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| Global Score | |
| 84.1 | 77.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | HTC |
| Android 11, 10 | -- |
| 2020-03-23 | 2017-05-18 |
| 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches | 6.06 x 2.99 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Midnight blue and Raven black | Black, Blue, Silver and White |
| Plastic and Plastic | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 275.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| Super AMOLED | S-LCD 5 |
| 403 pixels per inch | 534 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 2450 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm 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 | 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 11.55 | 9.9 |
| 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 | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Galaxy M21 has an overall score of 84.1, which is just a bit better than HTC U11's 77.6 overall score. The Galaxy M21 design is newer than the HTC U11's, but it's somewhat thicker and somewhat heavier. HTC U11 has a bit faster CPU than Samsung Galaxy M21. They have 8 cores and 4 GB of RAM. The HTC U11 counts with a bit sharper display than Samsung Galaxy M21, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a better resolution of 1440 x 2560px and a better display density.
Galaxy M21 counts with a quite bigger storage capacity for apps and games than HTC U11, and although they both have exactly the same 64 GB internal storage, the Galaxy M21 also has a SD extension slot that admits up to 512 GB. Galaxy M21 has a really longer battery lifetime than HTC U11, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity instead of 3000mAh.
The Samsung Galaxy M21 counts with a better camera than HTC U11, because although it has a smaller aperture, and they both have the same 30 fps video frame rate and the same video resolution, the Samsung Galaxy M21 also counts with a much bigger sensor which offers a lot better image and video quality and a back facing camera with a lot higher 48 mega-pixels resolution.
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