Huawei Nova 5i Pro versus Samsung Galaxy S21 5G

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Huawei Nova 5i Pro 8GB/256GB

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KSh 36,500

Samsung Galaxy S21 5G, 8GB/128GB Pre-owned

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KSh 34,500

Huawei Nova 5i Pro 8GB/256GB Samsung Galaxy S21 5G, 8GB/128GB Pre-owned
Price KSh 36,500 KSh 34,500
Sales 0 - For Jun 2026 20 - For Jun 2026
Average rating 4.5 - 2 votes 3.9 - 13 votes
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General
Available July
2019
January
2021
Dimensions 156.1 x 73.9 x 8.3 mm
151.7 x 71.2 x 7.9 mm
Weight 178 g
169 g
Colors Aurora
Black
Phantom Violet
Phantom Gray
Phantom White
Phantom Pink
Network 2G, 3G, 4G 2G, 3G, 4G, 5G
Network features - -
Key features 48MP Quad main camera
32MP selfie
USB Type C
Fast charging
Fingerprint ID
IP68 dust & water resistant
Dynamic AMOLED 2X display
Gorilla Glass Victus
8K video recording
UFS 3.1 storage
S-Pen compatible
Platform
Operating system Android 9.0 Pie; EMUI 9.1
Android 11; One UI 3.1
GPU Mali-G52 MP6
Mali-G78 MP14
Processor 2.27 GHz
Octa-core
2.9 GHz
Octa-core
Chipset HiSilicon Kirin 810
Exynos 2100
Graphics processor Mali-G52 MP6
Mali-G78 MP14
RAM 8GB
8GB
Storage 256GB
128GB UFS 3.1
Card slot Up to 512GB
No
Battery 4000mAh
Li-Po
4000mAh
Li-Po
Battery features -
25W Fast Charging
15W Fast Wireless Charging
4.5W Reverse Wireless Charging
Platform features -
Samsung Knox
Game Booster
Dual Stereo Speakers
AKG Audio
IP68 Dust & Water Resistant
Display
Display size 6.26 inches
1080 x 2340 pixels
6.2 inches
1080 x 2400 pixels
Display type IPS screen
16M colors
Dynamic AMOLED 2X screen
16M colors
Pixel density 412 ppi
421 ppi
Display features -
Always-on Display
120Hz Refresh Rate
HDR10+
1300 Nits Peak Brightness
Gorilla Glass Victus
Eye Comfort Shield
Infinity-O Display
S-Pen compatible
Camera
Camera resolution 48MP + 8MP + 2MP + 2MP Quad
12MP F1.8 + 64MP F2.0 + 12MP F2.2
Camera features Face detection
Geo tagging
Autofocus
Panorama
Touch to focus
HDR
LED flash
PDAF
Dual Pixel PDAF
OIS
1.1x Optical Zoom
Auto-HDR
LED Flash
Color Point Filter
Backdrop Filter
Low-key Mono Filter
High-key Mono Filter
Studio Filter
Blur Filter
Night Mode
Up to 30x Digital Zoom
Video recording 2160p 30fps
8K 24fps
4K 30/60fps
Full HD 30/60/240fps
HD 960fps
Super Steady Video
Front camera
Front camera resolution 32MP
10MP F2.2
Front camera features HDR
Dual Pixel PDAF
Auto HDR
Video recording 1080p 30fps
4K 30/60fps
Full HD 30fps
Dual Video Call
Sensors & connectivity
Sensors Fingerprint
Accelerometer
Proximity
Compass
Gyro
Fingerprint
Accelerometer
Gyro
Proximity
Compass
Barometer
Connectivity USB 2.0
USB Type-C 1.0
Bluetooth 5.0
WiFi Direct
Dual band WiFi
WiFi hotspot
GPS
GLONASS
BDS
USB OTG
USB Type C 3.2
Bluetooth 5.0
NFC
Dual band WiFi
WiFi Direct
WiFi Hotspot
GPS
GLONASS
BDS
GALILEO
USB OTG
Connectivity features -
WiFi 6