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Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G Huawei nova 8i
Launch
Release Date
Jan, 2021 Jul, 2021
Status
Available Available
Body & Operating System
Operating system
Android 11 Android 10
UI
One UI 3.1 EMUI 11
No Google Play Services
Dimensions
165.1 x 75.6 x 8.9 mm (6.5 x 2.98 x 0.35 in) 161.9 x 74.7 x 8.6 mm (6.37 x 2.94 x 0.34 in)
Weight
227 g 190 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)
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) Stylus support
NA
Color Options
Phantom Black, Phantom Silver, Phantom Titanium, Phantom Navy, Phantom Brown Moonlight Silver, Interstellar Blue, Starry Black
Display Specifications
Technology
Dynamic AMOLED 2X IPS LCD
Size
6.8 inches
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6.67 inches
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Resolution
2K/Quad HD (QHD) - 1440 x 3200 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~515 ppi density) Full HD (FHD) - 1080 x 2376 pixels (~391 ppi density)
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus NA
Features
120Hz refresh rate, HDR10+, 1500 nits (peak)
Always-on display
NA
Battery & Charging
Capacity
Non-removable Li-Ion ,5000 mAh
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Non-removable Li-Po, 4300 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 66W, 60% in 17 min, 100% in 38 min
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 (4x2.0 GHz Kryo 260 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Silver)
Chipset
Exynos 2100 (5 nm) - Global
Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 (5 nm) - USA/China
Qualcomm SM6115 Snapdragon 662 (11 nm)
GPU
Mali-G78 MP14 - Global
Adreno 660 - USA/China
Adreno 610
Memory & Storage
Ram
12/16GB RAM 6/8GB RAM
Storage Memory
128/256/512GB Built-in 128GB Built-in
Memory Card
No No
Cameras
Rear/Back
Quad 108 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), 1/1.33", 0.8µm, PDAF, Laser AF, OIS
10 MP, f/4.9, 240mm (periscope telephoto), 1/3.24", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS, 10x optical zoom
10 MP, f/2.4, 70mm (telephoto), 1/3.24", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom
12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, Super Steady video
Quad 64 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), PDAF
8 MP, f/2.4, 120°, 17mm (ultrawide)
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
2 MP, f/2.4, (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

LED flash, Panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps
Front
40 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.7µm, PDAF
Dual video call, Auto-HDR Video 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps
16 MP, f/2.0, (wide)
HDR, Video 1080p@30fps
Features
NA NA
Network
SIM
Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified
Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Data
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G GSM / HSPA / LTE
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 850 / 900 / 2100
4G Bands
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900),... LTE bands 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 2...
5G Bands
SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave NO
Connectivity
WLAN (WIFI)
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth
5.2, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
USB
USB Type-C 3.2, USB On-The-Go USB Type-C 2.0
NFC
Yes No
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 (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Extra
FM radio (Snapdragon model only) NA
Pricing
Price
US$ 1,342 USD $412
Resale Value
Very High High
Comparison Result
Score
12 Point(s) 3 Point(s)
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