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| Global Score | |
| 82 | 84.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11, 10 |
| 2018-10-26 | 2020-03-23 |
| 5.94 x 2.98 x 0.33 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.84 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Red, Rose gold, White and Yellow | Midnight blue and Raven black |
| Aluminum and Glass | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 749.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1792 x 828 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 324 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 A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset | Exynos 9611 chipset |
| 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 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 4-core GPU GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 10.26 | 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 |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2942mAh Li - Ion Battery | 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.96 | 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
Samsung Galaxy M21 has an overall score of 84.1, which is slightly better than the iPhone XR's score of 82. Even though Samsung Galaxy M21 is a bit thicker than iPhone XR, it's a bit lighter and also newer. The iPhone XR features a superior processing power than Samsung Galaxy M21, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM and lesser cpu cores (although they are faster), it also counts with a 64 bits CPU.
The Galaxy M21 features a slightly better looking display than iPhone XR, because although it has much lower brightness, it also counts with a better resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels, a little higher pixels number per display inch and a bit larger screen. Samsung Galaxy M21 has a much better camera than Apple iPhone XR, because although it has a smaller aperture and worse 30 frames per second video frame rates, and they both have the same (4K) video resolution, the Samsung Galaxy M21 also counts with a much bigger sensor taking way higher quality videos and photos and a much more mega-pixels back facing camera.
The Galaxy M21 has a much bigger storage for games and applications than iPhone XR, and although they both have exactly the same internal memory capacity, the Galaxy M21 also has a SD extension slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB. The Galaxy M21 features a superior battery life than iPhone XR, because it has a 104 percent larger battery capacity.
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