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| Global Score | |
| 78.7 | 84.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 14 | Android 11, 10 |
| -- | 2020-03-23 |
| -- | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| -- | 6.63 ounces |
| -- | Midnight blue and Raven black |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) and Plastic | 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 |
| 7.5 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| -- | Exynos 9611 chipset |
| processor | Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 6.21 | 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 | |
| 50.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.64 inches (1/1.56") 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 |
| 11.55 | 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 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 Samsung Galaxy M21 has a global score of 84.1, which is just a bit better than Galaxy A56 5G (Rumored)'s 78.7 global score. Both devices in this review work with Android operating system, but the Samsung Galaxy M21 has the older 11 version and Galaxy A56 5G (Rumored) has Android 14 version. Galaxy M21 counts with a sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy A56 5G (Rumored), because although it has a bit worse resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels and a little smaller display, it also counts with a bit more pixels per inch in the display.
The Galaxy M21 counts with more storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy A56 5G (Rumored), because although it has less internal memory capacity, it also counts with a SD card slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB. The Galaxy M21 features a much powerful processor than Galaxy A56 5G (Rumored), although it has 4 GB lesser RAM, they both have 8 cores.
Samsung Galaxy M21 features improved battery life than Samsung Galaxy A56 5G (Rumored), because it has a 20 percent more battery size. The Galaxy M21's camera is just as good as the camera in Galaxy A56 5G (Rumored), although the Galaxy M21 has a way tinier back-facing camera sensor, a back camera with lesser MP resolution, a smaller aperture which is not nice for taking images and videos in low-light environments and a worse (4K) video quality.
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