Phone Comparison - Huawei Nova 2 vs Samsung Galaxy A21s

Huawei Nova 2
huawei nova 2
Samsung Galaxy A21s
samsung galaxy a21s
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general General Info

Manufacturer Huawei Samsung
Announced May 2017 Expected Announcement - May 2020
Status Coming Soon - June 2017 Rumored
Price Rs. 23,900 ($370.00) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Aurora Blue, Grass Green, Streamer Gold, Obsidian Black, Rose Go Black, White, Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 142.2 x 68.9 x 6.9 mm
(5.6 x 2.71 x 0.27 in)
8.9 mm thickness
(0.35 in thickness)
Weight 143 g (5.04 oz) 191 g (6.74 oz)
SIM Type Dual-SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM), 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)
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
- Fingerprint Sensor
Notification LED Yes -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat) Android 10.0
User Interface EMUI 5.1 One UI 2.0
Processor Octa-core (4x2.36 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53), HiSilicon Kirin 659 [Similar] Octa-core 2.0 GHz, Exynos 850 [Similar]
GPU Mali-T830 MP2 [Similar] -
RAM 4 GB [Browse Similar] 3 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 64 GB 64 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSDXC

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, 2.5D Curved Gorilla Glass PLS TFT Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches [Similar] 6.55 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) [Similar] 720 x 1600 pixels (268 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 70.21% -
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio FM Radio -
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera Dual 12 MP + 8 MP [Similar] 48 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP [Similar]
Flash Dual-LED (dual Tone) LED Flash
Features Phase Detection Autofocus, f/1.8 aperture lens, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama 48 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF
8 MP, f/2.4, (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
Panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 20 MP [Similar] 13 MP, f/2.3, 29mm (normal), 1/3.1", 1.12µm
HDR, Panorama
1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE, VoLTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A
Bluetooth Yes 5.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Yes Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB 2.0 Yes
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant) Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML5 Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 64 GB, 3 GB RAM or 32 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSDXC
USB OTG Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Battery Charging 10W
Capacity 2950 mAh 5000 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - -