Huawei Honor V9 Play vs Samsung Galaxy S21

General
2G NetworkSIM1: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 SIM2: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G NetworkHSPA
4G NetworkLTE
SIMNano-SIM
AnnouncedSeptember 2017
StatusAvailable
Body
Dimensions147.90 x 73.20 x 7.65
Weight145.00 g
Display for Huawei Honor V9 Play
TypeIPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors, Multitouch
Size5.2 Inches
MultitouchMultitouch
Protection
GPS + A-GPS support, Document viewer, Photo viewer/editor, Fast battery charging, Dual SIM + Micro-SIM, dual stand-by), Google Search, Maps, Gmail, Voice memo/dial/commands, Calendar, Speakerphone
Sound
Alert typesDownloadable, Poluphonic, Mp3
LoudspeakerYes
3.5mm jackYes
Memory
Card slotSupport upto 128GB
Internal32GB Built-in, 3GB RAM
Data
GPRSYes
EDGEYes
Speed
WLANWi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
Bluetoothv4.1 with A2DP
NFC
Infrared port
USBmicroUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go
Camera
Primary13 MP
FeaturesLED Flash, auto-focus
VideoYes
Secondary8 MP
Features
OSAndroid 7.0 Nougat
Chipset
CPU1.5 GHz octa-core
GPU
SensorsAccelerometer, proximity
MessagingSMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email
BrowserHTML5
RadioYes
GPSYes + A-GPS support
Java
ColorsVarious
Bluetooth v4.1 with A2DP, EDR, LE, USB, NFC, WLAN (Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot), GPRS, EDGE, 3G HSPA, 4G LTE
Battery
3000 mAh
Stand-byN/A
Talk timeN/A
Music playYes
Tests
Display5.2 inches
LoudspeakerYes
Audio qualityMP3/AAC/WMA/WAV player
Camera8 MP
space
Network
TechnologyGSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
2G bandsGSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only)
CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA
3G bandsHSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G bandsLTE
5G bandsSA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave
SpeedHSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA), 5G
Launch
Announced2021, January 14
StatusAvailable
Body
Dimensions151.7 x 71.2 x 7.9 mm (5.97 x 2.80 x 0.31 in)
Weight169 g (Sub6), 171 g (mmWave) (5.96 oz)
BuildGlass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), plastic back, aluminum frame
SIMSingle SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM, dual stand-by)
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Display for Samsung Galaxy S21
TypeDynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1300 nits (peak)
Size6.2 inches, 94.1 cm2 (~87.2% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~421 ppi density)
ProtectionCorning Gorilla Glass Victus
Always-on display
Platform
OSAndroid 11, One UI 3.1
ChipsetExynos 2100 (5 nm) - International
Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 (5 nm) - USA/China/Korea
CPUOcta-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/Korea
GPUMali-G78 MP14 - International
Adreno 660 - USA/China/Korea
Memory
Card slotNo
Internal128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM
UFS 3.1
Main Camera
Triple12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.76", 1.8µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
64 MP, f/2.0, 28mm (telephoto), 1/1.76", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS, 1.1x optical zoom, 3x hybrid zoom
12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55" 1.4µm, Super Steady video
FeaturesLED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS
Selfie camera
Single10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.24", 1.22µm, Dual Pixel PDAF
FeaturesDual video call, Auto-HDR
Video4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps
Sound
LoudspeakerYes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jackNo
32-bit/384kHz audio
Tuned by AKG
Comms
WLANWi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth5.0, A2DP, LE
GPSYes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFCYes
RadioFM radio (Snapdragon model only; market/operator dependent)
USBUSB Type-C 3.2, USB On-The-Go
Features
SensorsFingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support)
ANT+
Bixby natural language commands and dictation
Battery
TypeLi-Po 4000 mAh, non-removable
ChargingFast charging 25W
USB Power Delivery 3.0
Fast Qi/PMA wireless charging 15W
Reverse wireless charging 4.5W

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