Huawei Nova 8 vs Samsung Galaxy S21

Phone Name

Huawei Nova 8

Samsung Galaxy S21

Phone image Huawei Nova 8 Samsung Galaxy S21
Price
Our Rating 9.0 9.0
Brand Huawei Samsung
Category Mobiles Mobiles

Network

Huawei Nova 8Samsung Galaxy S21
Network Technologies GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE / 5G GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
Network Technology 3G HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
Network Technology 4G 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 18, 19, 26, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41 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-G991U1
Network Technology 5G 1, 3, 28, 38, 41, 77, 78, 80, 83, 84 SA/NSA SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA), 5G

Launch Date

Huawei Nova 8Samsung Galaxy S21
Announced 23, Dec, 2020 14, January, 2021
Market Availability 5, January, 2021 29, January, 2021

Design

Huawei Nova 8Samsung Galaxy S21
Dimensions Mobile 160.1 x 74.1 x 76.4 mm (6.30 × 2.92 x 3.01 inch) 151.7 x 71.2 x 7.9 Mm (5.97 × 2.80 x 0.31 inch)
Weight 169 Grams (5.96 ounces) 169 gram / 171 gram
SIM Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Materials Front glass (Corning Gorilla Victus), plastic back, aluminum frame
Colors Black, blue, green, white Phantom Gray, Phantom White, Phantom Violet, Phantom Pink
Other features - Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard Certificate)
- IP68 water and dust resistant, for a depth of up to 1.5 meters 30 Minute
- support S-Pen

DISPLAY

Huawei Nova 8Samsung Galaxy S21
Type OLED Dynamic AMOLED 2X, touch screen, 16 Million colors
size 6.57 Inch (~ 89.3% screen ratio to the body) 6.2 Inch (~ 87.2% screen ratio to the body)
Screen Resolution 1080 x 2340 Pixels, ratio 19.5:9, 392 Pixels per inch 1080 x 2400 Pixels, ratio 20:9, 421 Pixels per inch
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Victus Glass
Other features - Refresh rate 90 Hz
- 1B colors
- HDR10
- refresh rate 120 Hz
- Always-on display or the display always works
- HDR10+
- 1300 nits

Performance

Huawei Nova 8Samsung Galaxy S21
Operating System Android 10.0 User Interface EMUI 11, No Google Play Services Android 11 One UI 3.1
Chipset Hisilicon Kirin 985 5G 7 nanometer (nm) Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 - (5nm) / Exynos 2100 Global - (5nm) (depending on the country)
CPU Speed Octa core (1 x 2.58GHz Cortex-A76 & 3 x 2.40GHz Cortex-A76 & 4 x 1.84GHz Cortex-A55)
- Octa-core for the Middle East (1 x 2.9 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3 x 2.8 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4 x 2.2 GHz Cortex-A55)
- Octa core model for the United States / China / Korea (1x2.84GHz Kryo 680 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 680 & 4x1. 80 Kryo GHz 680)
Gpu graphics processor Mali-G77 Mali-G78 MP14 - International / Adreno 660 - United States / China / Korea

Storage

Huawei Nova 8Samsung Galaxy S21
External memory no no
RAM 8 GB 8 GB RAM
Storage 128/256 GB, UFS 128/256 Gigabyte, UFS 3.X

Cameras

Huawei Nova 8Samsung Galaxy S21
Rear camera Quad:
- 64 MP, 26mm (wide), PDAF, f/1.9
- 8 Mega pixels, 17mm (ultra-wide), f/2.4
- 2 MP, (Macro), f/2.4
- 2 MP, (depth sensor), f/2.4
Triple camera:
- 12 Megapixels, 26mm (Wide), Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS, f/1.8
- 64 Mega pixels, 28mm (telephoto), PDAF, OIS, 1.1x optical zoom, 3x hybrid zoom, f/2.0 aperture
- 12 Mega pixels, 13mm, (ultrawide), Super Steady video, f/2.2 lens
Camera Features LED flash, Panorama, HDR
Flash LED, auto HDR, panorama
Video - 4K video recording @ 30 Fps
- 1080 Pixel 30 fps
- 720 Pixel 960 fps
- Electronic stabilizer gyro-EIS
- 8K video recording, 24 Fps
- 4K video recording @ 30/60 Fps
- 1080 Pixel 30/60/240 fps
- 720 Pixel 960 fps
- HDR10+
- Stereo sound recording
- Electronic stabilizer gyro-EIS
Selfie camera 32 Megapixel, 26mm (wide), PDAF, f/2.0
10 Megapixel, 26mm (wide), Dual Pixel PDAF, f/2.2 aperture
Features HDR Dual video call, auto HDR
4K video recording @ 30 Fps 4K video recording @ 30/60 Fps 1080 Pixel 30 fps

Battery

Huawei Nova 8Samsung Galaxy S21
Battery 3800 MAh, Lithium Polymer, Non-removable 4000 MAh, Lithium Polymer, Non-removable
Fast battery charging 66W fast charging
- Supports fast charging 25W
Other battery features - 5W reverse charging
- Up to 60% In 15 Minute
- Up to 100% in 35 Minute
- 4.5W reverse wireless charging
- Fast Qi/PMA wireless charging 15W
- USB Power Delivery 3.0

Sound

Huawei Nova 8Samsung Galaxy S21
Loudspeaker Yes Yes
3.5mm jack
Other Sound features - audio 32 Bit / 384 KHz
- Tuned by AKG

Connectivity

Huawei Nova 8Samsung Galaxy S21
Wi-Fi Technology 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, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth 5.1, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
GPS A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC Yes Yes
Infrared no
Radio no FM Radio (Snapdragon model only; market dependent / Operator)
Charging port USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go USB Type-C 3.2, USB On-The-Go
Sensors Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass Footprint (under display, ultrasonic), acceleration, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Additional features - Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support)
- ANT+
- Bixby natural language commands and dictation

Mobile price

Huawei Nova 8Samsung Galaxy S21
Price in Egypt 7,855 Egyptian Pound 14,900 Egyptian Pound
Price in Saudi Arabia [: Ar] Price in Saudi Arabia Saudi Riyal (SAR) [:] 1,875 SR 3,350 SR
Price in the UAE [: Ar] mobile price in the United Arab Emirates in UAE Dirhams (AED) [:] 1,835 AED 3,200 AED
Mobile price in India 36,850 Indian Rupee 68,200 INR
Mobile price in Iraq 594,700 Iraqi Dinar 1,361,795 Iraqi Dinar
Mobile price in dollars about 410 Euros equivalent 499 USD 1029 USD
Prices are on 23, Dec, 2020 14, January, 2021

cell phone

Huawei Nova 8Samsung Galaxy S21
Mobile name Huawei nova 8 5G Samsung Galaxy S21 5G
MODEL ANG-AN00 SM-G991B, SM-G991B/DS, SM-G991U, SM-G991U1, SM-G991W, SM-G991N, SM-G9910

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