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| Global Score | |
| 84.1 | 82.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| Android 11, 10 | -- |
| 2020-03-23 | 2019-05-29 |
| 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches | 6.57 x 2.83 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 6.28 ounces |
| Midnight blue and Raven black | Black, Gray, Purple and White |
| Plastic and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 948.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 3840 x 1644 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | P-OLED |
| 403 pixels per inch | 643 pixels per inch |
| 420 cd/m2 brightness | 400 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 9.5 |
| 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 | 6 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 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.60 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (24 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 11.55 | 9.79 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3330mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 5.28 |
| 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 | -- |
Comparison review
The Galaxy M21 has a score of 84.1, which is slightly better than the Xperia 1's global score of 82.6. Even though Galaxy M21 is newer than the Xperia 1, it's a bit thicker and a bit heavier. The Xperia 1 has a better display than Samsung Galaxy M21, because although it has less bright screen, it also counts with way more pixels per inch of display, a quite bigger display and a way higher resolution of 1644 x 3840 pixels.
The Xperia 1 counts with a lot bigger memory for apps and games than Samsung Galaxy M21, and although they both have a slot for an external memory card that supports up to 512 GB, the Xperia 1 also has more internal storage capacity. Sony Xperia 1 has a bit faster processing unit than Galaxy M21, and although they both have 8 cpu cores, the Sony Xperia 1 also has 2 GB more RAM memory.
Galaxy M21 has a much better camera than Sony Xperia 1, because although it has a smaller aperture, and they both have the same (4K) video resolution, the Galaxy M21 also counts with a back camera with a way better resolution, a lot larger back-facing camera sensor capturing lot higher quality videos and photos and higher video frame rate.
The Galaxy M21 has a much longer battery performance than Xperia 1, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity instead of 3330mAh.
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