Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G vs Huawei P30 Pro
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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 P30 Pro, Manufactured in May, 2019 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 980. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G
- Higher pixel density: 403ppi
- Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
- Lighter design: 177g vs 192g
- Higher battery capacity: 4500mAh vs 4200mAh
- Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 3.1
Reasons to choose Huawei P30 Pro
- Larger display: 6.47in
- Infrared port
Versions
| Memory Options | - 6/128 GB - 6/256 GB - 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB |
- 6/128 GB - 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB - 8/512 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 | OLED |
| Size | 6.4 in | 6.47 in |
| Resolution | 1080x2340 pixels | 1080x2340 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 403 ppi | 398 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max brightness | 800 nits | 570 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10+ | Yes HDR10 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 86.7 % | 88.6 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
| sRGB gamut | 97 % | 99 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | 247 Hz | 231 Hz |
| Response time | 6 ms | 3.6 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | ∞ Infinite |
Design & Build
| Height | 155.7 mm (6.13 in) | 158 mm (6.22 in) |
| Width | 74.5 mm (2.93 in) | 73.4 mm (2.89 in) |
| Thickness | 7.9 mm (0.31 in) | 8.4 mm (0.33 in) |
| Weight | 177 g (6.24 oz) | 192 g (6.77 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP68 | IP68 |
| Cooling system | n/a | Vapor chamber |
| Back panel | Plastic | Glass |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - White - Gray - Green - Purple |
- White - Black - Blue - Orange |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | Yes In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| 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 6 (Single-Core) | 1371 | 912 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 3396 | 2259 |
| CPU | 247848 | 195913 |
| GPU | 311997 | 159297 |
| Memory | 152639 | 117921 |
| UX | 182414 | 128557 |
| NanoReview Score | 894898 | 601688 |
| Max Surface Temp. | 39.1 °C | 40 °C |
| Stability | 69 % | 48 % |
| Graphics Test | 34 fps | 14 fps |
| Graphics Score | 5704 | 2490 |
| Writing score | 14216 | 10855 |
| Web score | 11960 | 7067 |
| Video editing | 7049 | 5710 |
| Data manipulation | 10196 | 7553 |
| NanoReview Score | 12441 | 8525 |
Memory
| RAM Size | - 6 GB - 8 GB |
- 6 GB - 8 GB - 12 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory Frequency | 3200 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | - 128 GB - 256 GB | - 128 GB - 256 GB - 512 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 2.1 |
| Memory Card | No | Nano Memory |
Software
| OS | Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 14) | Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 10) |
| OS Size | 17.5 GB | 13.4 GB |
| UI Skin | One UI 6 | EMUI 12 |
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 (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 | 1:05 h |
| Web Browsing | 06:11 h | 08:25 h |
| Video Playback | 11:05 h | 13:36 h |
| Games | 04:48 h | 05:24 h |
| Standby Mode | 100 h | 99 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 12 MP | 40 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4032x3024 pixels | 7360x4912 pixels |
| Zoom | Optical, 3x | Optical, 5x |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 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 ° | 120 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 12 MP Telephoto: 8 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP |
Standard: 40 MP Telephoto: 8 MP Ultra-wide: 20 MP Depth |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 40 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.6 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 27 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX555 | Sony IMX650 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.76 | 1/1.7 |
| Pixel size | 1.8 μm | 1 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 8 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/3.4 |
| Focal length | 76 mm | 125 mm |
| Sensor | Hynix Hi847 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/4.5 | 1/4 |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | n/a |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 20 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 16 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX258 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/3.0 | 1/2.7 |
| Pixel size | 1.12 μm | n/a |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Front camera
| Matrix | 32 MP | 32 MP |
| Photo resolution | 6464x4864 pixels | 6528x4896 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 29 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX616 | BSI 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 |
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 |
| 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 (B700/B800/B850/B900/B1700/B1800/B1900/B2100/B2300/B2600) |
| LTE category | 19 | 21 |
| 5G Support | Yes | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Mono |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | January, 2022 yr | March, 2019 yr |
| Release Date | January, 2022 yr | May, 2019 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 790 | 1000 |
| Sensors | - Hall Sensor - Barometer - 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 | No | n/a |
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