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| Global Score | |
| 84.1 | 79.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 13 |
| 2020-03-23 | 2023-05-09 |
| 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches | 6.41 x 2.97 x 0.34 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 7.20 ounces |
| Midnight blue and Raven black | Black and White |
| Plastic and Plastic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 3200 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 403 pixels per inch | 524 pixels per inch |
| 420 cd/m2 brightness | 1400 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 9.7 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 9611 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 2 SM8475 (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 | 64.00 MP + 16.00 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 | -- |
| 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 | 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 | 5160mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 7.52 | 6.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| 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 has a general score of 84.1, which is slightly better than Xiaomi POCO F5 Pro's 79.5 overall score. These devices work with Android OS (Operating System), but the Galaxy M21 has the older 11 version while Xiaomi POCO F5 Pro has Android 13 version. The Galaxy M21 body is a little bit lighter than Xiaomi POCO F5 Pro, although it is just a little bit thicker and was released 3 years before.
Galaxy M21 features a very superior processor than Xiaomi POCO F5 Pro, although it has a lower amount of RAM, they both have the same number of cores. Xiaomi POCO F5 Pro counts with a sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy M21, because it has a quite larger display, more pixels per inch of screen, a higher resolution of 1440 x 3200px and much more brightness.
Galaxy M21 shoots better videos and photos than Xiaomi POCO F5 Pro, although it has a camera in the back with lot less MP resolution and a tinier aperture which is not recommended for shooting images and videos in low-light environments. Xiaomi POCO F5 Pro has a quite bigger storage capacity for games and applications than Galaxy M21, because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory capacity.
Samsung Galaxy M21 has a little longer battery performance than Xiaomi POCO F5 Pro, because it has a 6000mAh battery size.
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