Phone Comparison - Huawei P20 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy S21 5G vs Huawei P40 4G

general General Info

Manufacturer Huawei Samsung Huawei
Announced Expected Announcement - March 2018 2021, January 14 2021, February 26
Status Rumored Coming soon. Exp. release 2021, January 29 Available. Released 2021, February 26
Price - Rs. 69,999 ($799.99) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Black, Blue Phantom Gray, Phantom White, Phantom Violet, Phantom Pink Frost Silver, Dark Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension - 151.7 x 71.2 x 7.9 mm
(5.97 x 2.8 x 0.31 in)
148.9 x 71.1 x 8.5 mm
(5.86 x 2.8 x 0.33 in)
Weight - 169 g (5.96 oz) 175 g (6.17 oz)
SIM Type Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only)
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 6(900), 7(2600), 8(900), 9(1800), 12(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
5G Network - SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave -
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, ultrasonic)
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support) ANT+
- Fingerprint Sensor (In-Display )
IP53 dust and splash protection
Notification LED Yes - -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 8.0 (Oreo) Android 11 Android 10.0 (AOSP + HMS)
User Interface - One UI 3.1 EMUI 10.1
Processor Octa-core, HiSilicon Kirin Octa-core (1x2.9 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.80 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A55) - International / Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 680 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 680 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 680 - USA/China/Korea, Exynos 2100 - International / Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 - USA/China/Korea Octa-core (2x2.86 GHz Cortex-A76 & 2x2.36 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A55), HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G (7 nm+)
GPU - Mali-G78 MP14 - International / Adreno 660 - USA/China/Korea Mali-G76 MP16
RAM 6 GB 8 GB 8 GB
Internal Memory 128 GB 256 GB 128 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) NM (Nano Memory), up to 256GB (uses shared SIM slot)

display Display

Type LTPS IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen FHD+ Dynamic AMOLED 2X Display
120Hz Refresh Rate
HDR10+
1300 nits (peak)
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Always-on display
FHD+ OLED Capacitive Touchscreen
DCI-P3
HDR10+
Colors 16M colors 16M Colour 16M colors
Size 5.84 inches 6.2 inches 6.1 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2280 pixels (432 ppi) 1080 x 2400 pixels (424 ppi) 1080 x 2340 pixels (422 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio - 86.12% 86.48%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes no no
Radio FM radio FM radio (Snapdragon model only; market/operator dependent) No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera Triple 12 MP + 20 MP + 2 MP 12 MP + 64 MP + 12 MP 50 MP + 8 MP + 16 MP
Flash Dual-LED Dual-tone Flash LED Flash Dual-LED dual-tone flash
Features Phase Detection And Laser Autofocus, OIS, Leica Optics, 2x Lossless Zoom, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama 12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.76", 1.8µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
64 MP, f/2.0, 29mm (telephoto), 1/1.72", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS, 1.1x optical zoom, 3x hybrid zoom
12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1.4µm, Super Steady video
Auto-HDR, Panorama
50 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), 1/1.28", 1.22µm, omnidirectional PDAF, OIS
8 MP, f/2.4, 80mm (telephoto), PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom
16 MP, f/2.2, 17mm (ultrawide), AF
Leica optics, panorama, HDR
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps 8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@960fps; gyro-EIS
Front Camera 24 MP, autofocus, f/2.0, 1080p [Similar] 10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.2", 1.22µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, Dual video call, Auto-HDR, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 32 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.8µm
IR TOF 3D, (biometrics sensor only)
HDR
2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA), 5G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.1, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector USB Type-C 3.2, USB On-The-Go 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS
Browser HTML5 Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 128 GB, 6 GB RAM or 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS 3.1 128 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS 3.0
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) NM (Nano Memory), up to 256GB (uses shared SIM slot)
USB OTG Not Supported Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor not present barometer sensor present barometer sensor not present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 25W
USB Power Delivery 3.0
Fast Qi/PMA wireless charging 15W
Power bank/Reverse wireless charging 4.5W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 22.5W
Capacity - 4000 mAh 3800 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -