Home Phone comparison Honor X60 and Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus - Which is better?

Honor X60 vs Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus

61 out 100
Honor X60
VS
67 out 100
Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus
Honor X60
Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus

Compared 2 smartphones : Honor X60 Manufactured in October, 2024, with display 6.8 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 7025 Ultra, vs Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus, Manufactured in February, 2021 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 2100. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
  7. Comments (0)

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Honor X60
  • Larger display: 6.8in
  • Lighter design: 189g vs 200g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5800mAh vs 4800mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus
  • Higher pixel density: 394ppi
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB		 - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Honor X60 and Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus
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
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Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Honor X60
vs
Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus

Display

Display quality comparison
Type TFT LCD Dynamic AMOLED
Size 6.8 in 6.7 in
Resolution 1080x2412 pixels 1080x2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20.1:9 20:9
Pixel density 389 ppi 394 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes (48-120 Hz)
Max brightness 850 nits 1300 nits
HDR support No Yes HDR10+
Screen-to-body ratio 88.4 % 88.7 %
Features n/a - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Honor X60
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus
879 nits
sRGB gamutn/a98.9 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a240 Hz
Response timen/a6.2 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 165.98 mm (6.53 in) 161.5 mm (6.36 in)
Width 75.8 mm (2.98 in) 75.6 mm (2.98 in)
Thickness 7.88 mm (0.31 in) 7.8 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 189 g (6.67 oz) 200 g (7.05 oz)
Water resistance Yes IP68
Back panel Plastic Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - Black
- Silver
- Green		 - Black
- Silver
- Gold
- Red
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Honor X60
88.4 %
Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus
88.7 %

Performance

Testing Honor X60 and Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 7025 Ultra Samsung Exynos 2100
Max Frequency 2500 MHz 2840 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 6/2 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2.5 (Cortex-A78)		 - 4/2.2 (Cortex-A55)
- 3/2.81 (Cortex-A78)
- 1/2.91 (Cortex-X1)
Process TSMC Samsung
Transistor Size 6 nm 5 nm
Neural Processor Yes Yes
Graphics IMG BXM-8-256 Mali-G78 MP14
GPU Cores 144 896
GPU Frequency 950 MHz 854 MHz
FLOPS 274 GFLOPS 1530.4 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Honor X60
957
Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus
1428
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Honor X60
2248
Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus
3840
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)9571428
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)22483840
Geekbench Compute (GPU)140n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Honor X60]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Honor X60
494812
Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus
919348
CPU162363262973
GPU79026294382
Memory110468147307
UX142955214686
NanoReview Score494812919348
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Honor X60
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus
5538
Max Surface Temp.n/a41.5 °C
Stabilityn/a67 %
Graphics Testn/a33 fps
Graphics Scoren/a5538
Sources: 3DMark [Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus]

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB		 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 2750 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB		- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 14 Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 14)
OS Size n/a 27.2 GB
UI Skin MagicOS 8.0 One UI 6

Battery

Volume 5800 mAh 4800 mAh
Max Charging Power 35 W 25 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (15 W)
Reverse Charging No Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes Yes (54% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time n/a 1:12 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Honor X60
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus
20:53
Web Browsingn/a07:28 h
Video Playbackn/a13:15 h
Gamesn/a05:04 h
Standby Moden/a105 h

Main camera

Matrix 108 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution n/a 4000x3000 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 1.1x
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization n/a Optical
8K Recording No Up to 24FPS
4K Recording No Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 120 fps (720p) 960 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens n/a 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 108 MP Standard: 12 MP
Telephoto: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix108 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.8
Focal lengthn/a26 mm
SensorSamsung HM6Sony IMX555
Sensor size1/1.671/1.76
Pixel size0.64 μm1.8 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a64 MP
Aperturen/af/2.0
Focal lengthn/a28 mm
Sensorn/aSamsung Bright S5KGW2
Sensor sizen/a1/1.72
Pixel sizen/a0.8 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrixn/a12 MP
Aperturen/af/2.2
Focal lengthn/a13 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX563
Sensor sizen/a1/2.55
Pixel sizen/a1.4 μm
Stabilizationn/aDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Honor X60
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus
129
Video quality
Honor X60
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus
137
Overall camera score
Honor X60
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus
133
Bokehn/a70
Previewn/a72
Zoomn/a126
Sources: DxOMark [Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus]

Front camera

Matrix 8 MP 10 MP
Photo resolution n/a 3872x2592 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
Focal length n/a 26 mm
Sensor n/a Sony IMX374
Sensor size n/a 1/3.24
Pixel size n/a 1.22 μm
Autofocus No Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.3 5
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- USB-Host mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
NFC* No Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G Bandsn/aGSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz
3G Bandsn/aWCDMA Band 1, 2, 4, 5, 8
LTE Bands*n/aLTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66)
LTE categoryn/a24
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Honor X60
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus
87.8 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced October, 2024 yr January, 2021 yr
Release Date October, 2024 yr February, 2021 yr
Launch Price ($) 170 1000
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 35 W n/a
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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