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| Global Score | |
| 84.1 | 82.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 11, 10 | -- |
| 2020-03-23 | 2019-10-24 |
| 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches | 6.31 x 2.96 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 6.81 ounces |
| Midnight blue and Raven black | Clearly white, Just black and Oh so orange |
| Plastic and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 487.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 3040 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 403 pixels per inch | 534 pixels per inch |
| 420 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8.8 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 9611 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.63 |
| 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 | 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 28.00mm 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 (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, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3700mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 7.52 | 5.68 |
| 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 Galaxy M21 has an overall score of 84.1, which is a little bit better than the Google Pixel 4 XL's 82.9 score. Even though Galaxy M21 and Google Pixel 4 XL were released with only 5 months difference, the Galaxy M21 design is a bit thicker but also just a little bit lighter. The Google Pixel 4 XL counts with a bit better looking display than Galaxy M21, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a better resolution of 1440 x 3040 pixels and a better pixels quantity per inch in the display.
The Samsung Galaxy M21 counts with a way bigger storage capacity for games and applications than Google Pixel 4 XL, and although they both have exactly the same internal storage capacity, the Samsung Galaxy M21 also has an external memory card slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB. Google Pixel 4 XL features a bit superior CPU than Samsung Galaxy M21, and although they both have 8 cores, the Google Pixel 4 XL also has 2 GB more RAM memory.
The Samsung Galaxy M21 shoots much better photos and videos than Google Pixel 4 XL, because although it has a tinier aperture, and they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rate and the same video resolution, the Samsung Galaxy M21 also counts with a back camera with lot more MP and a much larger back-facing camera sensor capturing more light and vivid colors.
Galaxy M21 counts with a way better battery duration than Google Pixel 4 XL, because it has a 6000mAh battery size.
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