Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 84.1 | 83.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 14 |
| 2020-03-23 | 2024-09-26 |
| 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches | 6.32 x 2.96 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 6.81 ounces |
| Midnight blue and Raven black | Lemon Green, Titan Black, Titan Blue and Titan Gray |
| Plastic and Plastic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2712 x 1220 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 403 pixels per inch | 444 pixels per inch |
| 420 cd/m2 brightness | 4000 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 10.4 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 9611 chipset | Mediatek Dimensity 8300 Ultra (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 | Mali G615-MC6 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/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 23.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.64 inches (1/1.56") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.55 | 12.1 |
| 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 |
| 7.52 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.4 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Galaxy M21 is a little bit better than the Xiaomi 14T, getting an 84.1 score against 83.7. Both phones in our current comparison include Android operating system, but the Galaxy M21 has an older 11 version and Xiaomi 14T has Android 14. Although the Galaxy M21 is much older and thicker than the Xiaomi 14T, it's body is still a little bit lighter.
Galaxy M21 features a much better performing processor than Xiaomi 14T, although it has lesser RAM, they both have 8 CPU cores. Xiaomi 14T counts with a much more vibrant screen than Samsung Galaxy M21, because it has a quite better resolution of 1220 x 2712, a just a bit higher display density, a little bit bigger display and way more brightness.
Xiaomi 14T counts with a bigger storage for games and applications than Galaxy M21, because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with 192 GB more internal memory. Xiaomi 14T has a little bit better camera than Galaxy M21, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition, the Xiaomi 14T also has a way bigger sensor, a more megapixels back facing camera, better 60 fps video frame rates and a bigger camera aperture.
Samsung Galaxy M21 counts with superior battery lifetime than Xiaomi 14T, because it has a 20 percent bigger battery size.
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