Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G vs Huawei P30 Pro New Edition Comparison and Differences
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Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G
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Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G or Huawei P30 Pro New Edition Specs Comparison
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Common specs
| Brand and model | Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G | Huawei P30 Pro New Edition | |
| Rating | (+0) | (+0) | |
| Release date | 2021, January 14 | 2020, May 12 | |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 165.1 x 75.6 x 8.9 mm | 6.5 x 6.5 x 2.98 in | 158 x 73.4 x 8.4 mm | 6.22 x 6.22 x 2.89 in | |
| Weight | 227 g | 8.01 oz | 192 g | 6.77 oz | |
| Body Build | Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus), aluminum frame | Glass front (Aluminosilicate glass), glass back (Aluminosilicate glass), aluminum frame | |
| Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
| Colors | Phantom Black, Phantom Silver, Phantom Titanium, Phantom Navy, Phantom Brown | Aurora, Black, Silver Frost | |
| Battery | 5000 mAh, Li-Ion, non-removable | 4200 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po | |
| Approximate price | $ 960 | 750 EUR | |
| Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
| Technology | Dynamic AMOLED 2X | OLED | |
| Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
| Display colors | 16M | 16M | |
| Screen size | 6.8" in | 6.47" in | |
| Screen area | 112.1 cm2 | 102.8 cm2 | |
| Screen format | 20:9 (height:width) | 19.5:9 (height:width) | |
| Screen to body ratio | 89.8% | 88.6% | |
| Screen resolution | 1440 x 3200 px | 1080 x 2340 px | |
| Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 515 PPI | 398 PPI | |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass Victus | ||
| Other specs | - Always-on display -120Hz -HDR10+ -1500 nits (peak) |
- HDR10 | |
| Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
| Rear camera, main | 108 MP, Quad | 40 MP, Quad | |
| Camera specs | -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 |
-40 MP, f/1.6, 27mm (wide), 1/1.7", PDAF, OIS -8 MP, f/3.4, 125mm (periscope telephoto), 1/4.0", PDAF, OIS, 5x optical zoom, 10x hybrid zoom -20 MP, f/2.2, 16mm (ultrawide), 1/2.7", PDAF -TOF 3D, (depth) |
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| Functions | LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama | Leica optics, dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama, HDR | |
| Video | 8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS | 4K@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS), 720p@960fps | |
| DxOMark Main Score | 121 | ||
| DxOMark Photo | 128 | ||
| DxOMark Video | 98 | ||
| Front camera, selfie | 40 MP, Single | 32 MP, Single | |
| Specifications | 40 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8'', 0.7µm, PDAF | 32 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8'', 0.8µm | |
| Functions | Dual video call, Auto-HDR | HDR | |
| Video | 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps | 1080p@30fps | |
| DxOMark Selfie Score | 101 | ||
| DxOMark Photo | 104 | ||
| DxOMark Video | 95 |
Performance
| Operating system - OS | Android 11, One UI 3.1 | Android 10, EMUI 10.1, Google Play Services | |
| Chipset | - Exynos 2100 (5 nm) - Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 (5 nm) - USA/China |
- HiSilicon Kirin 980 (7 nm) | |
| CPU | - 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 |
- Octa-core (2x2.6 GHz Cortex-A76 & 2x1.92 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55) | |
| GPU | Mali-G78 MP14 - International Adreno 660 - USA/China |
Mali-G76 MP10 | |
| External memory | No | NM (Nano Memory), up to 256GB (uses shared SIM slot) | |
| Internal memory | 128GB 12GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 16GB RAM | 256GB 8GB 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 | 638987 | 406 | |
| GeekBench 5 Single Core | 960 | ||
| GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 3177 |
Communication and Connectivity
| SIM card | Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM, dual stand-by) | Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | |
| Network | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G | GSM / HSPA / LTE | |
| Bands | -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 |
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) -3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE |
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| Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA), 5G | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat21 1400/200 Mbps | |
| GPRS | Yes | Yes | |
| Edge | Yes | Yes | |
| Wi-Fi | 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 | |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO | Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS | |
| NFC | Yes | Yes | |
| USB | USB Type-C 3.2, USB On-The-Go | 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector | |
| Bluetooth | 5.2, A2DP, LE | 5.0, A2DP, aptX HD, 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 | FM radio (Snapdragon only) | No | |
| Headphone jack | No | No | |
| Others | - 32-bit/384kHz audio -Tuned by AKG |
- 32-bit/384kHz audio |
Other features
| Sensors | - Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer | - Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass , Infrared port | |
| Other extras |
- 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 |
- Fast charging 40W, 70% in 30 min -Fast wireless charging 15W -Power bank/Reverse wireless charging - IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 2m for 30 mins) |
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| Versions |
- Versions: SM-G998B, SM-G998B/DS (International); SM-G998U (USA); SM-G998U1 (USA unlocked); SM-G998W (Canada); SM-G998N (Korea); SM-G9980 (China) |
- Also known as Huawei P30 Pro 2020 |
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