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| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 84.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 13 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2023-09-15 | 2020-03-23 |
| 6.36 x 2.98 x 0.38 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 7.48 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Matte Black, Sky Blue and Transparent Edition | Midnight blue and Raven black |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2700 x 1224 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 456 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| 800 cd/m2 brightness | 420 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm QCM6490 (6 nm) chipset | Exynos 9611 chipset |
| Octa-Core 2700 MHz processor | Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 643 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.63 | 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 | |
| 50.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.67 inches (1/1.49") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.46 | 11.55 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4200mAh Li - Ion Battery | 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.08 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy M21 is much better than the Fairphone 5, with an 84.1 score against 75.5. Both devices in our current comparison use Android OS, but the Samsung Galaxy M21 has older 11 version and Fairphone 5 has Android 13 version. Even though Samsung Galaxy M21 is noticeably older than Fairphone 5, it's body is lighter and a bit thinner.
Fairphone 5 has a slightly better display than Galaxy M21, because it has a just a little greater display pixel density, a slightly better resolution of 1224 x 2700px, a lot brighter screen and a little larger display. Fairphone 5 features a better storage for applications and games than Galaxy M21, because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with 192 GB more internal memory capacity.
Fairphone 5 counts with a little bit better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy M21, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Fairphone 5 also has 4 GB more RAM memory. The Galaxy M21 counts with a greater camera than Fairphone 5, although it has a lot tinier back camera sensor which gives a much lower photo and video quality, a tinier aperture which is worse for low-light photography and a back facing camera with a lower 48 MP resolution.
Samsung Galaxy M21 has a superior battery duration than Fairphone 5, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity.
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