Huawei Mate 30 Pro vs. Nokia XR21

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Detailed comparison and review of Huawei Mate 30 Pro and Nokia XR21. With our comprehensive overview, you can simply compare sizes, functions, but also other key features of both phones and easily decide which one is the right choice for you. Our goal is to help you identify the main differences between products and find the phone that best fits your needs and expectations.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Huawei Mate 30 Pro vs. Nokia XR21 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Huawei Mate 30 Pro Nokia XR21
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number LIO-L29C TA-1486
Form Factor Touch Touch - Rugged
Height 158.1 mm 168 mm Nokia XR21 has greater height than Huawei Mate 30 Pro.
Width 73.1 mm 78.58 mm Nokia XR21 has greater width than Huawei Mate 30 Pro.
Depth 8.8 mm 10.45 mm Huawei Mate 30 Pro is narrower than Huawei Mate 30 Pro.
Weight 198 g 231 g Huawei Mate 30 Pro is lighter than Huawei Mate 30 Pro.
Body Colour Space Silver Midnight black | Pine green
Body Material - Polycarbonate, thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU)
Protection Dustproof, water-resistant, splash-resistant Dustproof, drop-proof, water-resistant
Waterproof (Water-resistant) Yes Yes Both phones are waterproof.
IP rating IP68 IP68, IP69K, IP69
Repairability Index 7.4 (out of 10) -
SAR Value 0.99 W/kg (body), 3.19 W/kg (limb), 0.54 W/kg (head) 1.16 W/kg (body), 1.1 W/kg (head)
Integrated Components - LED flashlight
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM, Electronic SIM card (e-SIM)
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Dual-SIM
DISPLAY Huawei Mate 30 Pro Nokia XR21
Display Type OLED display -
Screen Size (Display Size) 6.53" 6.49" Huawei Mate 30 Pro has larger screen size than Nokia XR21.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2400 x 1176 pixels 2400 x 1080 pixels Huawei Mate 30 Pro has better screen resolution than Nokia XR21.
Display Format Full HD+ Full HD+
Pixel Density 409 ppi -
Aspect Ratio - 20:9
Max Brightness - 550 cd/m²
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours -
Display Refresh Rate - 120 Hz
Display Features Dark mode, Huawei Horizon Display, ultra-curved screen, advanced multi-dimensional cooling system Glove & Wet Touch, 82% NTSC
Display Protection (Screen Protector) - Corning Gorilla Glass Victus (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR Huawei Mate 30 Pro Nokia XR21
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 990 Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 5G
Processor Number - SM6375
Clock Speed 2.86 GHz 2.2 GHz Huawei Mate 30 Pro has higher clock speed than Nokia XR21.
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes - Huawei Mate 30 Pro has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Mali-G76 Qualcomm ADRENO 619
MEMORY Huawei Mate 30 Pro Nokia XR21
RAM 8 GB 6 GB Huawei Mate 30 Pro has more RAM than Nokia XR21.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 256 GB 128 GB Huawei Mate 30 Pro has more internal memory than Nokia XR21.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) NM card - up to 256 GB -
CAMERA Huawei Mate 30 Pro Nokia XR21
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 4 2
Sensor Resolution 40 Megapixel 64 Megapixel Nokia XR21 has better camera resolution than Huawei Mate 30 Pro.
Lens Aperture F/1.8 -
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Optical Zoom 3x -
Digital Zoom 30x -
Special Effects Dynamic bokeh effect -
Camera Modes Time-lapse mode, Pro mode, Portrait, ultra low-light video, 256x Ultra Slow-motion Video AI Portait, Night Mode 2.0, SpeedWarp camera mode, Action Cam mode, flash shot mode
Light Source Dual LED flash Dual LED flash
Camera Features (Functions) Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), 5x Hybrid Zoom, Contrast Auto-Focus, Huawei AI Image Stabilization (AIS), Huawei SuperSensing Cine Camera Corning Gorilla Glass DX+ (protective lens glass), UW Capture fusion
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 40 Megapixel 8 Megapixel Huawei Mate 30 Pro has better second camera resolution than Nokia XR21.
Lens Type (2nd Camera) - Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) F/1.6 -
Camera Features (2nd Camera) OIS (Optical Image Stabilisation), Huawei SuperSensing Cine Camera -
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) 8 Megapixel -
Lens Type (3rd Camera) Telephoto lens -
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) F/2.4 -
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Huawei Mate 30 Pro has optical stabilisation of the third camera.
FOURTH CAMERA
Camera Functions (4th Camera) HUAWEI Time-of-Flight (TOF) Camera -
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 32 Megapixel 16 Megapixel Huawei Mate 30 Pro has better front camera resolution than Nokia XR21.
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.0 -
HDR Mode (Front) AI HDR+ -
Camera Features (Front) 3D Depth Sensing Camera, AI Segmentation -
BATTERY AND CHARGING Huawei Mate 30 Pro Nokia XR21
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 4500 mAh 4800 mAh Nokia XR21 has larger battery capacity than Huawei Mate 30 Pro.
Fast Charging Technology HUAWEI SuperCharge technology, Wireless HUAWEI SuperCharge Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0, Power Delivery 2.0 Both phones have fast charging technology.
Wireless Charging Yes - Huawei Mate 30 Pro can be charged wirelessly.
Run Time Details - Mixed usage: up to 48 hrs
Battery Technology Lithium polymer -
CELLULAR Huawei Mate 30 Pro Nokia XR21
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 5G Nokia XR21 has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System Android 10 Android 12
User Interface EMUI 10.0 -
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS, NavIC, A-GLONASS
COMMUNICATIONS Huawei Mate 30 Pro Nokia XR21
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE LTE, 5G NR
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
3G UMTS Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 6, Band 8, Band 19 Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 8
3G UMTS Frequency 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 800, 900, 800 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 900
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 6, Band 7, Band 8, Band 9, Band 12, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 26, Band 28, Band 32, Band 34, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40 Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 13, Band 17, Band 20, Band 25, Band 26, Band 28, Band 32, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41, Band 42, Band 43, Band 48, Band 66, Band 71
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 1800, FDD 700a, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2000, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300 FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700c, FDD 700b, FDD 800 DD, FDD 1900+, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, TDD 3500, TDD 3700, TDD 3600, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3, FDD 600
5G NR Band - N1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n20, n28, n41, n66, n71, n77, n78, n79, n40, n25
5G NR Frequency - FDD 2100, FDD 1900PCS, FDD 1800, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 800, FDD 700APT, TDD TD 2500, FDD AWS-3, FDD 600, TDD TD 3700, TDD TD 3500, TDD TD 4500, TDD 2300, FDD 1900
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax
Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.1 LE Bluetooth 5.1
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Modem - Snapdragon X51 5G
Messaging Services SMS, MMS -
MEDIA Huawei Mate 30 Pro Nokia XR21
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, MIDI, LDAC, MP4, SBC, 3GP -
Supported Digital Video Standards 3GP, MP4 -
Sound Enhancements - OZO Playback technology, OZO spatial sound recording with wind noise reduction, audio boost mode
FEATURES Huawei Mate 30 Pro Nokia XR21
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert -
Sensors Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, barometer, gyro sensor, hall sensor, gesture, gravity sensor, infrared (IR) sensor, colour temperature sensor Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, barometer, gyroscope
Security Devices Fingerprint reader (under display) Face recognition, fingerprint reader (side)
Security Technology - Face Unlock
Additional Phone Features Huawei Reverse Charge, Tiny-Core NPU (Neural Network Processing Unit) Dual microphones, 4 years of Security Updates, dual stereo speakers, 3 years of OS updates, SOS light signal function
OTHERS Huawei Mate 30 Pro Nokia XR21
Included Accessories Power adapter, SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable, USB-C headphones SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable
Compliant Standards IP68, TUV Rheinland IP68, IP69K, MIL-STD-810H
Product Recycled Content - 100 % - aluminium inner chassis
Max Height of Shock Resistance - 1.8 m
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