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| Global Score | |
| 84.1 | 81.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 11 |
| 2020-03-23 | 2021-11-11 |
| 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches | 6.44 x 2.98 x 0.34 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 6.88 ounces |
| Midnight blue and Raven black | Cool Blue, POCO Yellow and Power Black |
| Plastic and Plastic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 403 pixels per inch | 399 pixels per inch |
| 420 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 9611 chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 810 5G MT6833 (6 nm) chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Cortex-A76, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Mali-G57 MC2 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.55 | 10.67 |
| 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 | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| 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
Samsung Galaxy M21 is a little bit better than the Xiaomi POCO M4 Pro 5G, with an 84.1 score against 81.5. Both of these devices have the same Android 11 OS. Despite of the fact Samsung Galaxy M21 is older and a little bit thicker than Xiaomi POCO M4 Pro 5G, it's construction is still a little bit lighter.
Xiaomi POCO M4 Pro 5G features just a little better performance than Samsung Galaxy M21. Both of them have a Octa-Core processor and a 4 GB RAM memory. The Samsung Galaxy M21 counts with a little sharper display than Xiaomi POCO M4 Pro 5G, because although it has a bit lower resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels and a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a just a little higher pixel count per inch of screen.
Xiaomi POCO M4 Pro 5G counts with a bigger memory for games and applications than Galaxy M21, and although they both have the same internal memory, the Xiaomi POCO M4 Pro 5G also has an external memory slot that allows a maximum of 1 TB. Samsung Galaxy M21 has superior battery performance than Xiaomi POCO M4 Pro 5G, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity instead of 5000mAh.
Galaxy M21 has a bit better camera than Xiaomi POCO M4 Pro 5G, because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture which is not favorable for low-light captures and video and a back camera with lesser MP resolution, it also counts with a much better 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution.
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