Huawei Honor 20S vs Samsung Galaxy M21

Key differences

Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

• Display technology

  OLED versus LCD

  Honor 20S:

  LCD

  Galaxy M21:

  OLED

• Weight

  Honor 20S: 16 g lighter

  Honor 20S:

  172 g

  Galaxy M21:

  188 g

• Width

  Honor 20S: 1.1 mm narrower

  Honor 20S:

  74 mm

  Galaxy M21:

  75.1 mm

• Chipset

  Honor 20S:

  HiSilicon Kirin 810 (7 nm)

  Galaxy M21:

  Exynos 9611 (10nm)

• Depth

  Honor 20S: 1 mm thinner

  Honor 20S:

  7.9 mm

  Galaxy M21:

  8.9 mm

• Height

  Honor 20S: 4.7 mm shorter

  Honor 20S:

  154.3 mm

  Galaxy M21:

  159 mm

Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

1. 1. Honor 20S

   Height:

   154.3 mm

   Width:

   74 mm

   Depth:

   7.9 mm

2. 2. Galaxy M21

   Height:

   159 mm +4.7 mm versus Honor 20S

   Width:

   75.1 mm +1.1 mm versus Honor 20S

   Depth:

   8.9 mm +1 mm versus Honor 20S

Screen size

Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

1. 1. Honor 20S

   Screen diagonal:

   6.26 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   19.5:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   96.2 cm²

2. 2. Galaxy M21

   Screen diagonal:

   6.4 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   19.5:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   100.5 cm²

Galaxy M21 has approximately 4.5% more rectangular screen area than Honor 20S.

Memory variants

Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

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