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| Global Score | |
| 84.1 | 78.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 12 |
| 2020-03-23 | 2022-04-04 |
| 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches | 6.45 x 3.01 x 0.37 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 7.76 ounces |
| Midnight blue and Raven black | Black and White |
| Plastic and Plastic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 403 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| 420 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 7.5 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 9611 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SM8450 (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 730 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 | 108.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.33 inches (1/3.06") 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 | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 11.55 | 12.65 |
| 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 | 4650mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 6.48 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy M21 has a score of 84.1, which is a bit better than Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro's score of 78.7. Even though Galaxy M21 is a lot older than the Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro, it's design is a little thinner and somewhat lighter. Both phones in this comparison review include Android OS, but the Galaxy M21 has the previous 11 version while Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro has Android 12 version.
The Samsung Galaxy M21 counts with a way better performance than Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro, although it has less RAM, they both have 8 CPU cores. The Samsung Galaxy M21 has a much better display than Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro, because although it has a bit lower 1080 x 2340 resolution and a little smaller screen, it also counts with a just a bit higher pixel quantity per display inch.
Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro counts with just a bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy M21, because although it has a way smaller back-facing camera sensor providing a much worse image quality, and they both have the same video quality, the Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro also counts with a way higher resolution camera, a bigger aperture and higher video frame rates.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro features a bigger memory capacity for games and applications than Galaxy M21, because although it has no external SD slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory. Galaxy M21 has longer battery lifetime than Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro, because it has a 29% bigger battery size.
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