Huawei P50 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy S21 5G Comparison and Differences
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Huawei P50 Pro or Samsung Galaxy S21 5G Specs Comparison
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Common specs
| Brand and model | Huawei P50 Pro | Samsung Galaxy S21 5G | |
| Rating | (+0) | (+0) | |
| Release date | 2021, July 29 | 2021, January 14 | |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 158.8 x 72.8 x 8.5 mm | 6.25 x 6.25 x 2.87 in | 151.7 x 71.2 x 7.9 mm | 5.97 x 5.97 x 2.8 in | |
| Weight | 195 g | 6.88 oz | 169 g | 5.96 oz | |
| Body Build | Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), plastic back, aluminum frame | ||
| Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
| Colors | Black, Gold, White, Pink, Blue | Phantom Gray, Phantom White, Phantom Violet, Phantom Pink | |
| Battery | 4360 mAh, Li-Po, non-removable | 4000 mAh, Li-Ion, non-removable | |
| Approximate price | 800 EUR | $ 800 | |
| Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
| Technology | OLED | Dynamic AMOLED 2X | |
| Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
| Display colors | 1B | 16M | |
| Screen size | 6.6" in | 6.2" in | |
| Screen area | 105.4 cm2 | 94.1 cm2 | |
| Screen format | 20:9 (height:width) | ||
| Screen to body ratio | 91.2% | 87.2% | |
| Screen resolution | 1228 x 2700 px | 1080 x 2400 px | |
| Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 0 PPI | 421 PPI | |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass Victus | ||
| Other specs | - 120Hz | - Always-on display -120Hz -HDR10+ -1300 nits (peak) |
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| Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
| Rear camera, main | 50 MP, Quad | 12 MP, Triple | |
| Camera specs | -50 MP, f/1.8, 23mm (wide), PDAF, Laser AF, OIS -64 MP, f/3.5, 90mm (periscope telephoto), PDAF, OIS, 3.5x optical zoom -13 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide) -40 MP, f/1.6, 23mm (B/W) |
-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 |
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| Functions | Leica optics, dual-LED flash, panorama, HDR | LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama | |
| Video | 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 1080p@960fps; gyro-EIS | 8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS | |
| DxOMark Main Score | 144 | 116 | |
| DxOMark Photo | 149 | 123 | |
| DxOMark Video | 116 | 93 | |
| Front camera, selfie | 13 MP, Single | 10 MP, Single | |
| Specifications | 13 MP, f/2.4, (wide) | 10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.24'', 1.22µm, Dual Pixel PDAF | |
| Functions | Panorama, HDR | Dual video call, Auto-HDR | |
| Video | 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps | 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps | |
| DxOMark Selfie Score | 106 | 98 | |
| DxOMark Photo | 112 | 100 | |
| DxOMark Video | 96 | 95 |
Performance
| Operating system - OS | HarmonyOS 2.0 | Android 11, One UI 3.1 | |
| Chipset | - Kirin 9000 (5 nm) - Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 4G (5 nm) |
- Exynos 2100 (5 nm) - Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 (5 nm) - USA/China |
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| CPU | - Octa-core (1x3.13 GHz Cortex-A77 & 3x2.54 GHz Cortex-A77 & 4x2.05 GHz Cortex-A55) -Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 680 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 680 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 680) |
- 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 |
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| GPU | Mali-G78 MP24 Adreno 660 |
Mali-G78 MP14 - International Adreno 660 - USA/China |
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| External memory | NM (Nano Memory), up to 256GB (uses shared SIM slot) | No | |
| Internal memory | 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 512GB 8GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM | 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM |
Benchmark
| Antutu 10 Total | 715197 | ||
| Antutu 10 CPU | 205401 | ||
| Antutu 10 GPU | 214138 | ||
| Antutu 10 Mem | 131954 | ||
| Antutu 10 UX | 205401 | ||
| Antutu 9 Total | 601160 | 755368 | |
| Antutu 8 Total | 601547 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Single Core | 1162 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Multi Core | 2891 | ||
| GeekBench 6 OpenCL | 3565 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Vulkan | 3495 | ||
| GeekBench 5 Single Core | 930 | 945 | |
| GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 3312 | 3061 |
Communication and Connectivity
| SIM card | Hybrid 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 / CDMA2000 / LTE | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G | |
| Bands | -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 CDMA 800 -3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1x -4G - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41 |
-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 |
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| Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, 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/6, 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 (4), BDS (4), GALILEO (3), QZSS (2), 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 | 5.0, A2DP, LE | |
| Harmful irradiation |
SAR - 0.74 W/kg (head) 1.08 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.46 W/kg (head) 1.51 W/kg (body) |
Music and Audio
| Radio | No | FM radio (Snapdragon only) | |
| Headphone jack | No | No | |
| Others | - 32-bit/384kHz audio -Tuned by AKG |
Other features
| Sensors | - Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, color spectrum , Infrared port | - Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer | |
| Other extras |
- Fast charging 66W -Fast wireless charging 50W - IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min) |
- 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) -IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) |
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| Versions |
- Versions: SM-G991B, SM-G991B/DS (International); SM-G991U (USA); SM-G991U1 (USA unlocked); SM-G991W (Canada); SM-G991N (Korea); SM-G9910 (China) |
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