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| Global Score | |
| 84.1 | 85 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 11, 10 | -- |
| 2020-03-23 | 2017-09-22 |
| 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches | 5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 5.22 ounces |
| Midnight blue and Raven black | Gold, Red, Silver and Space gray |
| Plastic and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 849.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1334 x 750 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 403 pixels per inch | 326 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 A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm) chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | 64-bit Monsoon and Mistral, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2390 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Apple 3-core GPU GPU |
| 9.27 | 10.08 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.74 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.33 inches (1/3") 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 | 10.12 |
| 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 |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 1821mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 7.52 | 3.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Apple iPhone 8 is just a bit better than the Galaxy M21, having an 85 score against 84.1. Apple iPhone 8 is an way older cellphone than the Galaxy M21, but it is somewhat thinner and much lighter anyway. The Apple iPhone 8 features just a little better hardware performance than Galaxy M21, because although it has lesser CPU cores and less RAM, it also counts with a 64 bits processing unit.
Samsung Galaxy M21 features a slightly better screen than iPhone 8, because although it has much less brightness, it also counts with a lot larger display, a way higher resolution of 1080 x 2340 and a little bit higher pixels density. Galaxy M21 shoots much clearer videos and photos than iPhone 8, because although it has a tinier aperture which is not nice for low light captures and videos and worse video frame rates, and they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution, the Galaxy M21 also counts with a much better 48 MP resolution back-facing camera and a way bigger back-facing camera sensor.
The Apple iPhone 8 has a quite bigger memory capacity to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy M21, because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal storage. Samsung Galaxy M21 counts with a way better battery life than iPhone 8, because it has a 6000mAh battery size against 1821mAh.
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