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| Global Score | |
| 84.1 | 79.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 10 |
| 2020-03-23 | 2021-04-16 |
| 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches | 6.82 x 5.25 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 11.18 ounces |
| Midnight blue and Raven black | Black and Ceramic |
| Plastic and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 8 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2480 x 1860 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 403 pixels per inch | 388 pixels per inch |
| 420 cd/m2 brightness | 900 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 9611 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 (5 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 | Adreno 660 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 + 20.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 80.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.55 | 10.45 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5020mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy M21 has a general score of 84.1, which is a bit better than the Xiaomi Mi Mix Fold's general score of 79.8. Even though the Samsung Galaxy M21 is older and somewhat thicker than the Xiaomi Mi Mix Fold, it's body is still incredibly lighter. Both phones we compare here include Android operating system, but the Samsung Galaxy M21 has 11 version while Xiaomi Mi Mix Fold has Android 10 version, providing lots of additional features and some performance improvements.
The Samsung Galaxy M21 counts with a much better performing CPU than Xiaomi Mi Mix Fold, although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, they both have the same number of cores. Xiaomi Mi Mix Fold features just a bit better screen than Galaxy M21, because although it has a bit inferior quantity of pixels per inch in the display, it also counts with a larger display, a better 1860 x 2480 resolution and way more brightness.
Galaxy M21 features a much better camera than Xiaomi Mi Mix Fold, although it has a tinier aperture which is worse for low light captures and videos and a lot less MP resolution camera. The Xiaomi Mi Mix Fold counts with a quite bigger storage to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy M21, because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory capacity.
Samsung Galaxy M21 counts with improved battery duration than Xiaomi Mi Mix Fold, because it has a 20% greater battery capacity.
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