Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 84.1 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 12 |
| 2020-03-23 | 2022-04-07 |
| 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches | 6.48 x 3.03 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 6.21 ounces |
| Midnight blue and Raven black | -- |
| Plastic and Plastic | Plastic |
| 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 | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 7.5 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 9611 chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 900 MT6877 (6 nm) 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 | Mali-G68 MC4 GPU |
| 9.27 | 6.12 |
| 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 | 108.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.25 inches (1/4") 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 5.2 |
| 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
Galaxy M21 has a general score of 84.1, which is a little bit better than the Galaxy M53 5G's general score of 76.7. Both devices we compare here include Android operating system, but the Galaxy M21 has 11 version and Galaxy M53 5G has Android 12. Even though the Galaxy M21 is a better cellphone than Galaxy M53 5G, we must highlight that it's also extremely older, thicker and just a little heavier.
Galaxy M21 counts with a better looking screen than Galaxy M53 5G, because although it has a quite lower 1080 x 2340 resolution and a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a bit higher quantity of pixels in each inch in the display. Samsung Galaxy M21 has a much better performance than Samsung Galaxy M53 5G, although it has 2 GB less RAM memory, they both have 8 cpu cores.
Samsung Galaxy M21 counts with a better camera than Samsung Galaxy M53 5G, because although it has a lot lower resolution camera and a tinier diafragm aperture which is not nice for shooting images or videos in low-light environments, it also counts with a much larger sensor taking more light and vivid colors.
Galaxy M21 counts with a greater memory for games and applications than Galaxy M53 5G, because although it has 0 less internal memory, it also counts with a slot for SD memory cards that holds a maximum of 512 GB. The Galaxy M21 counts with better battery lifetime than Galaxy M53 5G, because it has a 6000mAh battery capacity against 5000mAh.
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