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| Global Score | |
| 81.5 | 84.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 15.x, 14.x, 13.x | Android 11, 10 |
| 2020-04-24 | 2020-03-23 |
| 5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.22 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Black, Red and White | Midnight blue and Raven black |
| Aluminum and Glass | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 399.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.7 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1334 x 750 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 326 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | 420 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A13 Bionic APL1W85 (7 nm) chipset | Exynos 9611 chipset |
| 64-bit Lightning and Thunder, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2650 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Apple-designed 4 core GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 10.35 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.12 | 11.55 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1821mAh Li - Ion Battery | 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 3.68 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy M21 has a global score of 84.1, which is a little bit better than Apple iPhone SE (2020)'s 81.5 score. The Galaxy M21 counts with Android 11 operating system, while Apple iPhone SE (2020) comes with iOS 15.x operating system. Galaxy M21 is better than Apple iPhone SE (2020), we must note that it is also a somewhat thicker and noticeably heavier phone.
Galaxy M21 has a bit better display than iPhone SE (2020), because although it has a lot darker screen, it also counts with a quite greater display pixels density, a way bigger screen and a much better resolution of 1080 x 2340px. IPhone SE (2020) counts with a faster processing unit than Galaxy M21, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory and 2 lesser cpu cores , it also counts with a 64-bit processing unit.
The Samsung Galaxy M21 has a much better storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Apple iPhone SE (2020), and although they both have the same 64 GB internal memory capacity, the Samsung Galaxy M21 also has a slot for an external memory card that allows up to 512 GB. Samsung Galaxy M21 shoots much better photos and videos than iPhone SE (2020), because although it has worse 30 frames per second video frame rate and a smaller camera aperture which is not good for taking photographs and videos in low light environments, and they both have the same video quality, the Samsung Galaxy M21 also counts with a way higher 48 megapixels resolution back-facing camera and a way larger back-facing camera sensor taking more light and vivid colors.
The Galaxy M21 features a really longer battery lifetime than Apple iPhone SE (2020), because it has a 229 percent larger battery capacity.
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