Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G vs Huawei Honor 10
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Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G Manufactured in January, 2022, with display 6.4 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 888, vs Huawei Honor 10, Manufactured in April, 2018 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 970. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G
- Larger display: 6.4in
- Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
- Higher battery capacity: 4500mAh vs 3400mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5 vs 4.2
- Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
Reasons to choose Huawei Honor 10
- Higher pixel density: 432ppi
- Lighter design: 153g vs 177g
- Infrared port
Versions
| Memory Options | - 6/128 GB - 6/256 GB - 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB |
- 4/64 GB - 4/128 GB - 6/64 GB - 6/128 GB - 8/128 GB |
Review
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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Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonDisplay
| Type | Dynamic AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| Size | 6.4 in | 5.84 in |
| Resolution | 1080x2340 pixels | 1080x2280 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.9:9 |
| Pixel density | 403 ppi | 432 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max brightness | 800 nits | 500 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10+ | No |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 86.7 % | 77.6 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
n/a |
| sRGB gamut | 97 % | n/a |
| PWM (Flicker) | 247 Hz | n/a |
| Response time | 6 ms | n/a |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | 1423:1 |
Design & Build
| Height | 155.7 mm (6.13 in) | 149.6 mm (5.89 in) |
| Width | 74.5 mm (2.93 in) | 71.2 mm (2.8 in) |
| Thickness | 7.9 mm (0.31 in) | 7.7 mm (0.3 in) |
| Weight | 177 g (6.24 oz) | 153 g (5.4 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP68 | No |
| Back panel | Plastic | Glass |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - White - Gray - Green - Purple |
- White - Black - Gray - Blue - Purple |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | Yes In-Button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 | HiSilicon Kirin 970 |
| Max Frequency | 2840 MHz | 2360 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (4 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4/1.8 (Kryo 680 Silver (Cortex-A55)) - 3/2.42 (Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78)) - 1/2.84 (Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1)) |
- 4/1.84 (Cortex A53) - 4/2.36 (Cortex A73) |
| Process | Samsung | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 5 nm | 10 nm |
| Neural Processor | Hexagon 780 | Yes |
| Graphics | Adreno 660 | Mali-G72 MP12 |
| GPU Cores | 1024 | 216 |
| GPU Frequency | 840 MHz | 767 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1290.2 GFLOPS | 331.8 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 1371 | 526 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 3396 | 1570 |
| CPU | 247848 | 80042 |
| GPU | 311997 | 106499 |
| Memory | 152639 | 81766 |
| UX | 182414 | 85160 |
| NanoReview Score | 894898 | 353467 |
| Max Surface Temp. | 39.1 °C | 40 °C |
| Stability | 69 % | 75 % |
| Graphics Test | 34 fps | 4 fps |
| Graphics Score | 5704 | 827 |
| Writing score | 14216 | 6772 |
| Web score | 11960 | 5225 |
| Video editing | 7049 | 5075 |
| Data manipulation | 10196 | 5611 |
| NanoReview Score | 12441 | 6542 |
Memory
| RAM Size | - 6 GB - 8 GB |
- 4 GB - 6 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory Frequency | 3200 MHz | 1833 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | - 128 GB - 256 GB | - 64 GB - 128 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 2.1 |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 14) | Android 8.1 (Upgradeable to Android 10.0) |
| OS Size | 17.5 GB | 13 GB |
| UI Skin | One UI 6 | EMUI 12 |
Battery
| Volume | 4500 mAh | 3400 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 25 W | 225 W |
| Battery Type | Li-ion | Li-Po |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | Yes (15 W) | No |
| Reverse Charging | Yes (Wireless) | No |
| Fast Charging | Yes (51% in 30 min) | Yes (50% in 25 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 1:15 h | 1:20 h |
| Web Browsing | 06:11 h | 06:33 h |
| Video Playback | 11:05 h | 09:58 h |
| Games | 04:48 h | 04:09 h |
| Standby Mode | 100 h | 72 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 12 MP | 16 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4032x3024 pixels | 4616x3464 pixels |
| Zoom | Optical, 3x | 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 60 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 960 fps (720p) | 480 fps (720p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 123 ° | n/a |
| Lenses count | Standard: 12 MP Telephoto: 8 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP |
Standard: 16 MP Monochrome: 24 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 16 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 27 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX555 | Sony IMX498 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.76 | 1/2.8 |
| Pixel size | 1.8 μm | 1.12 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| Matrix | 8 MP | n/a |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | n/a |
| Focal length | 76 mm | n/a |
| Sensor | Hynix Hi847 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/4.5 | n/a |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | n/a |
| Stabilization | Optical | n/a |
| Matrix | 12 MP | n/a |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | n/a |
| Focal length | 13 mm | n/a |
| Sensor | Sony IMX258 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/3.0 | n/a |
| Pixel size | 1.12 μm | n/a |
| Stabilization | Digital | n/a |
Front camera
| Matrix | 32 MP | 24 MP |
| Photo resolution | 6464x4864 pixels | 5760x4312 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX616 | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/2.74 | 1/2.8 |
| Pixel size | 0.8 μm | 0.9 μm |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 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 | 4.2 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | No | Yes |
| SIM Count* | 2 | 2 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | No | No |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900 | GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900 |
| 3G Bands | UMTS B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8 (900) | HSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100 |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66) | LTE (B800/B900/B1800/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600) |
| LTE category | 19 | 18 |
| 5G Support | Yes | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Mono |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | Yes |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | January, 2022 yr | April, 2018 yr |
| Release Date | January, 2022 yr | April, 2018 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 790 | 450 |
| Sensors | - Hall Sensor - Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
| Charger Included | No | n/a |
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Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G the clear winner in this comparison.
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