Huawei Nova Plus vs Samsung Galaxy S9 vs Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G

General Info

Manufacturer
Huawei	Samsung	Samsung
Announced
September 2016	February 2018	2021, January 14
Status
Coming Soon - October 2016	Coming Soon, March 2018	Coming soon. Exp. release 2021, January 29
Price
Rs. 32,760 ($485.00) [Similarly Priced]	Rs. 52,999 ($750.00) [Similarly Priced]	Rs. 105,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors
White, Silver, Gold	Various	Phantom Black, Phantom Silver, Phantom Titanium, Phantom Navy, Phantom Brown
Form Factor
Candybar	Candybar	Candybar
Dimension
-	147.7 x 68.7 x 8.5 mm (5.81 x 2.7 x 0.33 in)	165.1 x 75.6 x 8.9 mm (6.5 x 2.98 x 0.35 in)
Weight
-	163 g (5.75 oz)	227 g (8.01 oz)
SIM Type
-	Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)	Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only) CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network
HSDPA	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network
LTE	LTE	LTE
5G Network
-	-	SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave
Messaging
SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail	SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features
- Fingerprint Sensor	- Fingerprint Sensor - Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) - IP68 certified - dust/water proof over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes	- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, ultrasonic) Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) Stylus support Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support) ANT+
Notification LED
-	Yes	-

Hardware and OS

OS
Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)	Android 8.0 (Oreo)	Android 11
User Interface
-	Samsung Experience	One UI 3.0
Processor
Octa-core 2.0 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625	Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Mongoose M3 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A55) - EMEA Octa-core (4x2.7 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) - USA & China, Exynos 9810 Octa - EMEA Qualcomm Snapdragon 845	Octa-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, Exynos 2100 - Global / Qualcomm Snapdragon 875 - USA
GPU
Adreno 506	Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEA Adreno 630 - USA & China	Mali-G78 MP14 - International / Adreno 660 - USA/China/Korea
RAM
3 GB	4 GB	16 GB
Internal Memory
32 GB	64 GB	512 GB
External Memory
microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)	microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only	microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)

Display

Type
IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, 2.5D Curved Gorilla Glass	Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5	QHD+ Dynamic AMOLED 2X Display 120Hz Refresh Rate HDR10+ 1500 nits (peak) Corning Gorilla Glass Victus Always-on display
Colors
16M colors	16M colors	16M Colour
Size
5.5 inches	5.8 inches	6.8 inches
Resolution
1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi)	1440 x 2960 pixels (568 ppi)	1440 x 3200 pixels (516 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio
-	84.00%	89.46%
Multi-Touch

Multimedia

3.5mm Jack

Radio
To be confirmed	No	FM radio (Snapdragon model only; market/operator dependent)
Games
Yes + Downloadable	Yes + Downloadable	Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker

Camera

Rear Camera
16 MP	12 MP	108 MP + 10 MP + 10 MP + 12 MP + 0.3 MP
Flash
Dual-LED (dual Tone)	LED Flash	LED flash
Features
Phase Detection Autofocus, OIS, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama	Phase Detection Autofocus, f/1.5 - f/2.4 variable aperture lens, 26mm, 1/2.5", 1.4 µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous 4K Video And 9MP Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama	108 MP (2nd gen), f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.33", 0.8µm, PDAF, Laser AF, OIS 10 MP, f/4.9, 240mm (periscope telephoto), 1/3.24", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS, 10x optical zoom 10 MP, f/2.4, 70mm (telephoto), 1/3.24", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom 12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, Super Steady video auto-HDR, panorama
Video
2160p@30fps	2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, HDR, dual-video rec.	8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS
Front Camera
8 MP	8 MP, f/1.6, autofocus, 1440p, dual video call, Auto HDR	40 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 0.7µm, PDAF Dual video call, Auto-HDR 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Yes	Yes	Yes
Edge
Yes	Yes	Yes
3G
HSPA, LTE	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA), 5G
Bluetooth
Yes	5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX	5.2, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi
Yes	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB
Type-C 1.0 reversible connector	3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector	USB Type-C 3.2, USB On-The-Go
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant)	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
Browser
HTML5	HTML5	Yes

User Memory

Internal
32 GB, 3 GB RAM	64 GB, 4 GB RAM	512 GB, 16 GB RAM or 256 GB, 12 GB RAM or 128 GB, 12 GB RAM UFS 3.1
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)	microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only	microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
USB OTG
-	Not Supported	Supported

Sensors

Fingerprint

Proximity Sensor

Accelerometer Sensor

Barometer Sensor

Heart-rate Sensor

NFC

Battery

Type
Non-removable Battery	Non-removable Li-Ion battery	Non-removable Li-Po Battery Fast battery charging 25W USB Power Delivery 3.0 Fast Qi/PMA wireless charging 15W Reverse wireless charging 4.5W
Capacity
4000 mAh	3000 mAh	5000 mAh
Stand by
-	-	-
Talk Time
-	-	-