Samsung Galaxy Note 21 vs Huawei Mate 40 Pro

1,370 USD

1,350 USD

Discontinued

Available

Samsung Mobile

Huawei Mobiles

Note 21

NOH-NX9

2021, October 31

2020, November 01

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only)

GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G

CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO

HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100

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, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42

SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave

1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28, 38, 40, 41, 77, 78, 79, 80, 84 SA/NSA/Sub6

HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA), 5G

HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G

165.1 x 75.6 x 8.9 mm (6.5 x 2.98 x 0.35 in)

162.9 x 75.5 x 9.1 mm (6.41 x 2.97 x 0.36 in)

227 g (Sub6), 229 g (mmWave) (8.01 oz)

212 g (7.48 oz)

Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM, dual stand-by)

Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) IP68 dust/water resistant

Phantom Black, Phantom Silver

Mystic Silver, White, Black, Green, Yellow

Glass front, glass back, aluminum frame

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

OLED, HDR10, 90Hz, 16.7 million colors

6.8 inches

6.76 inches, 115.7 cm2 (~94.1% screen-to-body ratio)

1440 x 3200 pixels, 20:9 ratio

1344 x 2772 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~456 ppi density)

Android 11 One UI 3.1

Android 10, EMUI 11, no Google Play Services

Exynos 2100 (5 nm) - International Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 (5 nm) - USA/China

Kirin 9000 5G (5 nm)

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 (1x3.13 GHz Cortex-A77 & 3x2.54 GHz Cortex-A77 & 4x2.05 GHz Cortex-A55) , Dual Big Core + Tiny Core NPUs (Neural-network Processing Unit)

Mali-G78 MP14 - International Adreno 660 - USA/China

Mali-G78 MP24

12GB/16GB

8GB UFS 3.1

128GB/256GB/512GB

256GB/512GB

No

NM (Nano Memory), up to 256GB (uses shared SIM slot)

108 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.33", 0.8µm, PDAF, Laser AF, OIS

50 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), 1/1.28", 1.22µm, omnidirectional PDAF, Laser AF

10 MP, f/4.9, 240mm (periscope telephoto), 1/3.24", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS, 10x optical zoom

12 MP, f/3.4, 125mm (periscope telephoto), PDAF, OIS, 5x optical zoom

10 MP, f/2.4, 70mm (telephoto), 1/3.24", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom

20 MP, f/1.8, 18mm (ultrawide), PDAF

12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, Super

LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama

phase focus, contrast focus, Story Creator, Tracking Shot, Steady Shot, Audio Zoom, High-Res, Time-Lapse, Ultra Wide Angle Lens, Aperture, Dual-View Video, Night, Macro, Portrait, Pro, Slow-Mo, Panorama, Monochrome, Light Painting, HDR, Filter, Stickers, etc

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

4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240/480fps, 720p@960fps, 720p@3840fps, HDR, gyro-EIS

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

13 MP, f/2.4, 18mm (ultrawide) TOF 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)

Dual video call, Auto-HDR

Slow-Motion Selfie, Intelligent Field of View, Portrait, Panorama, AR Lens, Time-Lapse, Moving Picture, Filter, Stickers, Capture Smiles, Mirror Reflection, Audio Control, Timer

4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps

4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps

5000 mAh Non-Removable

Li-Po 4400 mAh, non-removable

Fast battery charging 25W Wireless Charging USB Power Delivery 3.0 Fast Qi/PMA wireless charging 15W Reverse wireless charging 4.5W

Fast charging 66W Fast wireless charging 50W Reverse wireless charging 5W

Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support) ANT+ Bixby natural language commands and dictation

Face ID, fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass, color spectrum

32-bit/384kHz audio Tuned by AKG

Yes, with stereo speakers

3.5mm Audio Jeck

No 32-bit/384kHz audio

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

5.2, A2DP, LE

5.2, A2DP, LE

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

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

Yes

Yes

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

USB Type-C 3.1, USB On-The-Go

No