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| Global Score | |
| 84.1 | 89 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 11, 10 | -- |
| 2020-03-23 | 2020-10-15 |
| 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches | 5.70 x 2.77 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 5.33 ounces |
| Midnight blue and Raven black | Just black and Sorta sage |
| Plastic and Plastic | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 548.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 403 pixels per inch | 430 pixels per inch |
| 420 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 9611 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G SM7250-AB chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 475, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Adreno 620 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.45 |
| 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/1.70 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 (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 | 10.23 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4080mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 7.52 | 6 |
| 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 Google Pixel 5 is just a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy M21, having a general score of 89 against 84.1. Even though Google Pixel 5 and Samsung Galaxy M21 were released with only a couple months difference, Google Pixel 5 is somewhat lighter and somewhat thinner. Google Pixel 5 counts with a little bit better hardware performance than Galaxy M21, and although they both have 8 cores, the Google Pixel 5 also has 4 GB more RAM.
The Galaxy M21 features a bit sharper display than Google Pixel 5, because although it has a quite worse screen density, and they both have exactly the same resolution of 1080 x 2340px, the Galaxy M21 also counts with a quite bigger display. Samsung Galaxy M21 counts with a superior camera than Google Pixel 5, because although it has a smaller aperture and worse 30 frames per second video frame rates, and they both have the same 3840x2160 video quality, the Samsung Galaxy M21 also counts with a way more MP camera in the back and a way bigger back-facing camera sensor providing a lot better image quality.
Galaxy M21 has a better memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Google Pixel 5, because although it has 0 less internal memory, it also counts with a SD card slot that allows up to 512 GB. The Galaxy M21 has a much longer battery duration than Google Pixel 5, because it has a 47% greater battery size.
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