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| Global Score | |
| 76.2 | 84.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 14 | Android 11, 10 |
| -- | 2020-03-23 |
| 6.47 x 3.07 x 0.31 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 7.05 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Blue Black, Gold, Light Gray and Light Green | Midnight blue and Raven black |
| Plastic and Plastic | Plastic and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 230.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 385 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| 800 cd/m2 brightness | 420 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 1330 (5 nm) chipset | Exynos 9611 chipset |
| processor | Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G68 MP2 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 6.03 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 15.38 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | 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 |
| 9.46 | 11.55 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 9.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 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 is much better than the Samsung Galaxy A16 5G, getting a general score of 84.1 against 76.2. These phones have Android OS, but the Galaxy M21 has an older 11 version while Samsung Galaxy A16 5G has Android 14. Galaxy M21 is a thicker but a little lighter cellphone than Samsung Galaxy A16 5G.
The Galaxy A16 5G has a slightly better display than Galaxy M21, because although it has a quite worse pixel density, and they both have an equal resolution of 1080 x 2340px, the Galaxy A16 5G also counts with a bit larger screen and much more brightness. Galaxy A16 5G has a much bigger memory to install applications and games than Samsung Galaxy M21, because it has an external memory slot that allows a maximum of 1000 GB and more internal memory capacity.
Galaxy M21 counts with a very superior processing unit than Galaxy A16 5G. Both of them have the same number of cores and a 4 GB RAM memory. Galaxy M21 features longer battery lifetime than Galaxy A16 5G, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity. Galaxy M21 shoots much clearer pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy A16 5G, although it has a camera with a worse resolution and a tinier aperture.
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