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| Global Score | |
| 84.1 | 79.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 14 |
| 2020-03-23 | 2023-10-26 |
| 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches | 6.02 x 2.81 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Midnight blue and Raven black | Black, Green, Pink and Silver |
| Plastic and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2670 x 1200 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 403 pixels per inch | 457 pixels per inch |
| 420 cd/m2 brightness | 3000 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 10.1 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 9611 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SM8650-AB (4 nm) chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Adreno 750 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 | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.60 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 23.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.76 inches (1/1.31") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 11.55 | 12.76 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4610mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 7.52 | 6.48 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.4 |
| GPS | -- |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| 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 general score of 84.1, which is just a bit better than the Xiaomi 14's score of 79.4. Both of these devices include Android OS, but the Galaxy M21 has an older 11 version while Xiaomi 14 has Android 14 version. Galaxy M21's design has the same weight than Xiaomi 14, but it's just a bit thicker.
The Xiaomi 14 features a way better display than Galaxy M21, and although they both have a same size display, the Xiaomi 14 also has a slightly better 1200 x 2670 resolution, a little bit more pixels per screen inch and a way brighter screen. Xiaomi 14 features a quite bigger storage to install applications and games than Galaxy M21, because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with 192 GB more internal storage capacity.
The Samsung Galaxy M21 features a really superior performance than Xiaomi 14, although it has less RAM, they both have the same number of cores. The Galaxy M21 has greater battery performance than Xiaomi 14, because it has a 6000mAh battery size instead of 4610mAh. Xiaomi 14 captures much better pictures and videos than Galaxy M21, because it has a camera with more MP, a lot bigger camera sensor which gives a much better image and video quality, a larger aperture and a way better 7680x4320 video resolution.
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