Two of the newest flagship smartphones are already out in the market and both of them are quite great as both smartphones pack a flagship camera, design, and also hardware inside but if you’re curious which has the best hardware for each smartphone, check out our specs comparison of the Huawei Mate 40 Pro and the Samsung Galaxy S21+ below:
| Huawei Mate 40 Pro | Samsung Galaxy S21+ | |
| Display | 6.76-inch FHD+ IPS Display, 90Hz refresh rate | 6.4-inch FHD+ Super AMOLED Display, 120Hz refresh rate |
| Processor | Kirin 9000 5G SoC | Exynos 2100 Chipset |
| GPU | ARM Mali-G78MP24 GPU | ARM Mali-G78MP14 GPU |
| RAM | 8GB RAM | 8GB RAM |
| Storage | 256GB Internal storage Expandable via NM card | 256GB Internal Storage non expandable |
| Rear Camera | 50MP Super Sensing Wide Camera
20MP Ultra-Wide Cine Camera 12MP Telephoto Camera |
12MP Wide-Angle Camera
12MP Ultra-wide camera 64MP Telephoto camera |
| Front Camera | 13-megapixel
3D Depth sensing camera |
10-megapixel |
| Connectivity | 5G
LTE Bluetooth GPS A-GPS Wi-Fi |
5G
LTE Bluetooth GPS A-GPS Wi-Fi |
| Battery | 4400mAh Battery | 4800mAh Battery |
| Operating System | EMUI 11 | OneUI 3 |
| Others | 50W Wireless Huawei SuperCharge
66W Huawei SuperCharge Charge |
15W Wireless Charging
25W Wired Fast Charging |
Basically, the Kirin 9000 5G SoC versus Exynos 2100 is a tough fight as both chips are flagship ones with the Kirin 9000 sporting a Cortex-A77 prime core while the Exynos 2100 sports a Cortex-X1 prime core which is better and faster however for the GPU, the Exynos only uses a Mali-G78 MP14 GPU while the Kirin 9000 uses a Mali-G78MP24 GPU which has more GPU cores. As for the RAM, both smartphones comes with 8GB RAM.
For the display, the Huawei Mate 40 Pro comes with a larger 6.76-inch Full HD+ Display with curved edges while the Samsung Galaxy S21+ comes with a smaller 6.7-inch display with Full HD+ resolution and HDR10+ certification. The Samsung Galaxy S21+ comes in with a better display as this one got a 120Hz refresh rate compared to Huawei’s 90hz refresh rate.
As for the camera, they have a different approach as the Samsung Galaxy S21+ comes with a bigger 64MP telephoto lens along with 12MP wide-angle and 12MP ultra wide camera while the Huawei Mate 40 Pro comes with 50MP Super Sensing Wide Camera, 20MP Ultra wide cine camera and a 12MP Telephoto Camera. The Huawei Mate 40 Pro sports a larger sensor and it can go up to 50x zoom when you take photos but the Samsung Galaxy S21+ might have a smaller sensor and it can only shoot up to 30x zoom, this one can record videos at up to 8K24fps. For selfies, the Huawei Mate 40 Pro hjas a big advantage as this one comes with 13MP Ultra Vision Selfie Camera along with the 3D Depth Sensing Camera while the Galaxy S21+ only sports a 10MP selfie camera
When it comes to power, both smartphones supports wireless charging and they can charge other devices too. With the Huawei Mate 40 Pro, you can charge up to 50W via wireless charging with their proprietary wireless charger and it can go up to 66W with their Huawei SuperCharge tech. This is quite amazing and a big game changer as you don’t have to charge your smartphone for more than an hour to fully charge it while the Samsung Galaxy S21+ still comes with 15W Wireless Charging and 25W Wired Charging. While the Samsung Galaxy S21+ comes with a slower charging, this one comes with a slightly bigger 4800mAh battery while the Huawei Mate 40 Pro comes with 4400mAh battery
Both are great smartphones and it really depends on your preference when it comes to the hardware. The Samsung Galaxy S21+ might have a larger display and a better display overall but the Huawei Mate 40 Pro does have an advantage in terms of camera zoom, the selfie camera, the charging, and a slightly larger display. Both the Samsung Galaxy S21+ and the Huawei Mate 40 Pro are available in the market.
