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| Global Score | |
| 84.1 | 89.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 11, 10 | -- |
| 2020-03-23 | 2020-02-03 |
| 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches | 6.40 x 2.98 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| Midnight blue and Raven black | Prism black, Prism blue and Prism white |
| Plastic and Plastic | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 279.00 |
| 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 855 SM8150 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 15.38 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.55 | 11.99 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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 S10 Lite has a global score of 89.7, which is slightly better than Galaxy M21's overall score of 84.1. Galaxy S10 Lite is a a little lighter and just a bit thinner cellphone than Galaxy M21, although both of them were released with only 2 months difference. The Galaxy S10 Lite features just a bit better performance than Samsung Galaxy M21, and although they both have 8 cores, the Galaxy S10 Lite also has a larger amount of RAM memory.
The Galaxy M21 has a slightly better display than Galaxy S10 Lite, because although it has a quite lower resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels and a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a little higher pixels quantity per inch of screen. Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite shoots just a bit better pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy M21, and although they both have a 48 MP camera in the back, the same 3840x2160 video definition, the same aperture and a same size sensor, the Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite also has better 60 fps video frame rates.
The Galaxy S10 Lite counts with a way bigger storage capacity to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy M21, because it has an external memory slot that allows up to 1000 GB and 128 GB internal memory capacity. Galaxy M21 features better battery performance than Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite, because it has a 33 percent more battery size.
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