Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy S21 5G vs Honor 50 vs Honor Magic5 Lite

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Honor Honor
Announced 2021, January 14 2021, June 16 February 2023
Status Coming soon. Exp. release 2021, January 29 Coming soon. Exp. release 2021, June 25 Coming Soon - February 2023
Price Rs. 69,999 ($799.99) [Similarly Priced] - -
Colors Phantom Gray, Phantom White, Phantom Violet, Phantom Pink Frost Crystal, Amber Red, Emerald Green, Midnight Black Midnight Black, Emerald Green, Titanium Silver
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 151.7 x 71.2 x 7.9 mm
(5.97 x 2.8 x 0.31 in)
160 x 73.8 x 7.8 mm
(6.3 x 2.91 x 0.31 in)
161.6 x 73.9 x 7.9 mm
(6.36 x 2.91 x 0.31 in)
Weight 169 g (5.96 oz) 175 g (6.17 oz) 175 g (6.17 oz)
SIM Type Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only)
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 18, 19, 26, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41 LTE (unspecified)
5G Network SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave 1, 5, 8, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA SA/NSA
Messaging
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor (under display, ultrasonic)
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support) ANT+
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
- Fingerprint Sensor

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 11 Android 11, Google Play Services (market/region dependent) Android 12
User Interface One UI 3.1 Magic UI 4.2 Magic UI 6.1
Processor 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 - International / Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 - USA/China/Korea Octa-core (1x2.4 GHz Kryo 670 Prime & 3x2.2 GHz Kryo 670 Gold & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo 670 Silver), Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G 5G (6 nm) Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 660 Gold & 6x1.7 GHz Kryo 660 Silver), Qualcomm SM6375 Snapdragon 695 5G (6 nm)
GPU Mali-G78 MP14 - International / Adreno 660 - USA/China/Korea Adreno 642L Adreno 619
RAM 8 GB 8 GB 6 GB
Internal Memory 256 GB 256 GB 128 GB
External Memory microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) Unspecified No

display Display

Type FHD+ Dynamic AMOLED 2X Display
120Hz Refresh Rate
HDR10+
1300 nits (peak)
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Always-on display
FHD+ OLED Screen
HDR10+
120Hz Refresh Rate
FHD+ AMOLED Screen
120Hz Refresh Rate
800 nits (HBM)
Scratch/drop-resistant Glass
Colors 16M Colour 1B colors 1B Colors
Size 6.2 inches 6.57 inches 6.67 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels (424 ppi) 1080 x 2340 pixels (392 ppi) 1080 x 2400 pixels (395 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 86.12% 89.86% 89.75%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack no no no
Radio FM radio (Snapdragon model only; market/operator dependent) No No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12 MP + 64 MP + 12 MP 108 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP 64 MP + 5 MP + 2 MP
Flash LED Flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features 12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.76", 1.8µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
64 MP, f/2.0, 29mm (telephoto), 1/1.72", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS, 1.1x optical zoom, 3x hybrid zoom
12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1.4µm, Super Steady video
Auto-HDR, Panorama
108 MP, f/1.9, (wide), 1/1.52", 0.7µm, PDAF
8 MP, f/2.2, 120˚, 17mm (ultrawide)
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
HDR, panorama
64 MP, f/1.8, (wide), PDAF
5 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide)
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
Panorama, HDR
Video 8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, gyro-EIS 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.2", 1.22µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, Dual video call, Auto-HDR, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 32 MP, f/2.2, (wide)
1080p@30fps [Similar]
16 MP, f/2.5, (wide)
1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA), 5G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G HSPA, LTE-A, 5G
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.2, A2DP, LE 5.1, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
USB USB Type-C 3.2, USB On-The-Go USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
Browser Yes Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS 3.1 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM 128 GB, 6 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) Unspecified No
USB OTG Supported Supported Not Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor not present barometer sensor not present
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 25W
USB Power Delivery 3.0
Fast Qi/PMA wireless charging 15W
Power bank/Reverse wireless charging 4.5W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 66W, 70% in 20 min (advertised)
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery Charging 40W
Capacity 4000 mAh 4300 mAh 5100 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -