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| Global Score | |
| 84.6 | 84.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 11 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2021-06-24 | 2020-03-23 |
| 6.58 x 3.01 x 0.35 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 7.16 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Gray, Mint, Violet and White | Midnight blue and Raven black |
| Plastic and Plastic | Plastic and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 399 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| -- | 420 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Dimensity 700 MT6833V (7 nm) chipset | Exynos 9611 chipset |
| Cortex-A76, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G57 MC2 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.02 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 8.00 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 |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.34 | 11.55 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy A22 5G is a little bit better than the Galaxy M21, getting a general score of 84.6 against 84.1. Galaxy A22 5G's body has the same thickness than the Galaxy M21, but it's just a little heavier. These devices work with the same Android 11 OS (operating system), so both should provide very similar OS features.
The Samsung Galaxy M21 counts with just a little better processing power than Samsung Galaxy A22 5G. Both of them have 4 GB of RAM and a Octa-Core processing unit. Samsung Galaxy M21 counts with a bit better looking display than Galaxy A22 5G, because although it has a bit lower 1080 x 2340 pixels resolution and a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a quite greater number of pixels per screen inch.
Samsung Galaxy M21 takes better photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy A22 5G, because although it has a tinier camera aperture which is not good for low-light photos and video, and they both have a 48 mega pixels resolution back-facing camera, the Samsung Galaxy M21 also counts with a lot better 3840x2160 (4K) video definition.
The Samsung Galaxy A22 5G has more memory for games and applications than Galaxy M21, and although they both have exactly the same internal storage capacity, the Samsung Galaxy A22 5G also has a slot for external memory cards that admits up to 1 TB. Galaxy M21 counts with greater battery performance than Samsung Galaxy A22 5G, because it has a 20% bigger battery capacity.
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