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| Global Score | |
| 84.1 | 83.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 13 |
| 2020-03-23 | 2024-01-15 |
| 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches | 6.34 x 2.92 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | -- |
| Midnight blue and Raven black | Aurora Purple, Midnight Black and Ocean Teal |
| Plastic and Plastic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2710 x 1220 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 403 pixels per inch | 444 pixels per inch |
| 420 cd/m2 brightness | 1800 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 9.5 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 9611 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 SM7435-AB (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 710 GPU |
| 9.27 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 18.62 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 200.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.60 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.71 inches (1/1.4") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.55 | 12.21 |
| 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 | -- |
| 6.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5100mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 6.88 |
| 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, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Galaxy M21 has a score of 84.1, which is just a bit better than the Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro 5G's 83.1 global score. These phones include Android OS (operating system), but the Galaxy M21 has 11 version while Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro 5G has Android 13. Galaxy M21 has an extremely better CPU than Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro 5G, although it has 4 GB lesser RAM memory, they both have 8 CPU cores.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro 5G counts with a better looking display than Galaxy M21, because it has a just a bit better display pixel density, a slightly higher resolution of 1220 x 2710, a bit bigger display and a really brighter display. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro 5G counts with much more storage capacity to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy M21, because it has a SD card slot that admits a maximum of 1 TB and more internal memory capacity.
Samsung Galaxy M21 has a bit longer battery performance than Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro 5G, because it has a 6000mAh battery size against 5100mAh. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro 5G features a slightly better camera than Samsung Galaxy M21, because it has a way more MP back-facing camera, a bigger diafragm aperture for better low-light photos and video and a way larger back-facing camera sensor providing a way better image quality.
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