Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 84.1 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 11, 10 | iOS 15.x, 14.x, 13.x |
| 2020-03-23 | 2019-09-20 |
| 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches | 5.94 x 2.98 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 6.84 ounces |
| Midnight blue and Raven black | Black, Green, Purple, Red, White and Yellow |
| Plastic and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 699.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1792 x 828 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 403 pixels per inch | 324 pixels per inch |
| 420 cd/m2 brightness | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 9611 chipset | Apple A13 Bionic APL1W85 (7 nm) chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | 64-bit Lightning and Thunder, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2650 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Apple-designed 4 core GPU |
| 9.27 | 10.35 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.74 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 11.55 | 10.23 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3110mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 7.52 | 5.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy M21 is slightly better than iPhone 11, with an 84.1 score against 83.3. Although Samsung Galaxy M21 and the iPhone 11 were released only a couple months apart, Samsung Galaxy M21's design is a bit thicker but a little lighter. Samsung Galaxy M21 has Android 11 operating system, and iPhone 11 counts with iOS 15.x operating system.
The Galaxy M21 counts with a little sharper screen than iPhone 11, because although it has way less brightness, it also counts with a just a bit greater pixels count per display inch, a bit bigger display and a higher resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels. The iPhone 11 counts with a faster CPU than Galaxy M21, because although it has less processing cores , and they both have 4 GB of RAM, the iPhone 11 also counts with a 64-bits processor.
Samsung Galaxy M21 has a better camera than iPhone 11, because although it has lower 30 frames per second video frame rates and a tinier diafragm aperture, and they both have the same 3840x2160 video resolution, the Samsung Galaxy M21 also counts with a way bigger back-facing camera sensor shooting lot higher quality videos and pictures and a way more megapixels back camera.
Galaxy M21 has a much greater memory capacity to install games and applications than Apple iPhone 11, and although they both have exactly the same 64 GB internal storage capacity, the Galaxy M21 also has an external memory slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB. Samsung Galaxy M21 has a much better battery duration than Apple iPhone 11, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity against 3110mAh.
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