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Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus 5G Huawei P40 Pro
Launch
Release Date
Jan, 2021 Apr, 2020
Status
Available Available
Body & Operating System
Operating system
Android 11 Android 10.0
UI
One UI 3.1 AOSP + HMS, EMUI 10
Dimensions
161.5 x 75.6 x 7.8 mm (6.36 x 2.98 x 0.31 in) 158.2 x 72.6 x 9 mm (6.23 x 2.86 x 0.35 in)
Weight
202 g 209 g
Body
Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus), aluminum frame
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Glass front (Aluminosilicate glass), glass back (Aluminosilicate glass), aluminum frame
Color Options
Phantom Black, Phantom Silver, Phantom Violet, Phantom Pink, Phantom Gold, Phantom Red Silver Frost, Blush Gold, Deep Sea Blue, Ice White, Black
Display Specifications
Technology
Dynamic AMOLED 2X OLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size
6.7 inches
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6.58 inches
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Resolution
Full HD (FHD) - 1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~393 ppi density) Full HD (FHD) - 1200 x 2640 pixels (~441 ppi density)
DCI-P3 HDR10+ 90H
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 2m for 30 mins)
Features
120Hz refresh rate, HDR10+, 1300 nits (peak)
Always-on display
NA
Battery & Charging
Capacity
Non-removable Li-Ion ,4800 mAh
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Non-removable Li-Po, 4200 mAh
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Charging
Fast charging 25W
USB Power Delivery 3.0
Fast Qi/PMA wireless charging 15W
Reverse wireless charging 4.5W
Fast charging 40W
Fast wireless charging 27W
Fast reverse wireless charging 27W
Processing Power
CPU
Octa-core (1x2.9 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.80 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A55) - Global
Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 680 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 680 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 680) - USA/China
Octa-core (2x2.86 GHz Cortex-A76 & 2x2.36 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A55)
Chipset
Exynos 2100 (5 nm) - Global
Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 (5 nm) - USA/China
HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G (7 nm+)
GPU
Mali-G78 MP14 - Global
Adreno 660 - USA/China
Mali-G76 MP16
Memory & Storage
Ram
8GB RAM 8GB RAM
Storage Memory
128/256GB Built-in 128/256/512GB Built-in
Memory Card
No Nano Memory, up to 256GB (uses shared SIM slot)
Cameras
Rear/Back
Triple 12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.76", 1.8µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
64 MP, f/2.0, 29mm (telephoto), 1/1.72", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS, 1.1x optical zoom, 3x hybrid zoom
12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120° (ultrawide), 1/2.55" 1.4µm, Super Steady video
Quad 50 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), 1/1.28", 2.44µm, omnidirectional PDAF, OIS
12 MP Periscope, f/3.4, 125mm (telephoto), PDAF, OIS, 5x optical zoom
40 MP, f/1.8, 18mm (ultrawide), 1/1.54", PDAF
TOF 3D, (depth)
Features

LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video 8K@24fps, 4K@30/60f s, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS Show more

Leica optics, dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama, HDR Video 160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps; gyro-EIS Show more

Front
10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.24", 1.22µm, Dual Pixel PDAF
Dual video call, Auto-HDR Video 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps
Dual 32 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.8µm
TOF 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
HDR Video 1080p@30fps
Features
NA NA
Network
SIM
Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM, dual stand-by) Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Data
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
2G Bands
SIM 1: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
SIM 2: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 (Dual SIM model only)
CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA
SIM 1: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
SIM 2: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Bands
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900),... LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900),...
5G Bands
SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave 5G band 1(2100), 3(1800), 28(700), 38(2600), 41(2500), 77(3700), 78(3500), 79(4700); SANSA - ELS-NX9
5G band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 28(700), 38(2600), 41(2500), 66(1700), 77(3700), 78(3500), 79(4700); SANSA - ELS-N04
Connectivity
WLAN (WIFI)
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth
5.0, A2DP, LE 5.1, A2DP, LE
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS
USB
USB Type-C 3.2, USB On-The-Go 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
NFC
Yes Yes
Additional Features
Sensors
Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support)
ANT+
Bixby natural language commands and dictation
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
Ultra Wideband (UWB) support
Fingerprint (under display, optical), Infrared face recognition, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, color spectrum
Extra
FM radio (Snapdragon model only) Infrared port
Pricing
Price
US$ 1,110 USD $1,090
Resale Value
Very High High
Comparison Result
Score
9 Point(s) 3 Point(s)
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