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| Global Score | |
| 82.9 | 84.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 13 | Android 11, 10 |
| -- | 2020-03-23 |
| -- | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| -- | 6.63 ounces |
| -- | Midnight blue and Raven black |
| -- | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | 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 1080 MT6877V (6 nm) chipset | Exynos 9611 chipset |
| Octa-Core 2600 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-G68 MC4 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.9 | 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 | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Dual Nano SIM Battery | 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | 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 is a bit better than Galaxy A34, having an 84.1 score against 82.9. Both devices we compare here have Android OS, but Samsung Galaxy M21 has the older 11 version while Galaxy A34 has Android 13. Samsung Galaxy A34 has a bit superior CPU than Galaxy M21. Both have 4 GB of RAM and 8 cores.
Samsung Galaxy M21 counts with a little more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy A34, because although it has a little worse 1080 x 2340 resolution and a little smaller screen, it also counts with a quite higher display pixels density. Samsung Galaxy M21 counts with a much better camera than Samsung Galaxy A34, although it has a tinier diafragm aperture, they both have a 0.5 inches back camera sensor and a 48 MP back-facing camera.
The Galaxy M21 features a way bigger memory to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A34, and although they both have exactly the same internal memory, the Galaxy M21 also has an external memory slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB. Galaxy M21 counts with better battery duration than Galaxy A34, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity.
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