Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus vs Huawei P40 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus Manufactured in February, 2021, with display 6.7 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 2100, vs Huawei P40 Pro, Manufactured in March, 2020 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 990 5G. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus
  • Larger display: 6.7in
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Lighter design: 200g vs 209g
  • Higher battery capacity: 4800mAh vs 4200mAh
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 3.1
Reasons to choose Huawei P40 Pro
  • Higher pixel density: 441ppi
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.1 vs 5
  • Infrared port

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 8/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus and Huawei P40 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 6.7 in 6.58 in
Resolution 1080x2400 pixels 1200x2640 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 394 ppi 441 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 90 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (48-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 1300 nits 600 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10
Screen-to-body ratio 88.7 % 92.5 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus
879 nits
Huawei P40 Pro
494 nits
sRGB gamut98.9 %99.4 %
PWM (Flicker)240 Hz365 Hz
Response time6.2 ms3 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 161.5 mm (6.36 in) 158.2 mm (6.23 in)
Width 75.6 mm (2.98 in) 72.6 mm (2.86 in)
Thickness 7.8 mm (0.31 in) 9 mm (0.35 in)
Weight 200 g (7.05 oz) 209 g (7.37 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Silver
- Gold
- Red
- Purple
- Black
- Silver
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus
88.7 %
Huawei P40 Pro
92.5 %

Performance

Testing Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus and Huawei P40 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Samsung Exynos 2100 HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G
Max Frequency 2840 MHz 2860 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)
- 4/1.95 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2.36 (Cortex-A76)
- 2/2.86 (Cortex-A76)
Process Samsung TSMC
Transistor Size 5 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Yes Da Vinci
Graphics Mali-G78 MP14 Mali-G76 MP16
GPU Cores 896 576
GPU Frequency 854 MHz 600 MHz
FLOPS 1530.4 GFLOPS 691.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus
1428
Huawei P40 Pro
1111
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus
3840
Huawei P40 Pro
3131
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)14281111
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)38403131
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus
919348
Huawei P40 Pro
718357
CPU262973217681
GPU294382212255
Memory147307146459
UX214686141962
NanoReview Score919348718357
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus
5538
Huawei P40 Pro
3286
Max Surface Temp.41.5 °C34.2 °C
Stability67 %55 %
Graphics Test33 fps19 fps
Graphics Score55383286

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 8 GB 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 2750 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 3.0
Memory CardNoNano Memory

Software

OS Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 14) Android 10.0
OS Size 27.2 GB 16.5 GB
UI Skin One UI 6 EMUI 11

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 (27 W)
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (54% in 30 min) Yes (70% in 40 min)
Full Charge Time 1:12 h 1:15 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus
20:53
Huawei P40 Pro
19:22
Web Browsing07:28 h08:10 h
Video Playback13:15 h13:26 h
Games05:04 h04:54 h
Standby Mode105 h81 h

Main camera

Matrix 12 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 4000x3000 pixels 8192x6144 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 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 960 fps (720p) 7680 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 12 MP
Telephoto: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 40 MP
Depth
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix12 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.9
Focal length26 mm23 mm
SensorSony IMX555Sony IMX700
Sensor size1/1.761/1.28
Pixel size1.8 μm1.22 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix64 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.0f/3.4
Focal length28 mm125 mm
SensorSamsung Bright S5KGW2n/a
Sensor size1/1.72n/a
Pixel size0.8 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MP40 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/1.8
Focal length13 mm18 mm
SensorSony IMX563Sony IMX650
Sensor size1/2.551/1.54
Pixel size1.4 μm1 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus
129
Huawei P40 Pro
130
Video quality
Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus
137
Huawei P40 Pro
127
Overall camera score
Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus
133
Huawei P40 Pro
129
Bokeh7075
Preview7245
Zoom126124

Front camera

Matrix 10 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 3872x2592 pixels 6464x4864 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 26 mm 26 mm
Sensor Sony IMX374 BSI CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.24 1/2.8
Pixel size 1.22 μm 0.8 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus
n/a
Huawei P40 Pro
138
Video quality
Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus
n/a
Huawei P40 Pro
144

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 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 Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5 5.1
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
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesYes
Hybrid SlotNoYes
2G BandsGSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHzGSM 2/3/5/8
3G BandsWCDMA Band 1, 2, 4, 5, 8WCDMA 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/B6/B7/B8/B9/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32)
LTE category2421
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Mono
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus
87.8 dB
Huawei P40 Pro
89.1 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced January, 2021 yr March, 2020 yr
Release Date February, 2021 yr March, 2020 yr
Launch Price ($) 1000 720
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
- Face Sensor
- Fingerprint sensor
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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