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| Global Score | |
| 84.1 | 85.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 11 |
| 2020-03-23 | 2021-09-15 |
| 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches | 6.46 x 3.03 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 7.16 ounces |
| Midnight blue and Raven black | Celestial blue, Meteorite Gray and Moonlight White |
| Plastic and Plastic | Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant 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 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 9611 chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 1200 MT6893 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Cortex-A78, 64-bit, 6 nm (Octa-Core 3000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Mali-G77 MC9 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.72 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.74 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 108.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.55 | 10.34 |
| 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 | Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi 11T is slightly better than Galaxy M21, with an 85.3 score against 84.1. Both of these devices work with the same Android 11 OS (Operating System), so both of them should provide the same OS features. Xiaomi 11T is a a little heavier phone than Galaxy M21, but they have the same thickness.
Samsung Galaxy M21 has a bit sharper display than Xiaomi 11T, because although it has a little bit worse resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels and a quite smaller display, it also counts with a bit more pixels per inch in the screen. Xiaomi 11T has just a little better performance than Samsung Galaxy M21, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xiaomi 11T also has more RAM memory.
The Galaxy M21 features a quite bigger memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Xiaomi 11T, because although it has less internal memory, it also counts with an external SD slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB. Samsung Galaxy M21 has a much better camera than Xiaomi 11T, although it has a lot less mega pixels resolution camera in the back and a smaller aperture which is not nice for taking images and videos in poorly lited environments.
The Galaxy M21 features longer battery lifetime than Xiaomi 11T, because it has a 6000mAh battery size instead of 5000mAh.
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