Huawei Mate 30 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy S21 Specs Comparison

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Samsung Galaxy S21
Huawei Mate 30 Pro Samsung Galaxy S21
Released · Dec 10, 2019
Released · Jan 29, 2021
6.5-inch
6.2-inch
Quad camera
Triple camera
8GB · 256GB
8GB · 128GB
4500 mAh
4000 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Sep 19, 2019 Jan 14, 2021
Prices (MSRP)
$800

Design

Dimensions
6.22 x 2.88 x 0.35 inches
158.1 x 73.1 x 8.8 mm
5.97 x 2.80 x 0.31 inches
151.7 x 71.2 x 7.9 mm
Weight
6.98 oz (198.0 g) 6.03 oz (171.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6)
Frame: Aluminum
Back: Plastic
Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68 Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
3D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint 2D Face unlock, Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Space silver, Cosmic purple, Black, Emerald green Phantom pink, Violet, Gray, White

Display

Size
6.5-inch, 94.06% screen-to-body 6.2-inch, 86.06% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, HDR Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1300 nits
Resolution
2400x1176px, 18.5:9 ratio, 409 PPI 2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 424 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 6 Corning Gorilla Glass Victus

Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 990 (7 nm) Snapdragon 888 (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2860 MHz
ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55
Octa-core
1x2.84GHz Kryo 680
3x2.42GHz Kryo 680
4x1.80GHz Kryo 680
GPU
Mali-G76 MP16 Adreno 660
Memory
8GB (LPDDR4)/256GB 8GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.0)
8GB/256GB
Storage expansion
Nano Memory (NM) up to 256 GB not expandable
OS
Android (10) Android (13, 12, 11)

Battery

Type
4500 mAh, Li - Polymer 4000 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Huawei SuperCharge
Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0, USB Power Delivery, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging
Qi and Powermat wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 40.0W
Wireless: 27.0W
Wired: 25.0W
Wireless: 15.0W
PhoneArena Battery Tests
Battery Life Estimate
Untested
Browsing
Untested
Video
Untested
Gaming
Untested
Battery Life Estimate
4h 28min
Browsing
7h 47min
Video
7h 36min
Gaming
7h 9min

Camera

Rear
Quad camera Triple camera
Main camera
40 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.6
Focal length: 27 mm
Sensor size: 1/1.7"
12 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Focal length: 26 mm
Sensor size: 1/1.76"
Pixel size: 1.8 μm
Second camera
40 MP (Ultra-wide, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Focal Length: 18 mm
Sensor size: 1/1.5"
12 MP (Ultra-wide, Autofocus)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal Length: 13 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.55"
Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Third camera
8 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF)
Optical zoom: 3.0x
Aperture size: F2.4
Focal Length: 80 mm
Sensor size: 1/4"
64 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.0
Focal Length: 29 mm
Sensor size: 1/1.7"
Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Fourth camera
ToF 3D depth sensing
Flash
Dual LED LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (960 fps), 720p (7680 fps)
EIS
8K UHD (24 fps), 4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (960 fps)
OIS, HDR, Hyperlapse, Continuous autofocus, Video light, EIS
Front
32 MP (Dual-Camera, HDR)
Video capture: 1080p
10 MP (PDAF, HDR)
Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.1 5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
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, Infrared NFC, ANT+

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
aptX-HD 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
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 32 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48
3G Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8 1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Dec 08, 2020
FCC ID value: A3LSMG991U
Measured SAR
Head: 0.36 W/kg
Body: 1.08 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 3.96 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.09 W/kg
Phablet: 2.49 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 256GB storage
Memory 256GB
for Europe
System chip Samsung Exynos 2100 (5 nm)
Processor Octa-core
2900 MHz
1x2.91GHz Cortex-X1
3x2.81G​Hz Cortex-A78
4x2.2G​Hz Cortex-A55
GPU Mali G78 MP14
Weight 5.96 oz (169.0 g)
5G Bands SA, NSA, Sub-6
FCC approval Date approved: Dec 18, 2020
FCC ID value: A3LSMG991B
Measured SAR Head: 0.42 W/kg
Body: 0.94 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 3.96 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.34 W/kg
Phablet: 2.37 W/kg
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