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| Global Score | |
| 84.1 | 82.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 11, 10 | -- |
| 2020-03-23 | 2017-10-19 |
| 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches | 6.22 x 3.02 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| Midnight blue and Raven black | Black and White |
| Plastic and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 152.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2880 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | P-OLED |
| 403 pixels per inch | 537 pixels per inch |
| 420 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 9611 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.27 |
| 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 | 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") 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), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3520mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 5.52 |
| 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 Galaxy M21 has a general score of 84.1, which is just a bit better than the Google Pixel 2 XL's 82.5 general score. Galaxy M21's body is notably newer, but somewhat thicker and just a bit heavier than the Google Pixel 2 XL. Google Pixel 2 XL has a little bit better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy M21, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a better resolution of 1440 x 2880 pixels and a greater quantity of pixels per inch of screen.
Samsung Galaxy M21 and Google Pixel 2 XL feature incredibly similar processors, they have a 4 GB RAM and the same number of cores. Samsung Galaxy M21 features a greater storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Google Pixel 2 XL, because although it has less internal storage, it also counts with a slot for SD memory cards that supports a maximum of 512 GB.
The Galaxy M21 features a way better battery duration than Google Pixel 2 XL, because it has a 70 percent greater battery capacity. The Galaxy M21 shoots better photographs and videos than Google Pixel 2 XL, because although it has a tinier camera aperture which is not nice for low light images, and they both have the same video resolution and the same video frame rates, the Galaxy M21 also counts with a way bigger sensor which offers a much higher photo and video quality and a lot higher 48 megapixels resolution back facing camera.
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