Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra vs Huawei Nova 15 Ultra
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Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra Manufactured in February, 2021, with display 6.8 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 2100, vs Huawei Nova 15 Ultra, Manufactured in January, 2026 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 9010S. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra
- Higher pixel density: 515ppi
- Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
- Supports Dolby Atmos
- Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Huawei Nova 15 Ultra
- Larger display: 6.84in
- Lighter design: 209g vs 227g
- Higher battery capacity: 6500mAh vs 5000mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5.2
- Infrared port
- Includes charger
Versions
| Memory Options | - 12/128 GB - 12/256 GB - 12/512 GB - 16/256 GB - 16/512 GB |
- 12/256 GB - 12/512 GB - 12/1024 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 | 6.8 in | 6.84 in |
| Resolution | 1440x3200 pixels | 1320x2856 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 515 ppi | 460 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (10-120 Hz) | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max brightness | 1500 nits | n/a |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.5 % | 90.3 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
Design & Build
| Height | 165.1 mm (6.5 in) | 163 mm (6.42 in) |
| Width | 75.6 mm (2.98 in) | 78 mm (3.07 in) |
| Thickness | 8.9 mm (0.35 in) | 6.8 mm (0.27 in) |
| Weight | 227 g (8.01 oz) | 209 g (7.37 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP68 | IP69 |
| Cooling system | n/a | Vapor chamber |
| Back panel | Glass | Plastic |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - Black - Silver - Gray - Blue |
- White - Black - Green - Purple |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | Yes, In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Samsung Exynos 2100 | HiSilicon Kirin 9010S |
| Max Frequency | 2900 MHz | 2500 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4/2.2 (Cortex-A55) - 3/2.81 (Cortex-A78) - 1/2.91 (Cortex-X1) |
- 4/1.55 (Cortex-A510) - 3/2.18 (TaiShan V121) - 1/2.3 (TaiShan V121) |
| Process | Samsung | SMIC |
| Transistor Size | 5 nm | 7 nm |
| Neural Processor | Yes | Da Vinci |
| Graphics | Mali-G78 MP14 | Maleoon 910 |
| GPU Cores | 896 | 1024 |
| GPU Frequency | 854 MHz | 750 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1530.4 GFLOPS | 1536 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 1449 | 1530 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 3892 | 3890 |
| CPU | 232358 | 509773 |
| GPU | 256356 | 588632 |
| Memory | 163007 | 215620 |
| UX | 191217 | 140645 |
| NanoReview Score | 843008 | 1454670 |
| Max Surface Temp. | 40.8 °C | n/a |
| Stability | 69 % | n/a |
| Graphics Test | 31 fps | n/a |
| Graphics Score | 5221 | n/a |
Memory
| RAM Size | - 12 GB - 16 GB |
12 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 |
| Memory Frequency | 2750 MHz | n/a |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage Capacity | - 128 GB - 256 GB - 512 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 4.0 |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 14) | HarmonyOS 6 |
| OS Size | 26.4 GB | n/a |
| UI Skin | One UI 6 | n/a |
Battery
| Volume | 5000 mAh | 6500 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 25 W | 100 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 (54% in 30 min) | Yes |
| Full Charge Time | 1:11 h | n/a |
| Web Browsing | 07:58 h | n/a |
| Video Playback | 13:59 h | n/a |
| Games | 05:14 h | n/a |
| Standby Mode | 111 h | n/a |
Main camera
| Matrix | 108 MP | 50 MP |
| Photo resolution | 12000x9000 pixels | 8192x6144 pixels |
| Zoom | Optical, 10x | Optical, 3.7x |
| Flash | Dual LED | 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) | n/a |
| Wide-angle lens | 120 ° | 118 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 108 MP Telephoto: 10 MP Telephoto: 10 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP |
Standard: 50 MP Telephoto: 50 MP Ultra-wide: 50 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
| Matrix | 108 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.4 - 4.0 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KHM3 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/1.33 | n/a |
| Pixel size | 0.8 μm | n/a |
| Autofocus | Laser autofocus | Laser autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 10 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/4.9 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 240 mm | 88 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3J1 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/2.65 | n/a |
| Pixel size | 1.22 μm | n/a |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX563 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/2.55 | n/a |
| Pixel size | 1.4 μm | n/a |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | 70 | n/a |
| Preview | 67 | n/a |
| Zoom | 106 | n/a |
Front camera
| Matrix | 40 MP | 50 MP |
| Photo resolution | 7864x5200 pixels | 8192x6144 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 52 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KGH1 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/2.65 | 1/2.5 (0.4) |
| Pixel size | 0.7 μm | n/a |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps | 2160p (4K) at 30 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 6E (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 | 5.2 | 6.0 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, A2DP | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode - USB-Host mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | n/a | No |
| 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 * | Yes | No |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz | n/a |
| 3G Bands | WCDMA Band 1, 2, 4, 5, 8 | 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 category | 24 | n/a |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | n/a |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Mid-range |
| Announced | January, 2021 yr | December, 2025 yr |
| Release Date | February, 2021 yr | January, 2026 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 1200 | n/a |
| MSRP ($) | n/a | 600 |
| Sensors | - Hall Sensor - Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
| Charger Included | n/a | Yes, 100 W |
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Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Huawei Nova 15 Ultra the clear winner in this comparison.
Survey
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