Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra vs Huawei P40 Pro
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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 P40 Pro, Manufactured in March, 2020 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 990 5G. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra
- Larger display: 6.8in
- Higher pixel density: 515ppi
- Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
- Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4200mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5.1
- Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 3.1
Reasons to choose Huawei P40 Pro
- Lighter design: 209g vs 227g
- Infrared port
Versions
| Memory Options | - 12/128 GB - 12/256 GB - 12/512 GB - 16/256 GB - 16/512 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
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Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonDisplay
| Type | Dynamic AMOLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.8 in | 6.58 in |
| Resolution | 1440x3200 pixels | 1200x2640 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 515 ppi | 441 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 90 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (10-120 Hz) | No |
| Max brightness | 1500 nits | 600 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10+ | Yes HDR10 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.5 % | 92.5 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
| sRGB gamut | n/a | 99.4 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | n/a | 365 Hz |
| Response time | n/a | 3 ms |
| Contrast | n/a | ∞ Infinite |
Design & Build
| Height | 165.1 mm (6.5 in) | 158.2 mm (6.23 in) |
| Width | 75.6 mm (2.98 in) | 72.6 mm (2.86 in) |
| Thickness | 8.9 mm (0.35 in) | 9 mm (0.35 in) |
| Weight | 227 g (8.01 oz) | 209 g (7.37 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP68 | IP68 |
| Back panel | Glass | Glass |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - Black - Silver - Gray - Blue |
- Black - Silver |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | Yes In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Samsung Exynos 2100 | HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G |
| Max Frequency | 2900 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 6 (Single-Core) | 1449 | 1111 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 3892 | 3131 |
| CPU | 232358 | 217681 |
| GPU | 256356 | 212255 |
| Memory | 163007 | 146459 |
| UX | 191217 | 141962 |
| NanoReview Score | 843008 | 718357 |
| Max Surface Temp. | 40.8 °C | 34.2 °C |
| Stability | 69 % | 55 % |
| Graphics Test | 31 fps | 19 fps |
| Graphics Score | 5221 | 3286 |
Memory
| RAM Size | - 12 GB - 16 GB |
8 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory Frequency | 2750 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | - 128 GB - 256 GB - 512 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 3.0 |
| Memory Card | No | Nano Memory |
Software
| OS | Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 14) | Android 10.0 |
| OS Size | 26.4 GB | 16.5 GB |
| UI Skin | One UI 6 | EMUI 11 |
Battery
| Volume | 5000 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 | 1:11 h | 1:15 h |
| Web Browsing | 07:58 h | 08:10 h |
| Video Playback | 13:59 h | 13:26 h |
| Games | 05:14 h | 04:54 h |
| Standby Mode | 111 h | 81 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 108 MP | 50 MP |
| Photo resolution | 12000x9000 pixels | 8192x6144 pixels |
| Zoom | Optical, 10x | 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: 108 MP Telephoto: 10 MP Telephoto: 10 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 |
| Matrix | 108 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KHM3 | Sony IMX700 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.33 | 1/1.28 |
| Pixel size | 0.8 μm | 1.22 μm |
| Autofocus | Laser autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 10 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/4.9 | f/3.4 |
| Focal length | 240 mm | 125 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3J1 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/2.65 | n/a |
| Pixel size | 1.22 μm | n/a |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 40 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 18 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX563 | Sony IMX650 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.55 | 1/1.54 |
| Pixel size | 1.4 μm | 1 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | 70 | 75 |
| Preview | 67 | 45 |
| Zoom | 106 | 124 |
Front camera
| Matrix | 40 MP | 32 MP |
| Photo resolution | 7864x5200 pixels | 6464x4864 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KGH1 | BSI CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/2.65 | 1/2.8 |
| Pixel size | 0.7 μm | 0.8 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | 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 6E (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 | 5.2 | 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 |
| SIM Count* | 2 | 2 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid Slot | No | Yes |
| 2G Bands | GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz | GSM 2/3/5/8 |
| 3G Bands | WCDMA Band 1, 2, 4, 5, 8 | 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/B6/B7/B8/B9/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32) |
| LTE category | 24 | 21 |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
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, 2020 yr |
| Release Date | February, 2021 yr | March, 2020 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 1200 | 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 |
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