Honor Magic 2 vs Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G compare

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Honor Magic 2 vs Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G

What is the difference between the Honor Magic 2 and Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G? Which one is better? The answers to these questions and many more can be found here in this detailed comparison of the two phones. Discover the differences in specs between these two desirable devices, from screen size to battery life, in the table below. We have all the information you need to choose the best phone for you.


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Common specs

Brand and model Honor Magic 2 Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G
Rating (+) (+)
Review Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G Review
Release date 2018, October 2021, January 14
Dimensions (HxWxD) 157.3 x 75.1 x 8.3 mm | 6.19 x 6.19 x 2.96 in 165.1 x 75.6 x 8.9 mm | 6.5 x 6.5 x 2.98 in
Weight 206 g | 7.27 oz 227 g | 8.01 oz
Body Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus), aluminum frame
Colors Gradient Black, Gradient Red, Gradient Blue Phantom Black, Phantom Silver, Phantom Titanium, Phantom Navy, Phantom Brown
Battery 3500 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 5000 mAh, Li-Ion, non-removable
Approximate price 550 EUR $ 960

Screen

Technology AMOLED Dynamic AMOLED 2X
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.39" inc 6.8" inc
Screen area 100.2 cm2 112.1 cm2
Screen format 19.5:9 (height:width) 20:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 84.8% 89.8%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2340 px 1440 x 3200 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 403 PPI 515 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Other specs - 100% DCI-P3 - Always-on display
-120Hz
-HDR10+
-1500 nits (peak)

Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 16 MP, Triple 108 MP, Quad
Camera specs -16 MP, f/1.8, PDAF
-16 MP, f/2.2
-24 MP B/W, f/1.8
-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
Functions LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@480fps 8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS
DxOMark Main Score 121
DxOMark Photo 128
DxOMark Video 98
Front camera, selfie 16 MP, Dual 40 MP, Single
Specifications Mechanical pop-up 16 MP, f/2.0
Mechanical pop-up 2 MP, f/2.4, depth sensor
Mechanical pop-up 2 MP, f/2.4, depth sensor
40 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8'', 0.7µm, PDAF
Functions HDR Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps
DxOMark Selfie Score 101
DxOMark Photo 104
DxOMark Video 95

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 9.0 (Pie); EMUI 9 or Magic UI 2 Android 11, One UI 3.1
Chipset - HiSilicon Kirin 980 (7 nm) - Exynos 2100 (5 nm)
- Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 (5 nm) - USA/China
Processor CPU - Octa-core (2x2.6 GHz Cortex-A76 & 2x1.92 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55) - Octa-core (1x2.9 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.80 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A55) - International
-Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 680 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 680 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 680 - USA/China
Graphics processor GPU Mali-G76 MP10 Mali-G78 MP14 - International
Adreno 660 - USA/China
External memory No No
Internal memory 128/256 GB, 8 GB RAM, 128 GB, 6 GB RAM 128GB 12GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 16GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 10 Total 744835
Antutu 10 CPU 199654
Antutu 10 GPU 229735
Antutu 10 Mem 150252
Antutu 10 UX 199654
Antutu 8 Total 375207 638987
GeekBench 5 Single Core 960
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 3177

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
Show all network frequencies:
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat21 1400/200 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA), 5G
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC Yes Yes
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go USB Type-C 3.2, USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, aptX HD, LE 5.2, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation SAR - 0.77 W/kg (head) 1.02 W/kg (body)
SAR EU - 0.77 W/kg (head) 1.02 W/kg (body)

Music and Audio

Radio No FM radio (Snapdragon only)
Headphone jack No No
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - 32-bit/384kHz audio
-Tuned by AKG

Other features

Sensors - Face ID, fingerprint (under display), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Other extras
- Fast battery charging 4A/10V 40W

- Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support)
-ANT+
-Bixby natural language commands and dictation
- Fast charging 25W
-USB Power Delivery 3.0
-Fast Qi/PMA wireless charging 15W
-Reverse wireless charging 4.5W
- Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
-Ultra Wideband (UWB) support
-IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
-Stylus support
Versions
- Versions: SM-G998B, SM-G998B/DS (International); SM-G998U (USA); SM-G998U1 (USA unlocked); SM-G998W (Canada); SM-G998N (Korea); SM-G9980 (China)

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