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| Global Score | |
| 84.1 | 81.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 11, 10 | iOS 15.x, 14.x, 13.x |
| 2020-03-23 | 2020-04-24 |
| 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 | Black, Red and White |
| Plastic and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 399.00 |
| 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 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 | 3 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 + 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 Samsung Galaxy M21 has a global score of 84.1, which is a bit better than the iPhone SE (2020)'s 81.5 overall score. Despite being the best in this review, Samsung Galaxy M21 is an a lot heavier and somewhat thicker phone than the iPhone SE (2020). Samsung Galaxy M21 has Android 11 operating system, and iPhone SE (2020) works with iOS 15.x operating system.
The Apple iPhone SE (2020) has a more powerful processor than Galaxy M21, because although it has a lower number of cores and a smaller amount of RAM memory, it also counts with a 64-bit processing unit. Galaxy M21 counts with just a bit better looking display than Apple iPhone SE (2020), because although it has way less brightness, it also counts with a quite higher pixels density, a much better 1080 x 2340 resolution and a really bigger display.
The Galaxy M21 has a better camera than iPhone SE (2020), because although it has a tinier camera aperture which is not recommended for capturing images and videos in poorly lited situations and lower 30 fps video frame rates, and they both have the same video definition, the Galaxy M21 also counts with a camera with a much better resolution and a much larger back camera sensor providing a lot higher image quality.
The Galaxy M21 has much more memory for applications, games, photos and videos than iPhone SE (2020), and although they both have the same internal memory capacity, the Galaxy M21 also has an external SD slot that admits up to 512 GB. The Galaxy M21 counts with a much longer battery performance than iPhone SE (2020), because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity.
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