Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G

Huawei P40 Pro 8GB/256GB

os

Android 11, One UI 3.1

Android 10, EMUI 10.1, no Google Play Services

RAM

12 GB

8 GB

ROM

256 GB

256 GB

expandable

256 GB

CPU

Octa-core (1x2.9 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.80 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A55)

Octa-core (2x2.86 GHz Cortex-A76 & 2x2.36 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A55)

GPU

Mali-G78 MP14

Mali-G76 MP16

SoC

Exynos 2100 (5 nm)

Kirin 990 5G (7 nm+)

number of cores

8core

8core

features

LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama

Leica optics, LED flash, panorama, HDR

primary

Quad:
108 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.33", 0.8m, PDAF, Laser AF, OIS
10 MP, f/4.9, 240mm (periscope telephoto), 1/3.24", 1.22m, dual pixel PDAF, OIS, 10x optical zoom
10 MP, f/2.4, 70mm (telephoto), 1/3.24", 1.22m, dual pixel PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom
12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 1.4m, dual pixel PDAF, Super Steady video

Quad:
50 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), 1/1.28", 2.44m, omnidirectional PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/3.4, 125mm (periscope telephoto), PDAF, OIS, 5x optical zoom
40 MP, f/1.8, 18mm (ultrawide), 1/1.54", PDAF
TOF 3D, (depth)

secondary

40 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.7m, PDAF

Dual:
32 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.8m, AF
IR TOF 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)

video

8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS

4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720@7680fps, 1080p@960fps, HDR; gyro-EIS

capacity

5000mAh

4200mAh

charging

Fast charging 40W
Fast wireless charging 27W
Fast reverse wireless charging 27W

type

Li-ion (non-removable)

Li-Polymer (non-removable)

build

Glass front, glass back, aluminum frame

dimension

165.1 x 75.6 x 8.9 mm

158.2 x 72.6 x 9 mm

display

Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1500 nits (peak)

OLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors

resolution

1440 x 3200 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~515 ppi density)

1200 x 2640 pixels (~441 ppi density), HDR10, 90Hz refresh rate

screen

6.8"

6.58"

weight

227 gm

209 gm

GPS

Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO

Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS, NavIC

Infrared port

Yes

NFC

Yes

Yes

USB

USB Type-C 3.2, USB On-The-Go

3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go

bluetooth

5.2, A2DP, LE

5.1, A2DP, LE

internet

HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G

2G/3G/4G/5G

wifi

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot

radio

FM radio

No

general

Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support)

sensors

Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer

Infrared face recognition, fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, color spectrum