Huawei P20 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy A21s Specs Comparison

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8.5	7.5
Huawei P20 Pro	Samsung Galaxy A21s
Released · Mar 27, 2018	Released · Jun 19, 2020
6.1-inch · 2240x1080px	6.5-inch · 1600x720px
Triple camera	Quad camera
6GB · 128GB	3GB · 32GB
4000 mAh	5000 mAh

Design

Dimensions
6.10 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches 155 x 73.9 x 7.8 mm	6.44 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches 163.7 x 75.3 x 8.9 mm
Weight
6.35 oz (180.0 g)	6.77 oz (192.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Metal
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP67
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, Pink, Blue	Black, White, Blue, Red

Display

Size
6.1-inch	6.5-inch
Resolution
2240x1080px, 18.7:9 ratio, 408 PPI	1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 270 PPI
Technology
OLED	TFT
Screen-to-body
82.00 %	82.94 %
Features
Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 970 (10 nm)	Samsung Exynos 850
Processor
Octa-core 2360 MHz ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 8x 2.0GHz Cortex-A55
GPU
Mali-G72 MP12	Mali-G76
RAM
6GB (LPDDR4)	3GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
128GB	32GB (eMMC 5.1), available to use: 19.5 GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (10, 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo), Huawei Emotion UI	Android (10), Samsung One UI

Battery

Capacity
4000 mAh	5000 mAh
Type
Li - Polymer	Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging	Fast charging

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

11h 9min

Gaming

7h 48min

Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Quad camera
Main camera
40 MP (OIS, Laser and PDAF, CMOS image sensor) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/1.78" Pixel size: 1.55 μm	48 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2" 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"	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
20 MP (Black and White, OIS, Laser and PDAF, CMOS image sensor) Aperture size: F1.6 Focal Length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/2.7" Pixel size: 1 μm	2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Fourth camera
	2 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (60 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (960 fps) Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, Video light, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps)
Front
24 MP (Wide Angle), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)	13 MP, Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.0
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	Type-C, USB 2.0
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers)	Accelerometer, Gyroscope
Other
NFC, Infrared, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
32-Bit DAC, aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 9(1800), 12(700 a), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 32(1500 L-band)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800 DD), 28(700 APT)
4G (TDD)
Bands 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300)	Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G
Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 5(850), 8(900)
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Buyers information

MSRP
	€ 240
In The Box
High-current charger, USB Type-C digital headset, 5A USB Type-C cable, Warranty card, Quick Start Guide, Protective case, USB Type-C to 3.5mm headphone jack adapter, Eject tool

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 27, 2018	May 15, 2020

Alternative variants

Dual-SIM


Dual SIM	Yes

with 4GB RAM


RAM	4GB
Internal storage	64GB

with 6GB RAM


RAM	6GB
Internal storage	64GB

Links

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