Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G vs Huawei P50 Pro
Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G Manufactured in January, 2022, with display 6.4 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 888, vs Huawei P50 Pro, Manufactured in August, 2021with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 888 4G. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G
- Lighter design: 177g vs 195g
- Higher battery capacity: 4500mAh vs 4360mAh
- Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 3.1
Reasons to choose Huawei P50 Pro
- Larger display: 6.6in
- Higher pixel density: 450ppi
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5
- Infrared port
Versions
| Memory Options | - 6/128 GB - 6/256 GB - 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB |
- 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB - 8/512 GB - 12/512 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 | 6.6 in |
| Resolution | 1080x2340 pixels | 1228x2700 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 20:9 |
| Pixel density | 403 ppi | 450 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max brightness | 800 nits | 550 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10+ | Yes HDR10+ |
| Touch Sampling Rate | n/a | 300 Hz |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 86.7 % | 91 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
| sRGB gamut | 97 % | 100 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | 247 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Response time | 6 ms | 1 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | ∞ Infinite |
Design & Build
| Height | 155.7 mm (6.13 in) | 158.8 mm (6.25 in) |
| Width | 74.5 mm (2.93 in) | 72.8 mm (2.87 in) |
| Thickness | 7.9 mm (0.31 in) | 8.5 mm (0.33 in) |
| Weight | 177 g (6.24 oz) | 195 g (6.88 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP68 | IP68 |
| Back panel | Plastic | Glass |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - White - Gray - Green - Purple |
- White - Black - Gold - Blue - Pink |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | Yes In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 4G |
| Max Frequency | 2840 MHz | 2840 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 680 Silver (Cortex-A55)) - 3/2.42 (Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78)) - 1/2.84 (Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1)) |
| Process | Samsung | Samsung |
| Transistor Size | 5 nm | 5 nm |
| Neural Processor | Hexagon 780 | Hexagon 780 |
| Graphics | Adreno 660 | Adreno 660 |
| GPU Cores | 1024 | 1024 |
| GPU Frequency | 840 MHz | 840 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1290.2 GFLOPS | 1290.2 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 1371 | 1369 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 3396 | 3644 |
| CPU | 247848 | 200677 |
| GPU | 311997 | 236558 |
| Memory | 152639 | 148683 |
| UX | 182414 | 155415 |
| NanoReview Score | 894898 | 741333 |
| Max Surface Temp. | 39.1 °C | n/a |
| Stability | 69 % | n/a |
| Graphics Test | 34 fps | n/a |
| Graphics Score | 5704 | n/a |
| Writing score | 14216 | n/a |
| Web score | 11960 | n/a |
| Video editing | 7049 | n/a |
| Data manipulation | 10196 | n/a |
| NanoReview Score | 12441 | n/a |
Memory
| RAM Size | - 6 GB - 8 GB |
- 8 GB - 12 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 |
| Memory Frequency | 3200 MHz | 2750 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | - 128 GB - 256 GB | - 128 GB - 256 GB - 512 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory Card | No | Nano Memory |
Software
| OS | Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 14) | Android 11 |
| OS Size | 17.5 GB | 19.4 GB |
| UI Skin | One UI 6 | HarmonyOS 2.0 |
Battery
| Volume | 4500 mAh | 4360 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 25 W | 66 W |
| Battery Type | Li-ion | Li-Po |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | Yes (15 W) | Yes (50 W) |
| Reverse Charging | Yes (Wireless) | Yes |
| Fast Charging | Yes (51% in 30 min) | Yes (73% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 1:15 h | 0:50 h |
| Web Browsing | 06:11 h | 05:47 h |
| Video Playback | 11:05 h | 09:15 h |
| Games | 04:48 h | 04:08 h |
| Standby Mode | 100 h | 90 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 12 MP | 50 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4032x3024 pixels | 8192x6144 pixels |
| Zoom | Optical, 3x | Optical, 3.5x |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K Recording | No | No |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 960 fps (720p) | 960 fps (1080p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 123 ° | n/a |
| Lenses count | Standard: 12 MP Telephoto: 8 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP |
Standard: 50 MP Telephoto: 64 MP Ultra-wide: 13 MP Monochrome: 40 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX555 | Omnivision OV50A |
| Sensor size | 1/1.76 | 1/1.5 |
| Pixel size | 1.8 μm | 1 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Laser autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 8 MP | 64 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/3.5 |
| Focal length | 76 mm | 90 mm |
| Sensor | Hynix Hi847 | Omnivision OV64B |
| Sensor size | 1/4.5 | 1/2 |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | 0.7 μm |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 13 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX258 | Omnivision OV13B10 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.0 | 1/3.06 |
| Pixel size | 1.12 μm | 1.12 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | n/a | 80 |
| Preview | n/a | 53 |
| Zoom | n/a | 149 |
Front camera
| Matrix | 32 MP | 13 MP |
| Photo resolution | 6464x4864 pixels | 4160x3120 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | n/a |
| Sensor | Sony IMX616 | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/2.74 | n/a |
| Pixel size | 0.8 μm | n/a |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps | 2160p (4K) 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 MiMO - 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 | 3.1 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode - USB-Host mode - OTG |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS - NAVIC |
| 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 | Yes |
| 2G Bands | GSM GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900 | GSM 2/3/5/8 (850/900/1800/1900 MHz) |
| 3G Bands | UMTS 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/B32/B66) |
| LTE category | 19 | 20 |
| 5G Support | Yes | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | January, 2022 yr | July, 2021 yr |
| Release Date | January, 2022 yr | August, 2021 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 790 | 1000 |
| Sensors | - Hall Sensor - Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
| Charger Included | No | n/a |
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