Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 84.1 | 79.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | LG |
| Android 11, 10 | -- |
| 2020-03-23 | 2017-09-21 |
| 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches | 5.97 x 2.97 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 5.57 ounces |
| Midnight blue and Raven black | Black, Blue, Purple and Silver |
| Plastic and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 307.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2880 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | P-OLED |
| 403 pixels per inch | 537 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 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 14.66 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.60 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 30.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.32 inches (1/3.09") 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 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 11.55 | 10.01 |
| 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 | 3300mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 7.52 | 5.28 |
| 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 is a little bit better than LG V30, having an 84.1 score against 79.1. Although the Galaxy M21 is much newer than the LG V30, it's somewhat heavier and somewhat thicker. The LG V30 counts with a bit more vivid display than Galaxy M21, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a greater pixels amount per inch of screen and a higher 1440 x 2880 resolution.
LG V30 features just a bit better processing power than Galaxy M21. Both of them have 4 GB of RAM and 8 CPU cores. LG V30 has a much bigger storage to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy M21, and although they both have equal internal storage capacity, the LG V30 also has an external SD slot that admits up to 1,95 TB.
The Samsung Galaxy M21 features a much longer battery life than LG V30, because it has a 6000mAh battery capacity instead of 3300mAh. The Galaxy M21 captures much better photos and videos than LG V30, because although it has a smaller aperture which is not nice for taking pictures or video in low-light situations, and they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rates and the same video resolution, the Galaxy M21 also counts with a lot bigger back-facing camera sensor capturing much better quality videos and photographs and a much more mega pixels camera in the back.
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