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| Global Score | |
| 84.1 | 76.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 11 |
| 2020-03-23 | 2021-04-20 |
| 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches | 6.46 x 2.87 x 0.36 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 6.70 ounces |
| Midnight blue and Raven black | Marine Blue and Moondust Gray |
| Plastic and Plastic | Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 403 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| 420 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 9611 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Adreno 619 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 18.62 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 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 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 11.55 | 11.55 |
| 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 | 4500mAh Nano SIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 7.52 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| 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 | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy M21 is much better than TCL 20 Pro 5G, with an 84.1 score against 76.1. Both of these phones come with the same Android 11 OS. The Samsung Galaxy M21 construction is just a little thinner and just a little bit lighter than TCL 20 Pro 5G, despite of the fact that it was released only 13 months before.
Galaxy M21 features a slightly better looking screen than TCL 20 Pro 5G, because although it has a bit smaller screen and a little worse 1080 x 2340px resolution, it also counts with a quite better display pixel density. The Galaxy M21 counts with a bit faster processor than TCL 20 Pro 5G, although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, they both have a Octa-Core CPU.
The TCL 20 Pro 5G's camera is just as good as Samsung Galaxy M21's camera, and although the TCL 20 Pro 5G has a bigger camera aperture to take better images in low-light environments, they both have the same back-facing camera sensor size, the same video frame rate, the same (4K) video definition and the same resolution camera in the back.
The TCL 20 Pro 5G features a way bigger memory for apps and games than Samsung Galaxy M21, because it has a slot for an SD memory card that holds a maximum of 1 TB and 256 GB internal memory capacity. The Galaxy M21 features superior battery performance than TCL 20 Pro 5G, because it has a 33% larger battery capacity.
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