Home Phone comparison Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G and Huawei Honor 50 - Which is better?

Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G vs Huawei Honor 50

63 out 100
Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G
VS
58 out 100
Huawei Honor 50
Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G
Huawei Honor 50

Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G Manufactured in January, 2022, with display 6.4 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 888, vs Huawei Honor 50, Manufactured in June, 2021 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 778G 5G. 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 Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G
  • Higher pixel density: 403ppi
  • Higher battery capacity: 4500mAh vs 4300mAh
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
Reasons to choose Huawei Honor 50
  • Larger display: 6.57in
  • Lighter design: 175g vs 177g
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5
  • Includes charger

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 6/128 GB
- 6/256 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB		 - 6/128 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G and Huawei Honor 50
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:
Galaxy S21 FE 5G
vs
Huawei Honor 50

Display

Display quality comparison
Type Dynamic AMOLED OLED
Size 6.4 in 6.57 in
Resolution 1080x2340 pixels 1080x2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 403 ppi 392 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max brightness 800 nits 525 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 300 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 86.7 % 89.7 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G
785 nits
Huawei Honor 50
745 nits
sRGB gamut97 %100 %
PWM (Flicker)247 Hz120 Hz
Response time6 ms2.4 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G], [Huawei Honor 50]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 155.7 mm (6.13 in) 160 mm (6.3 in)
Width 74.5 mm (2.93 in) 73.8 mm (2.91 in)
Thickness 7.9 mm (0.31 in) 7.8 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 177 g (6.24 oz) 175 g (6.17 oz)
Water resistance IP68 No
Back panel Plastic Glass
Frame Metal Plastic
Colors - White
- Gray
- Green
- Purple		 - White
- Black
- Green
- Red
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G
86.7 %
Huawei Honor 50
89.7 %

Performance

Testing Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G and Huawei Honor 50 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G 5G
Max Frequency 2840 MHz 2400 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 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))		 - 4/1.8 (Kryo 670 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 3/2.4 (Kryo 670 Gold (Cortex-A78))
- 1/2.4 (Kryo 670 Prime (Cortex-A78))
Process Samsung TSMC
Transistor Size 5 nm 6 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon 780 Hexagon 770
Graphics Adreno 660 Adreno 642
GPU Cores 1024 512
GPU Frequency 840 MHz 550 MHz
FLOPS 1290.2 GFLOPS 844 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G
1371
Huawei Honor 50
1071
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G
3396
Huawei Honor 50
2998
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)13711071
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)33962998
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G
894898
Huawei Honor 50
600003
CPU247848207315
GPU311997149618
Memory15263999167
UX182414143903
NanoReview Score894898600003
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G
5704
Huawei Honor 50
n/a
Max Surface Temp.39.1 °Cn/a
Stability69 %n/a
Graphics Test34 fpsn/a
Graphics Score5704n/a
Sources: 3DMark [Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G], [Huawei Honor 50]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G
12441
Huawei Honor 50
n/a
Writing score14216n/a
Web score11960n/a
Video editing7049n/a
Data manipulation10196n/a
NanoReview Score12441n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 6 GB
- 8 GB		 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 3200 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB		- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 2.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 14) Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 13)
OS Size 17.5 GB 21 GB
UI Skin One UI 6 Magic UI 7.1

Battery

Volume 4500 mAh 4300 mAh
Max Charging Power 25 W 66 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 (61% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:15 h 0:54 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G
18:37
Huawei Honor 50
23:01
Web Browsing06:11 h09:06 h
Video Playback11:05 h12:48 h
Games04:48 h05:24 h
Standby Mode100 h118 h

Main camera

Matrix 12 MP 108 MP
Photo resolution 4032x3024 pixels 12032x9024 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) 240 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 123 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 12 MP
Telephoto: 8 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP		 Standard: 108 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Depth: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix12 MP108 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.9
Focal length26 mmn/a
SensorSony IMX555Samsung S5KHM2
Sensor size1/1.761/1.52
Pixel size1.8 μm0.7 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Telephoto
Matrix8 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.4n/a
Focal length76 mmn/a
SensorHynix Hi847n/a
Sensor size1/4.5n/a
Pixel size1 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.4
Focal length13 mm17 mm
SensorSony IMX258n/a
Sensor size1/3.01/4
Pixel size1.12 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G
119
Huawei Honor 50
n/a
Video quality
Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G
107
Huawei Honor 50
n/a
Overall camera score
Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G
117
Huawei Honor 50
n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G]

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 6464x4864 pixels 6528x4896 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 26 mm 22 mm
Sensor Sony IMX616 Samsung JD1
Sensor size 1/2.74 1/3.14
Pixel size 0.8 μm n/a
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
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
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5 5.2
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
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- SBAS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900GSM 2/3/5/8
3G BandsUMTS B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8 (900)WCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19
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 (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66)
LTE category1918
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Mono
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G
88.9 dB
Huawei Honor 50
92.7 dB

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced January, 2022 yr June, 2021 yr
Release Date January, 2022 yr June, 2021 yr
Launch Price ($) 790 350
Sensors - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included No Yes 66 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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