Huawei Mate 20 vs Samsung Galaxy A21s Specs Comparison

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8.0
Huawei Mate 20
7.5
Samsung Galaxy A21s
Huawei Mate 20 Samsung Galaxy A21s
Released · Oct 26, 2018
Released · Jun 19, 2020
6.5-inch · 2244x1080px
6.5-inch · 1600x720px
Triple camera
Quad camera
4GB · 128GB
3GB · 32GB
4000 mAh
5000 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 16, 2018 May 15, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
€240

Design

Dimensions
6.23 x 3.04 x 0.33 inches
158.2 x 77.2 x 8.3 mm
6.44 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches
163.7 x 75.3 x 8.9 mm
Weight
6.63 oz / 188.0 g 6.77 oz / 192.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass
Frame: Metal
Resistance
Splash, Dust; IP53
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch) 2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Green, Blue Black, White, Blue, Red

Display

Size
6.5-inch, 87.98% screen-to-body 6.5-inch, 82.94% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, HDR, 820 nits TFT
Resolution
2244x1080px, 18.7:9 ratio, 381 PPI 1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 270 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
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Bright Max (20% APL)
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Bright Min
1 (Excellent) 4.6 (Poor)

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
4GB (LPDDR4)/128GB
6GB/128GB
3GB (LPDDR4)/32GB (eMMC 5.1)
4GB/64GB
6GB/64GB
Storage expansion
Nano Memory (NM) up to 256 GB microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie) Android (10)

Battery

Type
4000 mAh, Li - Ion 5000 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Huawei SuperCharge Fast charging
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Battery Life Estimate
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Browsing
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Video
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Gaming
Untested
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Browsing
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Video
11h 9min
Gaming
7h 48min

Camera

Rear
Triple camera Quad camera
Main camera
12 MP (OIS, Laser and PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Focal length: 27 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.3"
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, Laser and PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal Length: 17 mm
8 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Sensor size: 1/4"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
8 MP (Telephoto, Laser and PDAF)
Optical zoom: 2.0x
Aperture size: F2.4
Focal Length: 52 mm
Sensor size: 1/4"
2 MP (Macro)
Aperture size: F2.4
Fourth camera
2 MP (Depth information)
Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (960 fps)
Time-lapse video, Picture-taking during video recording, Video light, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
1080p (30 fps)
Front
24 MP
Video capture: 1080p
13 MP
Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

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

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers 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, 9, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41 38, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1 1, 2, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 21 (1400/200 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM
VoLTE
Yes

Phone Features

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

Alternative variants

with 6 GB RAM
Memory 6GB
with 4GB RAM
Memory 4GB/64GB
with 6GB RAM
Memory 6GB/64GB
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