Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus vs Huawei P30 Pro
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Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus Manufactured in February, 2021, with display 6.7 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 2100, 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 Plus
- Larger display: 6.7in
- Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
- Higher battery capacity: 4800mAh vs 4200mAh
- Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 3.1
- Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Huawei P30 Pro
- Higher pixel density: 398ppi
- Lighter design: 192g vs 200g
- Infrared port
Versions
| Memory Options | - 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
Adjust each parameter’s importance to find the best match for you.
Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonDisplay
| Type | Dynamic AMOLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.7 in | 6.47 in |
| Resolution | 1080x2400 pixels | 1080x2340 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 394 ppi | 398 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (48-120 Hz) | No |
| Max brightness | 1300 nits | 570 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10+ | Yes HDR10 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 88.7 % | 88.6 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
| sRGB gamut | 98.9 % | 99 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | 240 Hz | 231 Hz |
| Response time | 6.2 ms | 3.6 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | ∞ Infinite |
Design & Build
| Height | 161.5 mm (6.36 in) | 158 mm (6.22 in) |
| Width | 75.6 mm (2.98 in) | 73.4 mm (2.89 in) |
| Thickness | 7.8 mm (0.31 in) | 8.4 mm (0.33 in) |
| Weight | 200 g (7.05 oz) | 192 g (6.77 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP68 | IP68 |
| Cooling system | n/a | Vapor chamber |
| Back panel | Glass | Glass |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - Black - Silver - Gold - Red - Purple |
- White - Black - Blue - Orange |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | Yes In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Samsung Exynos 2100 | HiSilicon Kirin 980 |
| Max Frequency | 2840 MHz | 2600 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (2 + 2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4/2.2 (Cortex-A55) - 3/2.81 (Cortex-A78) - 1/2.91 (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 | Yes | Yes |
| Graphics | Mali-G78 MP14 | Mali-G76 MP10 |
| GPU Cores | 896 | 360 |
| GPU Frequency | 854 MHz | 720 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1530.4 GFLOPS | 518.4 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 1428 | 912 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 3840 | 2259 |
| CPU | 262973 | 195913 |
| GPU | 294382 | 159297 |
| Memory | 147307 | 117921 |
| UX | 214686 | 128557 |
| NanoReview Score | 919348 | 601688 |
| Max Surface Temp. | 41.5 °C | 40 °C |
| Stability | 67 % | 48 % |
| Graphics Test | 33 fps | 14 fps |
| Graphics Score | 5538 | 2490 |
| Writing score | n/a | 10855 |
| Web score | n/a | 7067 |
| Video editing | n/a | 5710 |
| Data manipulation | n/a | 7553 |
| NanoReview Score | n/a | 8525 |
Memory
| RAM Size | 8 GB | - 6 GB - 8 GB - 12 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory Frequency | 2750 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 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 11 (Upgradeable to Android 14) | Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 10) |
| OS Size | 27.2 GB | 13.4 GB |
| UI Skin | One UI 6 | EMUI 12 |
Battery
| Volume | 4800 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 (54% in 30 min) | Yes SuperCharge (70% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 1:12 h | 1:05 h |
| Web Browsing | 07:28 h | 08:25 h |
| Video Playback | 13:15 h | 13:36 h |
| Games | 05:04 h | 05:24 h |
| Standby Mode | 105 h | 99 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 12 MP | 40 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4000x3000 pixels | 7360x4912 pixels |
| Zoom | Optical, 1.1x | Optical, 5x |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K Recording | Up to 24FPS | 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 | 120 ° | 120 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 12 MP Telephoto: 64 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP |
Standard: 40 MP Telephoto: 8 MP Ultra-wide: 20 MP Depth |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
- 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 | 64 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/3.4 |
| Focal length | 28 mm | 125 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung Bright S5KGW2 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/1.72 | 1/4 |
| Pixel size | 0.8 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 IMX563 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/2.55 | 1/2.7 |
| Pixel size | 1.4 μm | n/a |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | 70 | n/a |
| Preview | 72 | n/a |
| Zoom | 126 | n/a |
Front camera
| Matrix | 10 MP | 32 MP |
| Photo resolution | 3872x2592 pixels | 6528x4896 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 29 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX374 | BSI CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.24 | 1/2.8 |
| Pixel size | 1.22 μm | n/a |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | 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, A2DP | LE, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.2 | 3.1 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode - USB-Host 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 * | Yes | No |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz | GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900 |
| 3G Bands | WCDMA Band 1, 2, 4, 5, 8 | 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 | 24 | 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, 2021 yr | March, 2019 yr |
| Release Date | February, 2021 yr | May, 2019 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 1000 | 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 |
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Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus the clear winner in this comparison.
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