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| Global Score | |
| 79.1 | 84.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| LG | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11, 10 |
| 2017-09-21 | 2020-03-23 |
| 5.97 x 2.97 x 0.29 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.57 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Purple and Silver | Midnight blue and Raven black |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 307.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2880 x 1440 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| P-OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 537 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| -- | 420 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset | Exynos 9611 chipset |
| Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2450 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 540 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.66 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 30.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.32 inches (1/3.09") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 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 |
| 10.01 | 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 | |
| 3300mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.28 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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 has a general score of 84.1, which is just a bit better than the LG V30's 79.1 global score. The Samsung Galaxy M21 design is noticeably newer than LG V30's, but it is somewhat thicker and heavier. LG V30 features a slightly better looking display than Samsung Galaxy M21, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a better pixels quantity in each inch in the display and a better resolution of 1440 x 2880px.
LG V30 counts with a way bigger storage capacity to store more apps and games than Galaxy M21, and although they both have exactly the same 64 GB internal memory, the LG V30 also has a SD extension slot that supports up to 1,95 TB. LG V30 features a little faster CPU than Galaxy M21. Both of them have 8 CPU cores and 4 GB of RAM memory.
The Samsung Galaxy M21 has a much longer battery life than LG V30, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity against 3300mAh. Samsung Galaxy M21 takes better videos and photos than LG V30, because although it has a smaller aperture, and they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition and the same video frame rates, the Samsung Galaxy M21 also counts with a lot bigger sensor taking way higher quality videos and pictures and a camera with way more mega-pixels.
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