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| Global Score | |
| 84.1 | 90.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 11, 10 | -- |
| 2020-03-23 | 2020-08-21 |
| 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches | 6.36 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 6.84 ounces |
| Midnight blue and Raven black | Mystic bronze, Mystic gray, Mystic green and Mystic red |
| Plastic and Plastic | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 1000.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED Plus |
| 403 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| 420 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 9611 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+ SM8250-AB (7 nm) 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 3000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.72 |
| 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 | 12.00 MP + 10.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.57 inches (1/1.76") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.55 | 10.67 |
| 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 |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4300mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 7.52 | 6.16 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Note 20 is slightly better than Samsung Galaxy M21, with a 90.8 score against 84.1. The Samsung Galaxy Note 20 construction is just a little heavier but a little thinner than the Samsung Galaxy M21, and both of them were released with only 5 months difference. Galaxy Note 20 counts with a little bit better performance than Galaxy M21, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Galaxy Note 20 also has a higher amount of RAM.
Galaxy M21 has a little bit better display than Samsung Galaxy Note 20, because although it has a little smaller screen and a bit lower resolution of 1080 x 2340px, it also counts with a little bit greater pixels number per inch in the screen. Samsung Galaxy M21 has a quite bigger memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy Note 20, because although it has 0 less internal memory capacity, it also counts with an external memory card slot that supports up to 512 GB.
The Samsung Galaxy M21 takes clearer photographs and videos than Galaxy Note 20, because although it has a tinier back camera sensor giving a lower image quality and a smaller aperture which is not recommended for low light captures, and they both have the same video quality, the Samsung Galaxy M21 also counts with a camera in the back with much more MP and faster 30 fps video frame rate.
The Galaxy M21 features a way better battery lifetime than Galaxy Note 20, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity.
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