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- P20 Pro vs Galaxy M21s
Huawei P20 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy M21s
What P20 Pro does better (10) and where Galaxy M21s wins (10) — every spec side by side.
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5.0Display5.0
8.2Camera7.5
2.9Battery6.6
5.9Features3.5
Dimensions
Size comparison
P20 ProGalaxy M21s
| P20 Pro | Galaxy M21s | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Height | 155 mm | 159.2 mm | −4.2 mm |
| Width | 73.9 mm | 75.1 mm | −1.2 mm |
| Thickness | 7.8 mm | 8.9 mm | −1.1 mm |
| Weight | 180 g | 191 g | −11 g |
Drawn to the same scale from the official dimensions (front and side).
Why is P20 Pro better than Galaxy M21s?
- Wired charging22 W vs 15 W+50%
- Optical stabilisationYes · Galaxy M21s: No
- Telephoto cameraYes · Galaxy M21s: No
- NFCYes · Galaxy M21s: No
- Stereo speakersYes · Galaxy M21s: No
- Storage (base)128 GB vs 64 GB2×
- Weight180 g vs 191 g+6%
- CPU frequency2.4 GHz vs 2.3 GHz+4%
- USB version3.1 vs 2+55%
- Thickness7.8 mm vs 8.9 mm+14%
Why is Galaxy M21s better than P20 Pro?
- Battery capacity4,000 mAh vs 6,000 mAh+50%
- Main camera40 MP vs 64 MP+60%
- Memory card slotNo · P20 Pro: Yes
- Ultra-wide cameraNo · P20 Pro: Yes
- 3.5 mm headphone jackNo · P20 Pro: Yes
- Peak brightness400 nits vs 420 nits+5%
- Screen size6.1″ vs 6.4″+5%
- Selfie camera24 MP vs 32 MP+33%
- Bluetooth4.2 vs 5+19%
- Screen-to-body ratio82% vs 84.1%+3%
Specifications
Side by side
| Design | ||
| Weight | 180 g | 191 g |
| Thickness | 7.8 mm | 8.9 mm |
| Height | 155 mm | 159.2 mm |
| Width | 73.9 mm | 75.1 mm |
| Frame | Aluminium | Plastic |
| Back | Glass | Plastic |
| Ingress protection | IP67 | — |
| Water resistance (IPx) | IPx7 | — |
| Glass protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 |
| Colours | Black, Gold, Blue, Purple | Blue, Black |
| Display | ||
| Screen size | 6.1″ | 6.4″ |
| Panel | OLED | Super AMOLED |
| OLED panel | Yes | Yes |
| Resolution (width) | 1,080 px | 1,080 px |
| Resolution (height) | 2,240 px | 2,340 px |
| Pixel density | 408 ppi | 403 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Peak brightness | 400 nits | 420 nits |
| Measured brightness | 585 nits | — |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 82% | 84.1% |
| HDR | Yes | — |
| Performance | ||
| Chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 970 | Exynos 9611 |
| Chip maker | HiSilicon | Exynos |
| Process | 10 nm | 10 nm |
| CPU cores | 8 | 8 |
| CPU frequency | 2.4 GHz | 2.3 GHz |
| GPU | Mali G72 MP12 | Mali-G72 MP3 |
| AnTuTu score | 460,393 | — |
| Geekbench 6 (multi-core) | 1,480 | — |
| Memory | ||
| RAM | 6 GB | 6 GB |
| Storage (max) | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage (base) | 128 GB | 64 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.1 | eMMC 5.1 |
| Memory card slot | No | Yes |
| Camera | ||
| Main camera | 40 MP | 64 MP |
| Main camera aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Main sensor size | 1/1.74" | 1/1.72" |
| Rear cameras | 2 | 2 |
| Optical stabilisation | Yes | No |
| Ultra-wide camera | No | Yes |
| Telephoto camera | Yes | No |
| Optical zoom | 3× | — |
| Max video | 4K | 4K |
| 4K video frame rate | 30 fps | 30 fps |
| Selfie camera | 24 MP | 32 MP |
| 4K selfie video | No | No |
| Battery | ||
| Battery capacity | 4,000 mAh | 6,000 mAh |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Wired charging | 22 W | 15 W |
| Charged in 30 min | 50% | — |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Connectivity | ||
| 5G | No | No |
| eSIM | No | No |
| Dual SIM | Yes | Yes |
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 5 | Wi-Fi 5 |
| Bluetooth | 4.2 | 5 |
| NFC | Yes | No |
| USB | USB Type-C | USB Type-C 2.0 |
| USB version | 3.1 | 2 |
| Infrared port | Yes | — |
| Satellite navigation | GPS, GLONASS, BDS | GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS |
| Features | ||
| Stereo speakers | Yes | No |
| 3.5 mm headphone jack | No | Yes |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes | Rear |
| Sensors | proximity, accelerometer, gyro, light, compass, hall, color spectrum, fingerprint | Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass |
| SAR (head) | 0.73 W/kg | 0.48 W/kg |
| Software | ||
| OS at launch | Android 8.1 Oreo | Android 10 |
| Platform | Android | Android |
| Interface | EMUI 8.1 | One UI 2.5 |
