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| Global Score | |
| 84.1 | 77.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | LG |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 10 |
| 2020-03-23 | 2020-05-07 |
| 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches | 6.38 x 3.02 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 6.98 ounces |
| Midnight blue and Raven black | Mirror black |
| Plastic and Plastic | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 350.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2310 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 403 pixels per inch | 398 pixels per inch |
| 420 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 9611 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 SM6150 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 460, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Adreno 612 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.09 |
| 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 | 32.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") 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 | -- |
| 11.55 | 10.67 |
| 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 | 4000mAh Li - Ion 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, 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 LG Q70's score of 77.9. Although the Galaxy M21 and LG Q70 were released only a couple months apart, Galaxy M21's construction is just a bit thicker but also a little bit lighter. Both phones in this review use Android operating system, but Galaxy M21 has 11 version while LG Q70 has Android 10, so it counts with lots of additional features and performance tweaks.
Samsung Galaxy M21 has a bit better looking screen than LG Q70, and although they both have a display with the same size, the Samsung Galaxy M21 also has a quite higher pixel amount in each inch in the display and a slightly better resolution of 1080 x 2340. Samsung Galaxy M21 has a bit faster CPU than LG Q70. Both of them have 8 cores and 4 GB of RAM memory.
LG Q70 has a much bigger memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy M21, and although they both have equal 64 GB internal memory capacity, the LG Q70 also has a slot for SD memory cards that holds a maximum of 1,95 TB. Galaxy M21 takes clearer videos and photos than LG Q70, because although it has a smaller camera aperture, and they both have the same (4K) video definition and the same video frame rates, the Galaxy M21 also counts with a back-facing camera with a lot better resolution and a way bigger back camera sensor capturing way higher quality videos and photos.
The Samsung Galaxy M21 has a very superior battery performance than LG Q70, because it has a 50% bigger battery size.
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