Samsung Galaxy Note 21 Ultra vs Huawei Pura 70 Ultra

Product
Huawei Pura 70 Ultra
1,399 USD

Price
1,400 USD
1,399 USD
Status
Discontinued
Available
Brand
Samsung Mobile
Huawei Mobiles
Model No
Note 21 Ultra
HBP-LX9, HBP-AL00

Launch Date
2021, November 01
2024, April 18

2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only) CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 CDMA 800
3G bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1x
4G bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48, 66, 71 - SM-G998U1
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42
5G bands
SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave
SA/NSA - China only
Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA), 5G
HSPA, LTE, 5G
Technology
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / CDMA2000 / LTE / 5G

Dimensions
165.1 x 75.6 x 8.9 mm (6.5 x 2.98 x 0.35 in)
162.6 x 75.1 x 8.4 mm (6.40 x 2.96 x 0.33 in)
Weight
227 g (Sub6), 229 g (mmWave) (8.01 oz)
226 g (7.97 oz)
SIM
Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM, dual stand-by)
Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Colors
Phantom Black, Phantom Silver
Black, White, Brown, Green
Build
Glass front, aluminum frame, silicone polymer back (eco leather) Kunlun Glass (Xuanwu tempered) IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 2m for 30 min)

Type
Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1500 nits (peak)
LTPO OLED, 1B colors, HDR, 120Hz, 2500 nits (peak)
Size
6.8 inches
6.8 inches, 109.0 cm2 (~89.3% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1440 x 3200 pixels, 20:9 ratio
1260 x 2844 pixels (~460 ppi density)

OS
Android 11 One UI 3.1
HarmonyOS 4.2
Chipset
Exynos 2100 (5 nm) - International Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 (5 nm) - USA/China
Kirin 9010 (7 nm)
CPU
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
Octa-core (1x2.3 GHz Taishan Big & 3x2.18 GHz Taishan Mid & 4x1.55 GHz Cortex-A510)
GPU
Mali-G78 MP14 - International Adreno 660 - USA/China

RAM
12GB/16GB
16GB
Storage
128GB/256GB/512GB
512GB/1TB
Card Slot
No

Lens 1
108 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.33", 0.8µm, PDAF, Laser AF, OIS
50 MP, f/1.6-4.0, 23mm (wide), 1.0"-type, PDAF, Laser AF, sensor-shift OIS, retractable lens
Lens 2
10 MP, f/4.9, 240mm (periscope telephoto), 1/3.24", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS, 10x optical zoom
50 MP, f/2.1, 90mm (telephoto), PDAF (5cm - ∞), OIS, 3.5x optical zoom
Lens 3
10 MP, f/2.4, 70mm (telephoto), 1/3.24", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom
40 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), AF
Lens 4
12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, Super Steady video
Features
LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video
8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS
4K, 1080p, HDR, gyro-EIS, OIS

Lens 1
40 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.7µm, PDAF
13 MP, f/2.4, (ultrawide), AF
Features
Dual video call, Auto-HDR
HDR, panorama
Video
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps
Yes, HDR

Capacity
Li-Po 5000 mAh Non-Removable
5200mAh, non-removable
Charging
Fast battery charging 25W Wireless Charging USB Power Delivery 3.0 Fast Qi/PMA wireless charging 15W Reverse wireless charging 4.5W
Charging 100W wired 80W wireless 20W reverse wireless 18W reverse wired

Sensors
Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support) ANT+ Bixby natural language commands and dictation
Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, proximity, gyro, compass, color spectrum BDS Satellite Calling and Message

Loudspeaker
3.5mm Audio Jeck
Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack
32-bit/384kHz audio Tuned by AKG

WLAN
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
Bluetooth
5.2, A2DP, LE
5.2, A2DP, LE, L2HC
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a+B2b), GALILEO (E1+E5a+E5b), QZSS (L1+L5), NavIC
NFC
Yes
Yes; NFC-SIM, HCE
USB
Type-C 3.2, USB On-The-Go
USB Type-C 3.1, OTG, DisplayPort 1.2

Performance
AnTuTu: 987197 (v10) GeekBench: 4482 (v6) 3DMark Wild life: 5775 (offscreen 1440p)
Display
1231 nits max brightness (measured)
Loudspeaker
-28.3 LUFS (Average)
Battery life
Active use score 12:29h