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| Global Score | |
| 84.1 | 82.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 13 |
| 2020-03-23 | 2023-05-11 |
| 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches | 6.50 x 2.80 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 6.60 ounces |
| Midnight blue and Raven black | Black, Khaki Green and Platinum Silver |
| Plastic and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 3840 x 1644 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 403 pixels per inch | 643 pixels per inch |
| 420 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 9611 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550 (4 nm) chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Adreno 740 GPU |
| 9.27 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.74 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 24.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.74 inches (1/1.35") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (120 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.55 | 12.43 |
| 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 |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 7.52 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| 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 is just a bit better than the Xperia 1 V, getting a score of 84.1 against 82.7. The Galaxy M21 body is noticeably older, just a little bit heavier and a little bit thicker than the Xperia 1 V. Both of these phones use Android operating system, but the Galaxy M21 has older 11 version and Xperia 1 V has Android 13 version.
The Samsung Galaxy M21 has a way better processing power than Xperia 1 V, although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, they both have a Octa-Core CPU. The Xperia 1 V counts with a bit more vivid screen than Galaxy M21, because it has a much better 1644 x 3840 pixels resolution, a bit larger screen and way more pixels per inch of screen.
Xperia 1 V has a better memory to install games and applications than Galaxy M21, because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with 192 GB more internal memory capacity. Galaxy M21 has superior battery duration than Sony Xperia 1 V, because it has a 20 percent more battery size.
Sony Xperia 1 V shoots slightly better videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy M21, and although they both have the same resolution back-facing camera and the same video quality, the Sony Xperia 1 V also has faster 120 fps video frame rate, a much larger camera sensor and a bigger aperture to take better low-light photography.
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