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| Global Score | |
| 84.1 | 86.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 12 |
| 2020-03-23 | -- |
| 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches | 6.51 x 3.03 x 0.37 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 6.98 ounces |
| Midnight blue and Raven black | Blue, Brown and Green |
| Plastic and Plastic | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2408 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | LCD |
| 403 pixels per inch | 400 pixels per inch |
| 420 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 9611 chipset | Exynos 1280 (5 nm) chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Octa-Core 2400 MHz processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Mali-G68 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.36 |
| 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 | 50.00 MP + 8.00 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 | 9.35 |
| 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 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Galaxy M33 is slightly better than the Galaxy M21, getting an 86.3 score against 84.1. Both phones in our current comparison use Android OS (operating system), but Galaxy M33 has newer 12 version and Galaxy M21 has Android 11 version. Galaxy M33 is a just a bit thicker and just a little heavier cellphone than Galaxy M21.
The Samsung Galaxy M21 has a little bit better looking screen than Galaxy M33, because although it has a quite smaller screen and a little lower 1080 x 2340 resolution, it also counts with a just a bit greater pixel quantity per display inch. The Galaxy M21 counts with a greater memory to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy M33, because although it has just 64 GB internal storage capacity, it also counts with a slot for external memory cards that allows up to 512 GB.
The Samsung Galaxy M33 features a little bit better performance than Samsung Galaxy M21, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Samsung Galaxy M33 also has 2 GB more RAM. The Galaxy M21 features better battery life than Galaxy M33, because it has a 20% greater battery capacity. Galaxy M21 has a lot better camera than Galaxy M33, although it has a worse 48 megapixels resolution back camera and a tinier diafragm aperture which is not favorable for shooting images and video in low light situations.
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