Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra vs Honor Magic 3 Pro 5G

Comparing the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra vs Honor Magic 3 Pro 5G across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Honor Magic 3 Pro 5G runs at a higher processing speed of 3.0 GHz, while Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra runs at 2.9 GHz, making Honor Magic 3 Pro 5G the better performer.

Display: Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra offers a screen size of 6.8 inches, while Honor Magic 3 Pro 5G offers 6.76 inches, making Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra features a Dynamic AMOLED 2x display compared to Honor Magic 3 Pro 5G's OLED, making Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra offers a higher rear camera resolution with 108 MP, while Honor Magic 3 Pro 5G offers 50 MP, making Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra offers a higher front camera resolution with 40 MP, while Honor Magic 3 Pro 5G offers 13 MP, making Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra better for front camera photography.

Battery: Honor Magic 3 Pro 5G delivers longer battery life with None, while Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra delivers 10h 37m, making Honor Magic 3 Pro 5G the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra and Honor Magic 3 Pro 5G offer the same internal storage of 256 GB.

Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra

₹128,999

(Out of Stock)

Honor Magic 3 Pro 5G

₹68,890

(Not Released in India)

Summary

Release Date

27 Jan, 2021

27 Jan, 2022

14 May, 2026

Performance


Samsung Exynos 2100	Snapdragon 888 Plus	Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 2.9 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 4.61 GHz)
12 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	16 GB RAM

Display


6.8 inches (17.27 cm)	6.76 inches (17.17 cm)	6.82 inches (17.32 cm)
Dynamic AMOLED 2x	OLED	AMOLED
1440x3200 px (QHD+)	1344x2772 px (FHD+)	1440x3168 px (QHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


108 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	200 MP Primary Camera (upto 3.7x Optical Zoom)
12 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	64 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)	200 MP Telephoto Camera
10 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)	64 MP Mono Camera	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
10 MP Camera (upto 10x Optical Zoom)	13 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	N/A

Front Camera


40 MP Wide Angle Lens	13 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Lens	50 MP

Battery


5000 mAh	4600 mAh	6600 mAh
25W Fast Charging	66W Super Charging	100W Flash Charging
Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB	256 GB	512 GB
UFS 3.1	UFS 3.1	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

8.0/10

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8.7/10

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Pros

Flagship-grade performance
Great cameras
Stunning display
Long-lasting battery life

Device yet to be reviewed

Stellar and versatile three-lens camera system
Excellent performance
Bright and crisp 2K AMOLED display

Cons

Uneven weight distribution
No expandable storage
Purple-sky effect in lowlight scenarios

Device yet to be reviewed

Battery life could have been better
Very expensive with camera kit
No shortcut key

User Ratings

4.2/5

(1,169 ratings)

N/A

4.6/5

(29 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

646,482 AnTuTu Score	N/A	3,977,648 AnTuTu Score
10h 37m Battery Life (PC Mark)	N/A	15h 10m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Jan 27, 2021

(Official)

N/A

May 06, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v11

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

5 Year

Security Updates

N/A

7 Year

Custom UI

Samsung One UI

Magic UI

Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Best In Class

Chipset

Samsung Exynos 2100

Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

Processor

Octa core

2.9 GHz, Single core, Cortex X1 2.8 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A78 2.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55

Octa core

3 GHz, Single core, Kryo 680 2.42 GHz, Tri core, Kryo 680 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 680

Octa core

4.61 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.62 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

5 nm

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G78 MP14

Adreno 660

Adreno 840

RAM

12 GB / 16 GB

8 GB

16 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5

LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

646,482

N/A

3,977,648

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

34.0 s

N/A

14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A

6,450

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

8.0 %

N/A

7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

23.5 %

N/A

21.7 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

Dynamic AMOLED 2x

OLED

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.8 inches (17.27 cm)

6.76 inches (17.17 cm)

6.82 inches (17.32 cm)

Resolution

1440x3200 px (QHD+)

1344x2772 px (FHD+)

1440x3168 px (QHD+)

Brightness

1500 nits

N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A

4500 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9

18.5:9

19.8:9

Pixel Density

516 ppi

456 ppi

510 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

89.44 %

94.32 %

89.7 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass Victus

N/A

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

94.49 %

Design

Height

165.1 mm

162.8 mm

162.98 mm

Width

75.6 mm

74.9 mm

76.81 mm

Thickness

8.9 mm

8.19 mm

Weight

227 grams

212 grams

232 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass

N/A

Back: Glass

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

N/A

Ruggedness

Dust proof

N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Best In Class

Resolution

108 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle26 mm focal length 1/1.33" sensor size S5KHM3 ISOCELL Plus 0.8µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.9 Wide Angle1/1.56" sensor size IMX766 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 1µm pixel size

200 MP
Primary Camera105x Digital Zoom 3.7x Optical Zoomf/1.8535 mm focal length LYT 901 0.7µm pixel size

12 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 1/2.55" sensor size 1.4µm pixel size

64 MP
f/3.5 Telephoto Camera84 mm focal length 1/2" sensor size 0.7µm pixel size

200 MP
f/2.67 Telephoto Camera85 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size

10 MP
Telephoto Camera72 mm focal length 1/3.24" sensor size 1.22µm pixel size

64 MP
f/1.8 Mono Camera

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera14 mm focal length

10 MP
f/4.91/3.24" sensor size 1.22µm pixel size

13 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

N/A

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Laser Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

12000 x 9000 Pixels

8150 x 6150 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

105 x Digital Zoom
3.7 x Optical Zoom

Video Recording

8k @24 fps
4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps
HD @960 fps

3840x2160 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 60 fps

8k @30 fps
4k @30/60/120 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Video Recording Features

Slow Motion
Video HDR
Bokeh portrait video
Video Pro Mode

N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Best In Class

Resolution

40 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera26 mm focal length 1/2.8" sensor size 0.7µm pixel size

13 MP
f/2.4 Ultra-Wide Angle Primary Camera

50 MP
f/2.45 Primary Camera

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

N/A

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

3840x2160 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

5000 mAh

4600 mAh

6600 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Li-Polymer

Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 41 Hours(4G)

N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 25W Fast Charging

Yes 66W Super Charging

Yes 100W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes

Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

Yes

N/A

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

10h 37m

N/A

15h 10m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

0h 55m 14s

N/A

0h 36m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB / 512 GB

256 GB

512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 3.1

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N38 / N41 / N77 / N78 / N79

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

SIM 2

4G Bands:

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

SAR Value

Head: 0.77 W/kg Body: 1.02 W/kg

N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 5GHz MIMO

Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 be/ax) MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.2

Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes

IR Blaster

N/A

Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

Yes

N/A

Audio Jack

USB Type-C

Audio Features

N/A

DTS Sound

N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Ultrasonic

Optical

Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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