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| Global Score | |
| 84.1 | 76.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 14 |
| 2020-03-23 | -- |
| 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches | 6.47 x 3.07 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 7.05 ounces |
| Midnight blue and Raven black | Blue Black, Gold, Light Gray and Light Green |
| Plastic and Plastic | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 230.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 403 pixels per inch | 385 pixels per inch |
| 420 cd/m2 brightness | 800 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 9611 chipset | Exynos 1330 (5 nm) chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Mali-G68 MP2 GPU |
| 9.27 | 6.03 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 15.38 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.55 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 9.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| 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
Samsung Galaxy M21 is much better than Galaxy A16 5G, with an 84.1 score against 76.2. Both of these devices use Android OS, but Samsung Galaxy M21 has an older 11 version while Galaxy A16 5G has Android 14. Samsung Galaxy M21's body is a little lighter but thicker than Galaxy A16 5G. Galaxy A16 5G counts with a bit better display than Galaxy M21, because although it has a little bit lower display density, and they both have an equal 1080 x 2340 pixels resolution, the Galaxy A16 5G also counts with a little larger screen and way more brightness.
The Galaxy A16 5G features a much better storage capacity to install applications and games than Galaxy M21, because it has a SD card slot that holds a maximum of 1000 GB and more internal memory. Galaxy M21 has a much powerful processor than Galaxy A16 5G. They have the same number of cores and the same RAM amount.
The Galaxy M21 features a lot better camera than Samsung Galaxy A16 5G, although it has a back camera with less mega-pixels resolution and a smaller camera aperture which is worse for taking photographs or video in low-light environments. Samsung Galaxy M21 has longer battery life than Samsung Galaxy A16 5G, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity against 5000mAh.
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