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| Global Score | |
| 84.1 | 89.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 11, 10 | -- |
| 2020-03-23 | 2021-05-31 |
| 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches | 6.44 x 3.01 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 6.91 ounces |
| Midnight blue and Raven black | Celestial Silver, Cosmic Black and Frosty White |
| Plastic and Plastic | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| 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 | 1300 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 9611 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.63 |
| 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 + 20.00 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 | 7680 x 4320 (30 fps) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) slow motion video |
| 11.55 | 12.87 |
| 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), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4520mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 6.4 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | 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 Xiaomi Mi 11i has a global score of 89.5, which is just a bit better than the Galaxy M21's general score of 84.1. The Xiaomi Mi 11i body is newer and thinner, but also just a bit heavier than Galaxy M21. The Xiaomi Mi 11i has just a little better performance than Galaxy M21, and although they both have 8 cpu cores, the Xiaomi Mi 11i also has a larger amount of RAM memory.
Xiaomi Mi 11i features a bit better screen than Galaxy M21, because although it has a just a bit lower pixels density, it also counts with much more brightness, a little larger display and a quite better resolution of 1080 x 2400px. Xiaomi Mi 11i features a better camera than Galaxy M21, because it has a way better video definition, a bigger aperture and a way more mega pixels back-facing camera.
Galaxy M21 has a quite bigger memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Xiaomi Mi 11i, because although it has only 64 GB internal memory, it also counts with an external memory card slot that supports up to 512 GB. The Samsung Galaxy M21 has superior battery life than Xiaomi Mi 11i, because it has a 6000mAh battery size against 4520mAh.
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