Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 84.1 | 76 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | LG |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 10 |
| 2020-03-23 | 2020-11-23 |
| 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches | 6.50 x 3.02 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| Midnight blue and Raven black | Blue, Red and White |
| Plastic and Plastic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 403 pixels per inch | 266 pixels per inch |
| 420 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 9611 chipset | Mediatek Helio P35 MT6765 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | PowerVR GE8320 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 14.66 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 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 | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Galaxy M21 is better than LG K52, getting an 84.1 score against 76. Even being the best we compare here, the Galaxy M21 design is a little bit thicker and a little heavier than LG K52. These phones include Android operating system, but Galaxy M21 has 11 version while LG K52 has Android 10. The Galaxy M21 has a sharper display than LG K52, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a lot better resolution of 1080 x 2340 and a much better pixels amount per screen inch.
LG K52 features a much better storage capacity for apps and games than Galaxy M21, and although they both have exactly the same internal storage, the LG K52 also has a slot for SD memory cards that holds up to 1,95 TB. The LG K52's CPU is very similar to the CPU in Samsung Galaxy M21, both of them have a Octa-Core CPU and 4 GB of RAM.
The Galaxy M21 has a much better camera than LG K52, because although it has a smaller aperture which is not nice for low-light images and video, and they both have a same size camera sensor and a 48 MP back facing camera, the Galaxy M21 also counts with a much higher (4K) video resolution. Samsung Galaxy M21 features a way better battery life than LG K52, because it has a 50% bigger battery size.
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