HTC Desire 21 Pro 5G vs Huawei Nova 16 SE
Product
Price
370 USD
370 USD
Status
Available
Available
Brand
HTC Mobiles
Huawei Mobiles
Model No
21 Pro 5G
CAS-AL50
Launch Date
2021, January 13
2026, August 05
Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 39, 40, 41
LTE
5G bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 28, 41, 78 SA/NSA
Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A
HSPA, LTE
Dimensions
167.1 x 78.1 x 9.4 mm (6.58 x 3.07 x 0.37 in)
163.3 x 78 x 8 mm (6.43 x 3.07 x 0.31 in)
Build
205 g (7.23 oz)
Glass front, plastic frame, aluminum back
SIM
Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Weight
229 g (8.08 oz)
Colors
Black, White, Orange, Blue
Type
IPS LCD, HDR10, 90Hz
OLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, 2160Hz PWM, 8000 nits (peak)*
Size
6.7 inches, 108.4 cm2 (~83.0% screen-to-body ratio)
6.84 inches, 114.8 cm2 (~90.2% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~393 ppi density)
1272 x 2756 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~444 ppi density)
OS
Android 10
HarmonyOS 6.1
Chipset
Qualcomm SM6350 Snapdragon 690 5G (8 nm)
Kirin 8020
CPU
Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz Kryo 560 Gold & 6x1.7 GHz Kryo 560 Silver)
Octa-core (1x2.29 GHz & 3x2.05 GHz & 4x1.3 GHz)
GPU
Adreno 619
Maleoon 920 2cu
RAM
8GB
8GB/12GB
Storage
128GB
128GB/256GB/512GB
Card Slot
microSDXC
Lens 1
48 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF
50 MP, f/1.9, (wide), 1/1.56", dual-pixel PDAF
Lens 2
8 MP, f/2.2, 118˚ (ultrawide)
Auxiliary lens
Lens 3
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
Lens 4
5 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
Features
Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama
LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video
4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS
4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS
Lens 1
16 MP, (wide)
32 MP, f/2.2, (wide)
Features
HDR
Video
1080p@30fps
4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS
Capacity
Li-Po 5000 mAh, non-removable
8500 mAh
Charging
Fast charging 18W
66W wired
5W reverse wired
Sensors
Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass
Virtual proximity sensing
Loudspeaker
Yes
Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack
Yes
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6/7, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth
Bluetooth 5.1, A2DP, LE
6.0, A2DP, LE, L2HC (320-960 kbps HD audio)
GPS
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
GPS (L1+L5), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a), GALILEO (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5), NavIC, GLONASS
NFC
Yes
Yes
Radio
No
USB
Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go
USB Type-C 2.0, OTG