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Huawei P40 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy S21 5G

    2.86 in
    6.23 in
    Huawei P40 Pro Mobile Phone
    Huawei P40 Pro
      2.8 in
      5.97 in
      Samsung Galaxy S21 5G Mobile Phone
      Samsung Galaxy S21 5G
      Available colors
      Editiorial reviews
      13
      3.9 out of 5
      8 user ratings
      5 stars
      		25 %
      4 stars
      		62 %
      3 stars
      		12 %
      2 stars
      		0 %
      1 stars
      		0 %
      Read editorial reviews
      14
      4.1 out of 5
      10 user ratings
      5 stars
      		20 %
      4 stars
      		80 %
      3 stars
      		0 %
      2 stars
      		0 %
      1 stars
      		0 %
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      User rating
      40
      4.3 out of 5
      40 user ratings
      5 stars
      		47 %
      4 stars
      		30 %
      3 stars
      		22 %
      2 stars
      		0 %
      1 stars
      		0 %
      38
      4.0 out of 5
      38 user ratings
      5 stars
      		31 %
      4 stars
      		36 %
      3 stars
      		31 %
      2 stars
      		0 %
      1 stars
      		0 %

      Full Comparison

      Units:

      Hardware

      Huawei P40 ProHuawei P40 Pro
      Samsung Galaxy S21 5GSamsung Galaxy S21 5G
      Operating systemAndroid 10Android 11
      CPU clock speed2.86 GHz2.9 GHz
      CPU cores8-core8-core
      CPU modelHuawei Hisilicon Kirin 990 5GSamsung Exynos 2100
      RAM memory8 GBLPDDR5 SDRAM - 8 GB

      Display

      Huawei P40 ProHuawei P40 Pro
      Samsung Galaxy S21 5GSamsung Galaxy S21 5G
      Screen size6.58 in6.2 in
      Number of colors16.7M16.7M
      Panel typeOLEDOLED
      Resolution2640 x 1200 px2400 x 1080 px
      Pixel density441.0 ppi421.0 ppi

      Rear camera

      Huawei P40 ProHuawei P40 Pro
      Samsung Galaxy S21 5GSamsung Galaxy S21 5G
      Primary sensor size1/1.28"1/1.76"
      Primary sensor resolution50.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
      Resolution (second camera)40.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
      Resolution (third camera)12.0 Mpx64.0 Mpx
      Lens aperture (second camera)F/1.8F/2.2
      Lens aperture (third camera)F/3.4F/2.0
      Focus adjustmentAutomaticAutomatic

      Front camera

      Huawei P40 ProHuawei P40 Pro
      Samsung Galaxy S21 5GSamsung Galaxy S21 5G
      Primary resolution32.0 Mpx10.0 Mpx
      Focus adjustmentAutomaticAutomatic
      Lens apertureF/2.2F/2.2

      Storage

      Huawei P40 ProHuawei P40 Pro
      Samsung Galaxy S21 5GSamsung Galaxy S21 5G
      Internal storage
      • 128 GB
      • 256 GB
      • 128 GB
      • 256 GB

      Design

      Huawei P40 ProHuawei P40 Pro
      Samsung Galaxy S21 5GSamsung Galaxy S21 5G
      Colour of product
      • Black
      • Blush gold
      • Midnight black
      • Silver
      • Silver frost
      		Phantom grey

      Dimensions

      Huawei P40 ProHuawei P40 Pro
      Samsung Galaxy S21 5GSamsung Galaxy S21 5G
      Height6.23 in5.97 in
      Width2.86 in2.8 in
      Depth0.35 in0.31 in
      Weight7.16 oz5.96 oz

      Sensors

      Huawei P40 ProHuawei P40 Pro
      Samsung Galaxy S21 5GSamsung Galaxy S21 5G
      Proximityyesyes
      Ambient light sensoryesyes
      Gyroscopeyesyes

      Connectivity

      Huawei P40 ProHuawei P40 Pro
      Samsung Galaxy S21 5GSamsung Galaxy S21 5G
      Sim card size
      • Electronic SIM card
      • Nano SIM
      • Nano-SIM
      • e-SIM
      • Nano SIM
      • Electronic SIM card
      Bluetooth version5.1 LE5.0
      Charging connectionUSBUSB
      Type of USB connectorUSB Type-CUSB Type-C

      Cellular

      Huawei P40 ProHuawei P40 Pro
      Samsung Galaxy S21 5GSamsung Galaxy S21 5G
      Data transmission
      • 5G NR FR1
      • EDGE
      • FDD-LTE
      • GPRS
      • HSDPA
      • HSPA+
      • HSUPA
      • LTE
      • TDD-LTE
      • VoLTE
      • VoWiFi
      • FDD-LTE
      • TDD-LTE
      • 5G NR FR1
      Navigation system
      • A-GPS
      • BeiDou
      • GLONASS
      • GPS
      • Galileo
      • NavIC
      • QZSS
      • GPS
      • GLONASS
      • BeiDou
      • Galileo
      UMTS frequences
      • 1700 MHz
      • 1900 MHz
      • 2100 MHz
      • 800 MHz
      • 850 MHz
      • 900 MHz
      • 2100 MHz
      • 1900 MHz
      • 1700 MHz
      • 850 MHz
      • 900 MHz

      Battery

      Huawei P40 ProHuawei P40 Pro
      Samsung Galaxy S21 5GSamsung Galaxy S21 5G
      Battery capacity4200.0 mAh4000.0 mAh
      Talk time23.5 h33.0 h
      Wireless charging yesyes

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