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| Global Score | |
| 84.1 | 78.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| Android 11, 10 | -- |
| 2020-03-23 | 2017-09-19 |
| 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches | 5.83 x 2.87 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 5.50 ounces |
| Midnight blue and Raven black | Black, Blue, Pink and Silver |
| Plastic and Plastic | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 700.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 403 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| 420 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 9611 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2450 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 14.66 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 19.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 25.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") 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 | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 11.55 | 10.45 |
| 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 | 2700mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 4.64 |
| 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 is a bit better than the Sony Xperia XZ1, with a score of 84.1 against 78.3. The Galaxy M21 body is much newer, but heavier and thicker than the Sony Xperia XZ1. The Xperia XZ1 features a little better processing power than Galaxy M21. Both of them have the same RAM amount and the same number of cores.
The Samsung Galaxy M21 features just a bit better looking screen than Xperia XZ1, because although it has a quite worse pixel quantity in each inch in the display, it also counts with a little higher resolution of 1080 x 2340 and a larger display. Galaxy M21 takes much clearer photos and videos than Xperia XZ1, and although they both have the same (4K) video resolution, a F2 diafragm aperture and the same 30 fps video frame rates, the Galaxy M21 also has a back-facing camera with way more megapixels and a larger sensor which offers a higher photo and video quality.
Sony Xperia XZ1 has a very superior storage to install games and applications than Galaxy M21, and although they both have exactly the same 64 GB internal memory capacity, the Sony Xperia XZ1 also has a SD card slot that holds a maximum of 1,95 TB. The Samsung Galaxy M21 features a superior battery lifetime than Sony Xperia XZ1, because it has a 6000mAh battery size.
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