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Global Score
73.784.1
Basic Information
LGSamsung
Android 4.4.2, 4.2.2Android 11, 10
2013-08-072020-03-23
5.45 x 2.79 x 0.35 inches6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches
5.04 ounces6.63 ounces
Black and WhiteMidnight blue and Raven black
--Plastic and Plastic
Scratch-Resistant GlassScratch-Resistant Glass
$ 159.00--
Display / Screen
5.2 inches6.4 inches
1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD)2340 x 1080 pixels
IPS LCDSuper AMOLED
424 pixels per inch403 pixels per inch
450 cd/m2 brightness420 cd/m2 brightness
Capacitive, Multi-touchNo touch screen
9.58.4
Performance
Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 chipsetExynos 9611 chipset
Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2260 MHz) processorArm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor
2 GB (800 MHz) RAM4 GB RAM
Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPUMali-G72 MP3 GPU
9.279.27
Storage
32 GB internal memory64 GB internal memory
No SD card slotmicroSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot
5.811.74
Camera
13.00 MP + 2.10 MP48.00 MP + 20.00 MP
f/2.40 aperturef/2.00 aperture
29.00mm focal length26.00mm focal length
0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor0.5 inches (1/2") sensor
1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution
--1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video
9.2411.55
Networks
Wi-FiWi-Fi
Mobile HotspotMobile Hotspot
LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMALTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA
Micro SIMNano SIM, Dual SIM
7.16.7
Battery Life
3000mAh Li-Polymer Battery6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery
Non-Removable BatteryNon-Removable Battery
Wireless Charging--
696 hours standby time
17.9 hours talk time
--
4.967.52
Other Features
Bluetooth 4.0Bluetooth 5.0
GPSGPS
NFC--
Infra-red port--
--Fingerprint ID Scanner
Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity SensorAccelerometer, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor
--FM Radio

Comparison review

The Galaxy M21 is better than the LG G2, with an 84.1 score against 73.7. The Galaxy M21 design has the same thickness than LG G2, but it's much heavier. These phones include Android operating system, but Galaxy M21 has the previous 11 version and LG G2 has Android 4.4.2. The LG G2 and the Galaxy M21 have extremely similar CPUs, because although the Galaxy M21 has doesn't have an extra GPU, it also counts with 2 GB more RAM and a larger number of faster cores.

LG G2 counts with a better looking screen than Galaxy M21, because although it has a quite smaller display and a bit worse resolution of 1920 x 1080px, it also counts with a bit more brightness and a just a bit more pixels per screen inch. Samsung Galaxy M21 captures way better videos and photos than LG G2, because it has a back-facing camera with a way better 48 mega-pixels resolution, a bigger aperture, a lot larger sensor taking more light and vivid colors and a way higher video resolution.

Samsung Galaxy M21 counts with a very superior memory for apps and games than LG G2, because it has 32 GB more internal memory capacity. Samsung Galaxy M21 features a really longer battery life than LG G2, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity instead of 3000mAh.




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