Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 84.2 | 84.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nokia | Samsung |
| Android 11 | 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 | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2880 x 1440 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 481 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| -- | 420 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset | Exynos 9611 chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 108.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.75 inches (1/1.33") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 7680 x 4320 (120 fps) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 14.74 | 11.55 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, 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 |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.8 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | 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
Nokia 9.3 PureView has a score of 84.2, which is a little bit better than Galaxy M21's 84.1 general score. Both phones in this comparison use the same Android 11 OS (operating system). The Nokia 9.3 PureView is a way thinner and lighter cellphone than Galaxy M21. Nokia 9.3 PureView features a slightly better looking screen than Galaxy M21, because it has a better 1440 x 2880 resolution, a quite greater pixel count in each inch of display and a little bit larger display.
Nokia 9.3 PureView features a little bit better hardware performance than Galaxy M21, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Nokia 9.3 PureView also has a greater amount of RAM. Nokia 9.3 PureView has a way better camera than Galaxy M21, because it has a much more MP back camera, a larger diafragm aperture to capture better low-light photos, a lot bigger back camera sensor providing a lot better image quality and a lot better video resolution.
Galaxy M21 counts with a better memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Nokia 9.3 PureView, because although it has less internal storage capacity, it also counts with a SD memory slot that holds a maximum of 512 GB. The Samsung Galaxy M21 features improved battery performance than Nokia 9.3 PureView, because it has a 20% bigger battery size.
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