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| Global Score | |
| 74.1 | 84.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Samsung |
| Windows 10 Mobile | Android 11, 10 |
| 2015-10-06 | 2020-03-23 |
| 5.71 x 2.88 x 0.32 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.29 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Black and White | Midnight blue and Raven black |
| Plastic | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 309.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 565 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| -- | 420 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.6 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 MSM8992 chipset | Exynos 9611 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 418 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 8.19 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.56 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 20.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.42 inches (1/2.4") 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 |
| 10.23 | 11.55 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Battery | 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 288 hours standby time 23 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.96 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | 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
The Samsung Galaxy M21 is much better than the Lumia 950, with an 84.1 score against 74.1. Samsung Galaxy M21 counts with Android 11 operating system, and Lumia 950 comes with Windows 10 Mobile operating system. The Samsung Galaxy M21 design is notably newer, but just a little thicker and incredibly heavier than Lumia 950.
Lumia 950 counts with a much better looking display than Samsung Galaxy M21, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a higher amount of pixels per inch in the display and a higher resolution of 2560 x 1440px. The Samsung Galaxy M21 counts with a superior memory to store more games and applications than Lumia 950, because it has a slot for an external memory card that holds a maximum of 512 GB and 64 GB internal storage.
The Samsung Galaxy M21 counts with a superior hardware performance than Microsoft Lumia 950, because it has a larger amount of RAM and a larger number of cores. Samsung Galaxy M21 has a much longer battery life than Lumia 950, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity. Samsung Galaxy M21 features a much better camera than Microsoft Lumia 950, because although it has a tinier aperture which is not good for low-light images, and they both have the same video frame rates and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition, the Samsung Galaxy M21 also counts with a camera with much more mega pixels and a bigger sensor providing a better image quality.
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