Home Phone comparison Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G and Huawei Pura 90 Pro - Which is better?

Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G vs Huawei Pura 90 Pro

63 out 100
Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G
VS
81 out 100
Huawei Pura 90 Pro
Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G
Huawei Pura 90 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G Manufactured in January, 2022, with display 6.4 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 888, vs Huawei Pura 90 Pro, Manufactured in May, 2026 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 9030S. 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
  • Lighter design: 177g vs 213.5g
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 3.1
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
Reasons to choose Huawei Pura 90 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.6in
  • Higher pixel density: 459ppi
  • Higher battery capacity: 6000mAh vs 4500mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 6/128 GB
- 6/256 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB		 - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 16/512 GB
- 16/1024 GB

Review

Key Specs Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G and Huawei Pura 90 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
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Galaxy S21 FE 5G
vs
Huawei Pura 90 Pro

Display

Display quality comparison
Type Dynamic AMOLED OLED
Size 6.4 in 6.6 in
Resolution 1080x2340 pixels 1256x2760 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 n/a
Pixel density 403 ppi 459 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness 800 nits n/a
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes, HDR10
Screen-to-body ratio 86.7 % 90.1 %
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 Pura 90 Pro
n/a
sRGB gamut97 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)247 Hzn/a
Response time6 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 155.7 mm (6.13 in) 157 mm (6.18 in)
Width 74.5 mm (2.93 in) 74.5 mm (2.93 in)
Thickness 7.9 mm (0.31 in) 8.2 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 177 g (6.24 oz) 213.5 g (7.53 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP69
Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
Back panel Plastic Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Gray
- Green
- Purple		 - White
- Black
- Pink
- Orange
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes, In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G
86.7 %
Huawei Pura 90 Pro
90.1 %

Performance

Testing Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G and Huawei Pura 90 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 HiSilicon Kirin 9030S
Max Frequency 2840 MHz 3000 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))		 - 4/1.72 (Taishan v124 Little)
- 3/2.27 (Taishan v124 Mid)
- 1/3 (Taishan v124 Big)
Process Samsung SMIC
Transistor Size 5 nm 5 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon 780 Da Vinci
Graphics Adreno 660 n/a
GPU Cores 1024 n/a
GPU Frequency 840 MHz n/a
FLOPS 1290.2 GFLOPS n/a
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G
1371
Huawei Pura 90 Pro
1410
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G
3396
Huawei Pura 90 Pro
3844
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)13711410
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)33963844
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G
894898
Huawei Pura 90 Pro
1607132
CPU247848594902
GPU311997300663
Memory152639371483
UX182414340084
NanoReview Score8948981607132
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G
5704
Huawei Pura 90 Pro
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]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G
12441
Huawei Pura 90 Pro
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		 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 3200 MHz n/a
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB		256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 4.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 14) HarmonyOS 6.1
OS Size 17.5 GB n/a
UI Skin One UI 6 n/a

Battery

Volume 4500 mAh 6000 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, (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (51% in 30 min) Yes
Full Charge Time 1:15 h n/a
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G
18:37
Huawei Pura 90 Pro
n/a
Web Browsing06:11 hn/a
Video Playback11:05 hn/a
Games04:48 hn/a
Standby Mode100 hn/a

Main camera

Matrix 12 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 4032x3024 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x Optical, 4x
Flash LED 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: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 12.5 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix12 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.4 - 4.0
Focal length26 mm24 mm
SensorSony IMX555n/a
Sensor size1/1.76n/a
Pixel size1.8 μmn/a
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix8 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.4f/2.1
Focal length76 mm91 mm
SensorHynix Hi847n/a
Sensor size1/4.5n/a
Pixel size1 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MP125 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length13 mm13 mm
SensorSony IMX258n/a
Sensor size1/3.0n/a
Pixel size1.12 μm1 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G
119
Huawei Pura 90 Pro
n/a
Video quality
Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G
107
Huawei Pura 90 Pro
n/a
Overall camera score
Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G
117
Huawei Pura 90 Pro
n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G]

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 13 MP
Photo resolution 6464x4864 pixels 4160x3120 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
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 Phase autofocus
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 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
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 6.0
Bluetooth features LE LE
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
DisplayPort n/a Yes
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900n/a
3G BandsUMTS B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8 (900)n/a
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)n/a
LTE category19n/a
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo n/a
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 Pura 90 Pro
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced January, 2022 yr April, 2026 yr
Release Date January, 2022 yr May, 2026 yr
Launch Price ($) 790 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 805
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.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Huawei Pura 90 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.

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