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| Global Score | |
| 80.1 | 84.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 13 | Android 11, 10 |
| -- | 2020-03-23 |
| -- | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| -- | 6.63 ounces |
| -- | Midnight blue and Raven black |
| Aluminum and Glass | Plastic and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 3120 x 1440 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| -- | Super AMOLED |
| 513 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| -- | 420 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Google Tensor G3 chipset | Exynos 9611 chipset |
| processor | Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 12 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 6.21 | 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 | |
| 64.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 8.69 | 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 | |
| 5100mAh Battery | 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.88 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | 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 Galaxy M21 has an overall score of 84.1, which is just a bit better than the Google Pixel 8 Pro's 80.1 overall score. Both devices we compare here include Android operating system, but Galaxy M21 has older 11 version while Google Pixel 8 Pro has Android 13 version. Galaxy M21 counts with a bit better screen than Google Pixel 8 Pro, although it has a little smaller display, a much lower resolution of 1080 x 2340px and a quite lower display pixel density.
The Galaxy M21 has a much greater hardware performance than Google Pixel 8 Pro, because although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, it also counts with more cpu cores. The Google Pixel 8 Pro counts with a greater memory capacity to store more apps and games than Galaxy M21, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory capacity.
The Galaxy M21 features a little longer battery lifetime than Google Pixel 8 Pro, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity against 5100mAh. The Galaxy M21 takes greater photos and videos than Google Pixel 8 Pro, although it has a way lower resolution camera.
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