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Samsung Galaxy S21 vs Huawei Honor 10 Lite

65 out 100
Samsung Galaxy S21
VS
33 out 100
Huawei Honor 10 Lite
Samsung Galaxy S21
Huawei Honor 10 Lite

Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy S21 Manufactured in February, 2021, with display 6.2 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 2100, vs Huawei Honor 10 Lite, Manufactured in February, 2019 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 710. 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
  • Higher pixel density: 421ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 4000mAh vs 3400mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5 vs 4.2
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Huawei Honor 10 Lite
  • Larger display: 6.21in
  • Lighter design: 162g vs 169g

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB		 - 3/32 GB
- 3/64 GB
- 3/128 GB
- 4/64 GB
- 6/64 GB
- 6/128 GB

Review

Key Specs Samsung Galaxy S21 and Huawei Honor 10 Lite
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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Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Samsung Galaxy S21
vs
Huawei Honor 10 Lite

Display

Display quality comparison
Type Dynamic AMOLED IPS LCD
Size 6.2 in 6.21 in
Resolution 1080x2400 pixels 1080x2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 421 ppi 415 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (48-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 800 nits 450 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ No
Screen-to-body ratio 85.9 % 83.1 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 n/a
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Samsung Galaxy S21
854 nits
Huawei Honor 10 Lite
442 nits
sRGB gamut99.5 %98.6 %
PWM (Flicker)240 Hzn/a
Response time5 ms38.2 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite805:1
Sources: NotebookCheck [Samsung Galaxy S21], [Huawei Honor 10 Lite]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 151.7 mm (5.97 in) 154.8 mm (6.09 in)
Width 71.2 mm (2.8 in) 73.6 mm (2.9 in)
Thickness 7.9 mm (0.31 in) 8 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 169 g (5.96 oz) 162 g (5.71 oz)
Water resistance IP68 No
Back panel Plastic Plastic
Frame Metal Plastic
Colors - White
- Gray
- Pink
- Purple		 - White
- Black
- Blue
- Red
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes rear
Screen-to-body ratio
Samsung Galaxy S21
85.9 %
Huawei Honor 10 Lite
83.1 %

Performance

Testing Samsung Galaxy S21 and Huawei Honor 10 Lite In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Samsung Exynos 2100 HiSilicon Kirin 710
Max Frequency 2900 MHz 2200 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (4 + 4)
Architecture - 4/2.2 (Cortex-A55)
- 3/2.81 (Cortex-A78)
- 1/2.91 (Cortex-X1)		 - 4/1.7 (Cortex-A53)
- 4/2.2 (Cortex-A73)
Process Samsung TSMC
Transistor Size 5 nm 12 nm
Neural Processor Yes No
Graphics Mali-G78 MP14 Mali-G51 MP4
GPU Cores 896 64
GPU Frequency 854 MHz 1000 MHz
FLOPS 1530.4 GFLOPS 128 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S21
1331
Huawei Honor 10 Lite
n/a
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S21
3593
Huawei Honor 10 Lite
n/a
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)1331n/a
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)3593n/a
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Samsung Galaxy S21
903780
Huawei Honor 10 Lite
243216
CPU25339190539
GPU28167634232
Memory15835257563
UX21036160882
NanoReview Score903780243216
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Samsung Galaxy S21
5715
Huawei Honor 10 Lite
493
Max Surface Temp.38.9 °C36.8 °C
Stability66 %84 %
Graphics Test34 fps2 fps
Graphics Score5715493
Sources: 3DMark [Samsung Galaxy S21], [Huawei Honor 10 Lite]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Samsung Galaxy S21
13123
Huawei Honor 10 Lite
6343
Writing score161016839
Web score119095347
Video editing70974883
Data manipulation101535364
NanoReview Score131236343

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 8 GB - 3 GB
- 4 GB
- 6 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR4
Memory Frequency 2750 MHz 1866 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB		- 32 GB
- 64 GB
- 128 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1eMMC 5.1
Memory CardNoMicroSD

Software

OS Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 14) Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 10.0)
OS Size 28.1 GB 9 GB
UI Skin One UI 6.0 EMUI 12

Battery

Volume 4000 mAh 3400 mAh
Max Charging Power 25 W 10 W
Battery Type Li-ion Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (15 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) No
Fast Charging Yes (55% in 50 min) No
Full Charge Time 1:35 h 2:00 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Samsung Galaxy S21
17:54
Huawei Honor 10 Lite
16:21
Web Browsing06:01 h05:28 h
Video Playback11:06 h08:56 h
Games04:21 h03:41 h
Standby Mode95 h93 h

Main camera

Matrix 12 MP 13 MP
Photo resolution 4000x3000 pixels 4128x3096 pixels
Zoom Optical, 1.1x Digital
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
8K Recording Up to 24FPS No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) No
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 960 fps (720p) 120 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 12 MP
Telephoto: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP		 Standard: 13 MP
Depth: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix12 MP13 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.8
Focal length26 mm26 mm
SensorSony IMX555n/a
Sensor size1/1.76n/a
Pixel size1.8 μmn/a
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Telephoto
Matrix64 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.0n/a
Focal length28 mmn/a
SensorSamsung Bright S5KGW2n/a
Sensor size1/1.72n/a
Pixel size0.8 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.2n/a
Focal length13 mmn/a
SensorSony IMX563n/a
Sensor size1/2.55n/a
Pixel size1.4 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitaln/a
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Samsung Galaxy S21
129
Huawei Honor 10 Lite
n/a
Video quality
Samsung Galaxy S21
137
Huawei Honor 10 Lite
n/a
Overall camera score
Samsung Galaxy S21
133
Huawei Honor 10 Lite
n/a
Bokeh70n/a
Preview72n/a
Zoom126n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Samsung Galaxy S21]

Front camera

Matrix 10 MP 24 MP
Photo resolution 3872x2592 pixels 5632x4224 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
Focal length 26 mm 26 mm
Sensor Sony IMX374 BSI CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.24 1/2.8
Pixel size 1.22 μm 0.9 μm
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 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n)
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 4.2
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C Micro USB
USB version 3.2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- USB-Host mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoYes
2G BandsGSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHzGSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900
3G BandsWCDMA Band 1, 2, 4, 5, 8HSDPA 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 (B800/B900/B1800/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600)
LTE category2412
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers Stereo Mono
3.5 mm Jack No Yes
FM Radio No Yes
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Samsung Galaxy S21
87 dB
Huawei Honor 10 Lite
85.6 dB

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced January, 2021 yr November, 2018 yr
Release Date February, 2021 yr February, 2019 yr
Launch Price ($) 800 255
Sensors - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Samsung Galaxy S21 the clear winner in this comparison.

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