Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 84.1 | 80.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 11, 10 | -- |
| 2020-03-23 | 2016-10-20 |
| 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches | 5.66 x 2.74 x 0.34 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 5.04 ounces |
| Midnight blue and Raven black | Black, Gray and White |
| Plastic and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 299.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 5 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 403 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| 420 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 9611 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.27 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.74 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 12.30 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") 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 | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.55 | 9.79 |
| 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) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 2770mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 4.72 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| 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
Galaxy M21 has an overall score of 84.1, which is a little bit better than the Google Pixel's global score of 80.2. Although the Galaxy M21 is extremely newer than the Google Pixel, it is a little bit thicker and incredibly heavier. Galaxy M21 has just a bit better display than Google Pixel, because although it has a little less pixels per display inch, it also counts with a bigger display and a bit higher resolution of 1080 x 2340.
Galaxy M21 counts with a bigger memory capacity to store more games and applications than Google Pixel, because although it has only 64 GB internal storage, it also counts with a SD extension slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB. The Galaxy M21 has a little faster processing unit than Google Pixel, and although they both have the same RAM amount, the Galaxy M21 also has more cpu cores.
The Samsung Galaxy M21 features a really longer battery lifetime than Google Pixel, because it has a 117 percent bigger battery capacity. Samsung Galaxy M21 features a much better camera than Google Pixel, and although they both have the same video quality, the same 30 fps video frame rate and a F2 aperture, the Samsung Galaxy M21 also has a larger sensor which provides a higher photo and video quality and a way better 48 mega-pixels resolution back-facing camera.
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