Phone Comparison - Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G vs Huawei Mate 40 Pro 5G vs Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G

general General Info

Manufacturer Huawei Huawei Samsung
Announced August 2019 Expected Announcement - October 2020 2021, January 14
Status Coming Soon - September 2019 Rumored - November 2020 Coming soon. Exp. release 2021, January 29
Price - - Rs. 105,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, Crush Blue, Mid Summer Purple Black, Silver Phantom Black, Phantom Silver, Phantom Titanium, Phantom Navy, Phantom Brown
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 158.1 x 73.1 x 8.8 mm
(6.22 x 2.88 x 0.35 in)
162.9 x 75.5 x 9.1 mm
(6.41 x 2.97 x 0.36 in)
165.1 x 75.6 x 8.9 mm
(6.5 x 2.98 x 0.35 in)
Weight 198 g (6.98 oz) 212 g (7.48 oz) 227 g (8.01 oz)
SIM Type Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only)
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900), 19(800), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
5G NSA / Sub6 / mmWave; N1/N3/N28/N77/N78/N79
LTE LTE
5G Network - - SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave
Messaging
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor(In-display)
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 2m for 30 mins)
Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 6), aluminum frame
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 2m for 30 mins)
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, ultrasonic)
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Stylus support
Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support) ANT+

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 10.0 (Q) Android 10 Android 11
User Interface EMUI 10 EMUI 10.1, no Google Play Servic One UI 3.0
Processor Octa-core (2x2.86 GHz Cortex-A76 & 2x2.09 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.86 GHz Cortex-A55), HiSilicon Kirin 990 (7 nm+) Octa-core (1x3.13 GHz Cortex-A77 & 3x2.54 GHz Cortex-A77 & 4x2.04 GHz Cortex-A55), Kirin 9000 5G (5 nm) 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 - Global / Qualcomm Snapdragon 875 - USA
GPU Mali-G76 MP16 Mali-G78 MP24 Mali-G78 MP14 - International / Adreno 660 - USA/China/Korea
RAM 8 GB 12 GB 16 GB
Internal Memory 256 GB 512 GB 512 GB
External Memory NM (Nano Memory), up to 256GB (uses shared SIM slot) NM (Nano Memory), up to 256GB (uses shared SIM slot) microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)

display Display

Type Full HD+ OLED Capacitive Touchscreen Display, bezel-less display with notch QHD+ OLED Screen
HDR10+
120Hz Refresh rate
QHD+ Dynamic AMOLED 2X Display
120Hz Refresh Rate
HDR10+
1500 nits (peak)
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Always-on display
Colors 16M colors 16M Colour 16M Colour
Size 6.53 inches 6.76 inches 6.8 inches
Resolution 1176 x 2400 pixels (409 ppi) 1344 x 2772 pixels (456 ppi) 1440 x 3200 pixels (516 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 94.19% 93.99% 89.46%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 40 MP + 8 MP + 40 MP + TOF 50 MP + 12 MP + 20 MP + TOF 108 MP + 10 MP + 10 MP + 12 MP + 0.3 MP
Flash Dual-LED Dual-Tone flash Dual-LED dual-tone flash LED flash
Features 40 MP, f/1.6, 27mm (wide), 1/1.7", PDAF, OIS
8 MP, f/2.4, 80mm (telephoto), 1/4", PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom
40 MP, f/1.8, 18mm (ultrawide), 1/1.54", PDAF
3D TOF camera
50 x Digital Zoom, 5 x Optical Zoom, Auto Flash, Face detection, Touch to focus
HDR, panorama
50 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), 1/1.28", 1.22µm, omnidirectional PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/3.4, 125mm (periscope telephoto), PDAF, OIS, 5x optical zoom
20 MP, f/1.8, 18mm (ultrawide), 1/2.8", 1.0µm, PDAF
TOF 3D, (depth)
panorama, HDR
108 MP (2nd gen), f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.33", 0.8µm, PDAF, Laser AF, OIS
10 MP, f/4.9, 240mm (periscope telephoto), 1/3.24", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS, 10x optical zoom
10 MP, f/2.4, 70mm (telephoto), 1/3.24", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom
12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, Super Steady video
auto-HDR, panorama
Video 2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 1080p@960fps, 720p@7680fps, gyro-EIS 8K@30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 1080p@960fps, 720p@7680fps, gyro-EIS 8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS
Front Camera 32 MP + 3D TOF camera
HDR
1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS [Similar]
13 MP, f/2.4, (wide), 1/3.1", 1.0µm
TOF 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
HDR, panorama
4K, 1080p [Similar]
40 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 0.7µm, PDAF
Dual video call, Auto-HDR
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE-A HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA), 5G
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD 5.2, A2DP, LE 5.2, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi 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/6e, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go USB Type-C 3.1, USB On-The-Go USB Type-C 3.2, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
Browser Yes Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM 512 GB, 12 GB RAM or 256 GB, 12 GB RAM or 256GB, 8 GB RAM (UFS3.1) 512 GB, 16 GB RAM or 256 GB, 12 GB RAM or 128 GB, 12 GB RAM UFS 3.1
Expandable Storage NM (Nano Memory), up to 256GB (uses shared SIM slot) NM (Nano Memory), up to 256GB (uses shared SIM slot) microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
USB OTG 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 present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 40W
Fast wireless charging 27W
Power bank/Reverse wireless charging
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 65W
Fast wireless battery charging
Reverse wireless charging
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 25W
USB Power Delivery 3.0
Fast Qi/PMA wireless charging 15W
Reverse wireless charging 4.5W
Capacity 4500 mAh 4400 mAh 5000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -