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| Global Score | |
| 84.1 | 76.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 10 |
| 2020-03-23 | 2020-09-02 |
| 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches | 6.64 x 3.07 x 0.38 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 7.76 ounces |
| Midnight blue and Raven black | Sonic silver |
| Plastic and Plastic | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 579.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 403 pixels per inch | 385 pixels per inch |
| 420 cd/m2 brightness | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 9611 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.74 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (15 fps) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.55 | 12.32 |
| 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, Dual 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 5.1 |
| 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 much better than the nubia Red Magic 5S, with a score of 84.1 against 76.2. The Galaxy M21 body is a bit thinner and somewhat lighter than the nubia Red Magic 5S, even though both were released only 5 months apart. Both devices in this review have Android OS, but Galaxy M21 has 11 version and nubia Red Magic 5S has Android 10, so it counts with some extra features and enhanced performance.
Nubia Red Magic 5S features a little bit better performance than Samsung Galaxy M21, and although they both have the same number of cores, the nubia Red Magic 5S also has 4 GB more RAM. The nubia Red Magic 5S counts with a little more vivid display than Samsung Galaxy M21, because although it has a little bit inferior pixels count in each inch in the display, and they both have exactly the same resolution of 1080 x 2340px, the nubia Red Magic 5S also counts with a brighter screen and a little larger screen.
The nubia Red Magic 5S features a little bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy M21, because it has a way better video resolution, a bigger back-facing camera sensor which gives a better image and video quality, a larger aperture and a back facing camera with much more megapixels. The Galaxy M21 counts with a greater memory for games and applications than nubia Red Magic 5S, because although it has less internal memory capacity, it also counts with an external SD slot that allows a maximum of 512 GB.
Samsung Galaxy M21 has improved battery lifetime than nubia Red Magic 5S, because it has a 33 percent greater battery capacity.
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