Honor 20 vs Samsung Galaxy A21s Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
May 21, 2019	May 15, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
	€240

Design

Dimensions
6.07 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches 154.25 x 73.97 x 7.87 mm	6.44 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches 163.7 x 75.3 x 8.9 mm
Weight
6.14 oz / 174.0 g	6.77 oz / 192.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Notification light
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Blue	Black, White, Blue, Red

Display

Size
6.3-inch, 84.41% screen-to-body	6.5-inch, 82.94% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	TFT
Resolution
2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 412 PPI	1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 270 PPI
Colors
16 777 216

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
Untested	4.6 (Poor)

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Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 980 (7 nm)	Samsung Exynos 850
Processor
Octa-core 2600 MHz ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55	Octa-core 8x2.0GHz Cortex-A55
GPU
Mali-G76 MP10	Mali-G76
Memory
6GB/128GB	3GB (LPDDR4)/32GB (eMMC 5.1) 4GB/64GB 6GB/64GB
Storage expansion
	microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie)	Android (10)

Battery

Type
3750 mAh	5000 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging	Fast charging

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

11h 9min

Gaming

7h 48min

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Camera

Rear
Quad camera	Quad camera
Main camera
48 MP (Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 28 mm Sensor size: 1/2" Pixel size: 0.8 μm	48 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
16 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Sensor size: 1/3.1"	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
2 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4	2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Fourth camera
2 MP Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 27 mm	2 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps) Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	1080p (30 fps)
Front
32 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p	13 MP Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, Infrared, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28	1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1	1, 2, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSPA, HSUPA	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback, Music ringtones, Vibration
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Alternative variants

with 4GB RAM

Memory	4GB/64GB

with 6GB RAM

Memory	6GB/64GB

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