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| Global Score | |
| 84.1 | 80.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 11, 10 | -- |
| 2020-03-23 | 2017-07-07 |
| 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches | 6.04 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 5.89 ounces |
| Midnight blue and Raven black | Black, Blue, Gold and Silver |
| Plastic and Plastic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 611.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 403 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| 420 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 9611 chipset | Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Exynos M1and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Mali-T880 MP12 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.4 inches (1/2.5") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.55 | 9.57 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3200mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 7.52 | 5.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| 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 | -- |
Comparison review
The Galaxy M21 has a global score of 84.1, which is slightly better than the Samsung Galaxy Note Fan Edition's 80.4 general score. Galaxy M21's body is extremely newer, but thicker and somewhat heavier than Samsung Galaxy Note Fan Edition. Samsung Galaxy Note Fan Edition features a little more vivid screen than Galaxy M21, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a higher resolution of 1440 x 2560px and a better pixels density.
Samsung Galaxy M21 features a bit bigger storage to store more apps and games than Galaxy Note Fan Edition, and although they both have equal internal storage capacity, the Samsung Galaxy M21 also has a slot for an SD memory card that supports a maximum of 512 GB. Samsung Galaxy Note Fan Edition has a processing unit that's just as good as the Samsung Galaxy M21 one, both have a 4 GB RAM and a Octa-Core CPU.
The Samsung Galaxy M21 counts with a much better battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy Note Fan Edition, because it has a 6000mAh battery size. Galaxy M21 captures much clearer photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy Note Fan Edition, because although it has a smaller camera aperture which is not good for low-light photography and videos, and they both have the same (4K) video resolution and the same video frame rate, the Galaxy M21 also counts with a larger sensor shooting better quality photographs and videos and a lot more mega-pixels camera in the back.
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