Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G vs Huawei Mate 20 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G Manufactured in January, 2022, with display 6.4 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 888, vs Huawei Mate 20 Pro, Manufactured in November, 2018 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 980. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G
  • Larger display: 6.4in
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Lighter design: 177g vs 189g
  • Higher battery capacity: 4500mAh vs 4200mAh
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 3.1
Reasons to choose Huawei Mate 20 Pro
  • Higher pixel density: 538ppi
  • Infrared port

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

Review

Key Specs Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G and Huawei Mate 20 Pro
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 comparison

Display

Display quality comparison
Type Dynamic AMOLED OLED
Size 6.4 in 6.39 in
Resolution 1080x2340 pixels 1440x3120 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 403 ppi 538 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max brightness 800 nits 660 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10
Screen-to-body ratio 86.7 % 87.9 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G
785 nits
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
655 nits
sRGB gamut97 %99.1 %
PWM (Flicker)247 Hz245 Hz
Response time6 ms4 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 155.7 mm (6.13 in) 157.8 mm (6.21 in)
Width 74.5 mm (2.93 in) 72.3 mm (2.85 in)
Thickness 7.9 mm (0.31 in) 8.6 mm (0.34 in)
Weight 177 g (6.24 oz) 189 g (6.67 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Back panel Plastic Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Gray
- Green
- Purple
- Black
- Blue
- Green
- Red
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G
86.7 %
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
87.9 %

Performance

Testing Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G and Huawei Mate 20 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 HiSilicon Kirin 980
Max Frequency 2840 MHz 2600 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (2 + 2 + 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 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/1.92 (Cortex-A76)
- 2/2.6 (Cortex-A76)
Process Samsung TSMC
Transistor Size 5 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon 780 Yes
Graphics Adreno 660 Mali-G76 MP10
GPU Cores 1024 360
GPU Frequency 840 MHz 720 MHz
FLOPS 1290.2 GFLOPS 518.4 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G
1371
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
933
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G
3396
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
2383
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)1371933
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)33962383
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G
894898
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
590084
CPU247848192149
GPU311997158975
Memory152639112523
UX182414126437
NanoReview Score894898590084
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G
5704
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
2480
Max Surface Temp.39.1 °C46.8 °C
Stability69 %48 %
Graphics Test34 fps14 fps
Graphics Score57042480
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G
12441
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
8592
Writing score1421610968
Web score119606821
Video editing70495781
Data manipulation101967579
NanoReview Score124418592

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 6 GB
- 8 GB
- 6 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 CardNoNano Memory

Software

OS Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 14) Android 9 (Upgradeable to Android 10)
OS Size 17.5 GB 15.2 GB
UI Skin One UI 6 EMUI 10.1

Battery

Volume 4500 mAh 4200 mAh
Max Charging Power 25 W 40 W
Battery Type Li-ion Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (15 W) Yes Qi (15 W)
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (51% in 30 min) Yes SuperCharge (70% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:15 h 1:00 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G
18:37
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
19:51
Web Browsing06:11 h07:46 h
Video Playback11:05 h11:44 h
Games04:48 h04:55 h
Standby Mode100 h98 h

Main camera

Matrix 12 MP 40 MP
Photo resolution 4032x3024 pixels 7360x4912 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x Optical, 3x
Flash LED Dual 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) 960 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 123 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 12 MP
Telephoto: 8 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Standard: 40 MP
Telephoto: 8 MP
Ultra-wide: 20 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix12 MP40 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.8
Focal length26 mm25 mm
SensorSony IMX555Sony IMX600
Sensor size1/1.761/1.73
Pixel size1.8 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Laser autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Telephoto
Matrix8 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.4f/2.4
Focal length76 mm80 mm
SensorHynix Hi847n/a
Sensor size1/4.51/4
Pixel size1 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MP20 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length13 mm16 mm
SensorSony IMX258n/a
Sensor size1/3.01/2.7
Pixel size1.12 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G
119
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
114
Video quality
Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G
107
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
97
Overall camera score
Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G
117
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
109

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 24 MP
Photo resolution 6464x4864 pixels 5632x4224 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2
Focal length 26 mm 26 mm
Sensor Sony IMX616 CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.74 1/2.8
Pixel size 0.8 μm n/a
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G
n/a
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
85
Video quality
Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G
n/a
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
115

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 5
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.2 3.1
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoYes
2G BandsGSM GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900
3G BandsUMTS 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/B850/B900/B1700/B1800/B1900/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600)
LTE category1921
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G
88.9 dB
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
77.7 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced January, 2022 yr October, 2018 yr
Release Date January, 2022 yr November, 2018 yr
Launch Price ($) 790 1050
Sensors - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included No n/a
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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