pro
138
Samsung Galaxy M21
n/a
Video quality
Honor 200 Pro
134
Samsung Galaxy M21
n/a
Overall camera score
Honor 200 Pro
137
Samsung Galaxy M21
n/a
Bokeh70n/a
Preview69n/a
Zoom132n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Honor 200 Pro]

Front camera

Matrix 50 MP 20 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 5184x3888 pixels
Aperture f/2.1 f/2.0
Focal length n/a 26 mm
Sensor CMOS CMOS
Autofocus Phase autofocus No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
Bluetooth version 5.3 5
Bluetooth features LE PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G Bandsn/aGSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900
3G Bandsn/aB1 (2100), B2 (1900), B5(850), B8 (900)
LTE Bands*n/aLTE (B1/B3/B5/B7/B8/B20/B38/B40/B41)
LTE category2012
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers Stereo Mono
3.5 mm Jack No Yes
FM Radio No Yes
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Honor 200 Pro
91.9 dB
Samsung Galaxy M21
83.8 dB

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced May, 2024 yr March, 2020 yr
Release Date May, 2024 yr March, 2020 yr
Launch Price ($) 699 210
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 100 W n/a
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Honor 200 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.

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