Honor Magic V vs Samsung Galaxy A21

Honor Magic V

Samsung Galaxy A21

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800, 1900
3G network

HSDPA 800, 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100; CDMA2000 1xEV-DO

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100 - USA; CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G network

LTE frequency band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41

LTE frequency band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66, 71 - USA
5G network

5G band 1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 38, 41, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA

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HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
LTE speed

LTE-A, 1174 Mbps download, 211 Mbps upload

LTE, Cat4, 151 Mbps download, 51 Mbps upload
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Glass front, glass back or eco leather back, aluminum frame

Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame
SIM

Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Height

160.4 mm

167.8 mm
Width

72.7 mm

76.7 mm
Thickness

14.3 mm

8.1 mm
Height unfolded

132.6 mm

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Width unfolded

141.1 mm

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Thickness unfolded

6.7 mm

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Weight

288/293 g

193 g
Colors

Black, Orange, Silver

Black

OS
OS

Android 12, Magic UI 6, Google Play Services (market dependent)

One UI 2.0(Android 10)

Main camera
Camera type

Triple

Quad
Main camera

(wide) , 50 MP, f/1.9 , 23 mm, 1/1.56" , 1.0 µm, 10x digital zoom

16 MP, f/1.8 , 1/3.06" , 1.0 µm
(wide) , 50 MP, f/2.0 , 20 mm

8 MP, f/2.2 , 1/4.0" , 1.12 µm
122˚ , (ultrawide) , 50 MP, f/2.2 , 13 mm

2 MP, f/2.4
2 MP, f/2.4
Primary camera resolution

8192 x 6144 pixels

4608 x 3456 pixels
Primary camera video

4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS, HDR10+

1080p@30fps
Primary camera flash

dual-LED dual-tone flash

LED flash
Camera features

Autofocus, continuous autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, optical zoom, digital image stabilization, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, face unlock, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode, macro-mode, phase detection autofocus, laser autofocus

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode

Selfie camera
Selfie camera type

Single

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Selfie camera

(wide) , 42 MP, f/2.4 , 1/2.8" , 0.61 µm

13 MP, f/2.0
Selfie camera resolution

7552 x 5664 pixels

4160 x 3120 pixels
Selfie camera features

Face unlock, face detection, HDR, digital image stabilization

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Selfie camera video

4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps

1080p@30fps

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5GHz, 802.11n ac, 802.11n ax

Wi-Fi 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Wi-Fi direct

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

Yes
USB

Type-C 3.1

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
USB On-The-Go

Yes

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Bluetooth

v5.2

v5.0
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth AptX

aptX HD

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NFC

Yes

Yes (market dependent)
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

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Beidou

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Yes
BDS

Yes

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QZSS

Yes

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