Huawei nova 5 vs Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G Comparison and Differences

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Huawei nova 5

Huawei nova 5

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Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G

Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G

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Huawei nova 5 or Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Huawei nova 5 Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G
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Release date 2019, June 2022, January 07
Dimensions (HxWxD) 157.4 x 74.8 x 7.3 mm | 6.2 x 6.2 x 2.94 in 155.7 x 74.5 x 7.9 mm | 6.13 x 6.13 x 2.93 in
Weight 171 g | 6.03 oz 177 g | 6.24 oz
Body Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), plastic back, aluminum frame
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Colors Black, Purple, Green White, Graphite, Lavender, Olive
Battery 3500 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 4500 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 6.39" in 6.4" in
Screen area 100.2 cm2 103.9 cm2
Screen format 19.5:9 (height:width) 20:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 85.1% 89.6%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2340 px 1080 x 2400 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 403 PPI 401 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Other specs - DCI-P3 108% - 120Hz
-HDR10+
-Always-on display
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 48 MP, Quad 12 MP, Triple
Camera specs -48 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2'', 0.8µm, PDAF
-16 MP, f/2.2, (wide)
-2 MP, f/2.4, 27mm (wide) dedicated macro camera
-2 MP, f/2.4, depth sensor
-12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.76", 1.8µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
-8 MP, f/2.4, 76mm (telephoto), 1/4.5", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom
-12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 123˚ (ultrawide), 1/3.0", 1.12µm
Functions LED flash, HDR, panorama LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, gyro-EIS
DxOMark Main Score 120
DxOMark Photo 126
DxOMark Video 104
Front camera, selfie 32 MP, Single 32 MP, Single
Specifications 32 MP, f/2.0 32 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.74", 0.8µm
Functions HDR HDR
Video 1080p@30fps Yes

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 9.0 (Pie), EMUI 9.1 Android 12, One UI 4
Chipset - HiSilicon Kirin 810 (7 nm) - Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm)
- Exynos 2100 (5 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (2x2.27 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6x1.88 GHz Cortex-A55) - Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 680 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 680 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 680) - Snapdragon
Octa-core (1x2.9 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.80 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A55) - Exynos
GPU Mali-G52 MP6 Adreno 660 - Snapdragon Mali-G78 MP14 - Exynos
External memory NM (Nano Memory), up to 256GB (uses shared SIM slot) No
Internal memory 128 GB, 8 GB RAM 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 10 Total 778093
Antutu 10 CPU 220634
Antutu 10 GPU 220199
Antutu 10 Mem 167618
Antutu 10 UX 220634
Antutu 9 Total 742147
GeekBench 5 Single Core 1068
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 3209

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 
CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
-3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900), 19(800), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
 
CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100  
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
-4G - LTE
-5G - SA/NSA/Sub6
Speed HSPA, LTE-A 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/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC 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, LE, aptX HD 5.0, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation SAR - 0.77 W/kg (head) 0.90 W/kg (body)
SAR EU - 0.95 W/kg (head) 1.48 W/kg (body)

Music and Audio

Radio
Headphone jack No No
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (under display), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Other extras
- Fast battery charging 40W (85% in 30 min)

- Bixby natural language commands and dictation
-Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
- Fast charging 25W, 50% in 30 min
-Fast wireless charging 15W
-Reverse wireless charging
-USB Power Delivery 3.0
- IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Versions
- Versions: SEA-AL00, SEA-TL00 (China)

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