Huawei Mate 40 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G Comparison and Differences

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Huawei Mate 40 Pro

Huawei Mate 40 Pro

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Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G

Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G

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Huawei Mate 40 Pro or Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Huawei Mate 40 Pro Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G
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Release date 2020, October 22 2021, January 14
Dimensions (HxWxD) 162.9 x 75.5 x 9.1 mm | 6.41 x 6.41 x 2.97 in 165.1 x 75.6 x 8.9 mm | 6.5 x 6.5 x 2.98 in
Weight 212 g | 7.48 oz 227 g | 8.01 oz
Body Build Glass front, glass back, aluminum frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus), aluminum frame
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Colors Mystic Silver, White, Black, Green, Yellow Phantom Black, Phantom Silver, Phantom Titanium, Phantom Navy, Phantom Brown
Battery 4400 mAh, Li-Po, non-removable 5000 mAh, Li-Ion, non-removable
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Screen

Technology OLED Dynamic AMOLED 2X
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.76" in 6.8" in
Screen area 115.7 cm2 112.1 cm2
Screen format 18.5:9 (height:width) 20:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 94.1% 89.8%
Screen resolution 1344 x 2772 px 1440 x 3200 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 456 PPI 515 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Other specs - HDR10
-90Hz
- Always-on display
-120Hz
-HDR10+
-1500 nits (peak)
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 50 MP, Triple 108 MP, Quad
Camera specs -50 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), 1/1.28'', 1.22µm, omnidirectional PDAF, Laser AF
-12 MP, f/3.4, 125mm (periscope telephoto), PDAF, OIS, 5x optical zoom
-20 MP, f/1.8, 18mm (ultrawide), PDAF
-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 Leica optics, LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240/480fps, 720p@960fps, 720p@3840fps, HDR, gyro-EIS 8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS
DxOMark Main Score 136 121
DxOMark Photo 140 128
DxOMark Video 116 98
Front camera, selfie 13 MP, Dual 40 MP, Single
Specifications 13 MP, f/2.4, 18mm (ultrawide)
TOF 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
40 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8'', 0.7µm, PDAF
Functions HDR, panorama Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Video 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps
DxOMark Selfie Score 104 101
DxOMark Photo 110 104
DxOMark Video 96 95

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 10, EMUI 11, no Google Play Services Android 11, One UI 3.1
Chipset - HiSilicon Kirin 9000 5G (5 nm) - Exynos 2100 (5 nm)
- Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 (5 nm) - USA/China
CPU - Octa-core (1x3.13 GHz Cortex-A77 & 3x2.54 GHz Cortex-A77 & 4x2.05 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
GPU Mali-G78 MP24 Mali-G78 MP14 - International
Adreno 660 - USA/China
External memory NM (Nano Memory), up to 256GB (uses shared SIM slot) No
Internal memory 256GB 8GB 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 661059 638987
GeekBench 6 Single Core 1179
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 3377
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 6451
GeekBench 6 Vulkan 6225
GeekBench 5 Single Core 940 960
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 3380 3177

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by), Dual SIM (one Nano-SIM, one eSIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
-3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
-4G - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42
-5G - 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28, 38, 40, 41, 77, 78, 79, 80, 84 SA/NSA/Sub6
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only) 
CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100  
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
-4G - LTE
-5G - SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G 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/6, 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, NavIC Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC Yes Yes
USB USB Type-C 3.1, USB On-The-Go USB Type-C 3.2, USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth 5.2, A2DP, 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 - 32-bit/384kHz audio - 32-bit/384kHz audio
-Tuned by AKG

Other features

Sensors - Face ID, fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass, color temperature sensor , Infrared port - Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Other extras
- Fast charging 66W
-Fast wireless charging 50W
-Reverse wireless charging 5W
- IP68 dust/water resistant

- 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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