Huawei Mate 20 X vs Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 16, 2018	Jan 14, 2021
Prices (MSRP)
	12GB/128GB - $1200 | €1399 12GB/256GB - $1250 16GB/512GB - $1380

Design

Dimensions
6.87 x 3.36 x 0.32 inches 174.6 x 85.4 x 8.15 mm	6.50 x 2.98 x 0.35 inches (~0.37 inches with camera bump) 165.1 x 75.6 x 8.9 mm (~9.4 mm with camera bump)
Weight
8.18 oz / 232.0 g	8.04 oz / 229.0 g Europe version - 227 g
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Splash; IP53	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Phantom silver, Midnight blue	Phantom black, Silver

Display

Size
7.2-inch, 87.76% screen-to-body	6.8-inch, 89.33% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, HDR	Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1500 nits
Resolution
2244x1080px, 18.7:9 ratio, 346 PPI	3200x1440px, 20:9 ratio, 516 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
Untested	1.5 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 980 (7 nm)	Snapdragon 888 SM8350 (5 nm) Europe version - Exynos 2100 S5E9840
Processor
Octa-core 2600 MHz ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55	Octa-core 1x2.84GHz Kryo 680 3x2.42GHz Kryo 680 4x1.80GHz Kryo 680 Europe version - Octa-core, 1x2.91GHz Cortex-X1, 3x2.81G​Hz Cortex-A78, 4x2.2G​Hz Cortex-A55
GPU
Mali-G76 MP10	Adreno 660 Europe version - Mali-G78 MP14
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB 8GB/256GB	12GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.1) 12GB/256GB 16GB/512GB
Storage expansion
Nano Memory (NM) up to 256 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (9.0 Pie)	Android (14, 13, 12, 11)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	1117
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	3312
3D Mark High
Untested	1963
3D Mark Low
Untested	1179

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Battery

Type
5000 mAh, Li - Ion	5000 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Huawei SuperCharge	Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0, USB Power Delivery, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging Qi and Powermat wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 25.0W Wireless: 15.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

6h 15min

Browsing

14h 43min

Video

8h 52min

Gaming

8h 40min

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Quad camera
Main camera
Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/1.7"	108 MP (OIS, Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/1.33" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
8 MP (Telephoto, OIS, Laser and PDAF, CMOS image sensor) Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 80 mm Sensor size: 1/4"	12 MP (Ultra-wide, PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Third camera
20 MP (Ultra-wide, Laser and PDAF, CMOS image sensor) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 16 mm Sensor size: 1/2.7"	10 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 70 mm Sensor size: 1/3.2" Pixel size: 1.22 μm
Fourth camera
	10 MP (Telephoto, Periscope, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 10.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 70 mm Sensor size: 1/3.2" Pixel size: 1.22 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps), 720p (960 fps) Time-lapse video, Picture-taking during video recording, Video light, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	8K UHD (24 fps), 4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (960 fps) OIS, HDR, Hyperlapse, Video light, EIS
Front
24 MP	40 MP (PDAF, HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.1
WLAN
dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	Wi-Fi 6,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	Type-C, USB 3.2
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
	M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Dual-band positioning, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, ANT+

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	32-Bit DAC, Dolby Atmos, aptX, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
	n2, n5, n12, n25, n41, n66, n71, n77, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave
LTE Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 66, 71
TDD Bands
34, 38, 39, 40	38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48
3G Bands
6, 5, 4, 2, 1	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 21 (1400/200 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS	LTE-A Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s)
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Dec 22, 2020 FCC ID value: A3LSMG998U
Measured SAR
	Head: 0.77 W/kg Body: 1.02 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.16 W/kg Phablet: 3.15 W/kg

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