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| Global Score | |
| 84.1 | 83.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 11, 10 | -- |
| 2020-03-23 | 2018-04-03 |
| 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches | 5.94 x 2.95 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 6.67 ounces |
| Midnight blue and Raven black | Black and White |
| Plastic and Plastic | Aluminum and Ceramic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 639.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 403 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| 420 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 9611 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.63 |
| 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 | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 11.55 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 7.52 | 5.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| 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 is just a bit better than the Xiaomi Mi Mix 2s, getting a overall score of 84.1 against 83.8. Galaxy M21 is a newer and a little lighter phone than Xiaomi Mi Mix 2s, although it is just a little thicker. Xiaomi Mi Mix 2s counts with just a bit better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy M21, and although they both have 8 cores, the Xiaomi Mi Mix 2s also has a higher amount of RAM.
The Galaxy M21 features a little sharper display than Xiaomi Mi Mix 2s, because it has a little bit larger display, a quite better resolution of 1080 x 2340 and a bit higher pixel count per inch in the display. The Samsung Galaxy M21 features a much better camera than Xiaomi Mi Mix 2s, because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture, and they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rates and the same video resolution, the Samsung Galaxy M21 also counts with a much better 48 mega-pixels resolution camera and a lot larger back camera sensor which gives a much better photo and video quality.
Xiaomi Mi Mix 2s counts with a better memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy M21, because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal storage. The Samsung Galaxy M21 features a really longer battery performance than Xiaomi Mi Mix 2s, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity instead of 3400mAh.
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