Samsung Galaxy S21 Lite vs Honor Magic 5 Pro

Product
Samsung Galaxy S21 Lite
1,030 USD
Honor Magic 5 Pro
1,029 USD

Price
1,030 USD
1,029 USD
Status
Discontinued
Available
Brand
Samsung Mobile
Honor Mobiles
Model No
Samsung Galaxy S21 Lite
PGT-AN10, PGT-N19

Launch Date
2021, February 15
2023, March 31

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 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G bands
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100)
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41 - China
Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (7CA) Cat20 2000/200 Mbps
HSPA, LTE-A, 5G
Technology
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
5G bands
1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 38, 41, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA - China

Build
Glass front (Gorilla Glass 6), glass back (Gorilla Glass 6), aluminum frame
Glass front, glass back or eco leather back IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)
SIM
Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
Single SIM (Nano-SIM, eSIM) or Dual SIM (2xNano-SIM, eSIM, dual stand-by)
Colors
Cosmic Grey, Cloud Blue, Cosmic Black
Black, Meadow Green, Blue, Purple, Orange
Dimensions
162.9 x 76.7 x 8.8 mm (6.41 x 3.02 x 0.35 in)
Weight
219 g (7.72 oz)

Type
Dynamic AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
LTPO OLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1800 nits (peak)
Size
6.7 inches
6.81 inches, 113.7 cm2 (~91.0% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1440 x 3200 pixels, 20:9 ratio PPI 525 ppi density
1312 x 2848 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~460 ppi density)

OS
Android 10.0; One UI 2
Android 13, MagicOS 7.1
Chipset
Exynos 990 (7 nm+) - Global Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865 (7 nm+) - USA
Qualcomm SM8550-AB Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (4 nm)
CPU
Octa-core (2x2.73 GHz Mongoose M5 & 2x2.60 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55) - Global Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 585 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 585 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 585) - USA
Octa-core (1x3.2 GHz Cortex-X3 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A715 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A710 & 3x2.0 GHz Cortex-A510)
GPU
Mali-G77 MP11 - Global Adreno 650 - USA
Adreno 740

RAM
12GB
8GB/12GB/16GB
Storage
128GB/256GB
256GB/512GB
Card Slot
microSD, up to 1 TB
No

Lens 1
48 MP, f/3.6, 102mm (telephoto), 1/2", PDAF, OIS, 10x hybrid optical zoom
50 MP, f/1.6, 23mm (wide), 1/1.12" 1.4µm, multi-directional PDAF, Laser AF, OIS
Lens 2
12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), AF, Super Steady video
50 MP, f/3.0, 90mm (periscope telephoto), PDAF, OIS, 3.5x optical zoom
Lens 3
12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
50 MP, f/2.0, 13mm, 122˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.5", AF TOF 3D (depth)
Lens 4
0.3 MP, TOF 3D, (depth)
Features
Leica optics, LED flash, Geo-tagging, touch focus, face/smile detection, Auto HDR
LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video
1080p@30
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS, HDR10, 10-bit video

Lens 1
10MP
12 MP, f/2.4, 100˚ (ultrawide), 1.22µm TOF 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
Video
1080p@30/60/240fps
4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps
Features
HDR

Capacity
Li-Ion Capacity 5000 mAh Removable Non-Removable
Li-Po 5100 mAh, non-removable - International Silicon-carbon 5450 mAh, non-removable - China only
Charging
66W wired 50W wireless Reverse wireless 5W reverse wired

Sensors
Fingerprint (under display), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2, ANT+, Bixby natural language commands and dictation, Samsung DeX (desktop experience support)
Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, color spectrum Ultra Wideband (UWB) support

Loudspeaker
Yes
Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack
No, 24-bit audio stereo recording

WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth
5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
5.2, A2DP, LE, aptX HD
GPS
Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS
GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a), GALILEO (E1+E5a)
NFC
Yes
Yes, HCE, NFC-SIM
USB
3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
USB Type-C 3.1, DisplayPort 1.2, OTG
Radio
No

Performance
GeekBench: 4378 (v5.1), 5096 (v6)
Loudspeaker
-24.2 LUFS (Very good)
Battery life
Battery (new) Active use score 12:06h Battery (Old) Endurance rating 115h