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| Global Score | |
| 84.1 | 80.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Nokia |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 10 |
| 2020-03-23 | 2020-11-12 |
| 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches | 6.77 x 3.09 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 7.97 ounces |
| Midnight blue and Raven black | Meteor grey |
| Plastic and Plastic | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 700.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | LCD |
| 403 pixels per inch | 387 pixels per inch |
| 420 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 9611 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G SM7225 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Adreno 619 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 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 12.98 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") 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 | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.55 | 12.43 |
| 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 |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 6.32 |
| 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 | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy M21 is a bit better than Nokia 8 V 5G UW, with a overall score of 84.1 against 80.3. Galaxy M21 is a somewhat lighter device than the Nokia 8 V 5G UW, but both are equally thin. Both of these phones work with Android operating system, but the Galaxy M21 has the newer 11 version and Nokia 8 V 5G UW has Android 10 version.
The Samsung Galaxy M21 counts with a bit more vivid display than Nokia 8 V 5G UW, because although it has a bit lower 1080 x 2340 resolution and a quite smaller display, it also counts with a little bit greater display density. The Nokia 8 V 5G UW counts with a bigger storage capacity to store more apps and games than Galaxy M21, and although they both have exactly the same 64 GB internal memory, the Nokia 8 V 5G UW also has a slot for an external memory card that supports a maximum of 1000 GB.
Samsung Galaxy M21 and Nokia 8 V 5G UW both have incredibly similar CPUs, and although the Nokia 8 V 5G UW has 2 GB more RAM memory, they both have the same number of cores. The Nokia 8 V 5G UW features a little bit better camera than Galaxy M21, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 video quality, the Nokia 8 V 5G UW also has faster 60 frames per second video frame rates, a bigger sensor taking more light and vivid colors, a camera with way more megapixels and a bigger camera aperture to take better photos and video in poorly lited situations.
Galaxy M21 counts with longer battery life than Nokia 8 V 5G UW, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity.
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