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| Global Score | |
| 88.1 | 84.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11, 10 |
| 2017-11-03 | 2020-03-23 |
| 5.65 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.14 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Silver and Space gray | Midnight blue and Raven black |
| Glass and Stainless steel | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 1149.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2436 x 1125 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 463 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | 420 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm) chipset | Exynos 9611 chipset |
| 64-bit Monsoon and Mistral, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2390 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 3-core GPU GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 10.17 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 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 | |
| 2716mAh Li - Ion Battery | 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.72 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Apple iPhone X is just a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy M21, having a overall score of 88.1 against 84.1. The Apple iPhone X body is somewhat thinner and a little bit lighter than the Samsung Galaxy M21, even though it was released 2 years before. The Apple iPhone X counts with a slightly better looking display than Galaxy M21, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a slightly better resolution of 1125 x 2436 pixels, a little higher pixels amount in each screen inch and a brighter screen.
The Apple iPhone X has a quite bigger memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy M21, because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with 192 GB more internal memory. The Apple iPhone X has a bit superior CPU than Galaxy M21, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory and an inferior number of cores , it also counts with a 64-bits processor.
The Galaxy M21 features a superior battery duration than iPhone X, because it has a 6000mAh battery capacity instead of 2716mAh. Galaxy M21 takes better photos and videos than iPhone X, because although it has slower 30 frames per second video frame rate and a smaller camera aperture, and they both have the same 3840x2160 video quality, the Galaxy M21 also counts with a way bigger sensor shooting way higher quality photographs and videos and a back facing camera with a lot better resolution.
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