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| Global Score | |
| 84.1 | 80.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 12 |
| 2020-03-23 | -- |
| 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches | 6.44 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 6.38 ounces |
| Midnight blue and Raven black | -- |
| Plastic and Plastic | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 403 pixels per inch | 393 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 | -- |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 9.27 | 6.12 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 15.42 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 108.00 MP + 32.00 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 | 10.45 |
| 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) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| 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 Samsung Galaxy M21 is slightly better than Galaxy A73 5G, having a overall score of 84.1 against 80.5. The Samsung Galaxy M21 design is a little bit heavier and thicker than the Galaxy A73 5G. Both of these devices come with Android operating system, but the Samsung Galaxy M21 has an older 11 version while Galaxy A73 5G has Android 12 version.
Samsung Galaxy A73 5G features a little bit better display than Samsung Galaxy M21, because although it has a just a little lower pixels density, it also counts with a little bit bigger screen, a bit higher 1080 x 2400 resolution and way more brightness. The Galaxy M21 has a lot better processing power than Galaxy A73 5G, although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, they both have 8 processing cores.
Samsung Galaxy M21 shoots much clearer photos and videos than Galaxy A73 5G, although it has a smaller camera aperture which is not nice for shooting pictures or videos in poorly lited environments and a much less megapixels resolution back camera. The Galaxy A73 5G counts with a much better memory to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy M21, because it has a slot for external memory cards that allows a maximum of 1 TB and more internal memory.
Galaxy M21 counts with longer battery performance than Samsung Galaxy A73 5G, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity instead of 5000mAh.
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