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| Global Score | |
| 80.5 | 84.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 12 | Android 11, 10 |
| -- | 2020-03-23 |
| 6.44 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.38 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| -- | Midnight blue and Raven black |
| Plastic | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 393 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 9611 chipset |
| processor | Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 6.12 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 15.42 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 108.00 MP + 32.00 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 |
| 10.45 | 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 5.1 | 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
The Galaxy M21 has a general score of 84.1, which is a bit better than the Galaxy A73 5G's global score of 80.5. These phones include Android OS (Operating System), but Galaxy M21 has older 11 version while Galaxy A73 5G has Android 12. The Galaxy M21 construction is somewhat thicker and a little bit heavier than Galaxy A73 5G.
Samsung Galaxy M21 counts with a much better performing processor than Galaxy A73 5G, although it has less RAM, they both have the same number of cores. The Samsung Galaxy A73 5G counts with a little more vivid screen than Galaxy M21, because although it has a little bit lower pixels density, it also counts with a way brighter screen, a little bit larger display and a slightly higher resolution of 1080 x 2400px.
Galaxy A73 5G counts with a lot bigger storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy M21, because it has 128 GB internal storage and a slot for an SD memory card that holds a maximum of 1 TB. Samsung Galaxy M21 features improved battery life than Samsung Galaxy A73 5G, because it has a 20% greater battery size.
The Samsung Galaxy M21 features a better camera than Galaxy A73 5G, although it has a camera with a much worse 48 mega-pixels resolution and a tinier diafragm aperture which is not nice for low light images and videos.
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