Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 84.1 | 77.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | ZTE |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 10 |
| 2020-03-23 | 2020-12-21 |
| 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches | 6.78 x 3.07 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 6.98 ounces |
| Midnight blue and Raven black | Black |
| Plastic and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 449.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.9 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2460 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 403 pixels per inch | 389 pixels per inch |
| 420 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 9611 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 475, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Adreno 620 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.74 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 25.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.55 | 12.32 |
| 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), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4220mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 6.08 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| 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 is just a bit better than ZTE Axon 20, with an 84.1 score against 77.8. Both of these phones use Android OS (Operating System), but Galaxy M21 has a more recent 11 version and ZTE Axon 20 has Android 10. The Galaxy M21 is an older and thicker cellphone than ZTE Axon 20, but Samsung could make it just a little lighter anyway.
Samsung Galaxy M21 has a bit sharper display than ZTE Axon 20, because although it has a quite lower resolution of 1080 x 2340px and a quite smaller display, it also counts with a just a bit greater pixel density. ZTE Axon 20 features a bit superior processor than Galaxy M21, and although they both have the same number of cores, the ZTE Axon 20 also has a higher amount of RAM.
The Samsung Galaxy M21 has a quite bigger memory for games and applications than ZTE Axon 20, because although it has just 64 GB internal storage, it also counts with an external memory slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB. Galaxy M21 features a much longer battery lifetime than ZTE Axon 20, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity.
The ZTE Axon 20 captures clearer photographs and videos than Galaxy M21, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution, the ZTE Axon 20 also has a camera in the back with lot more megapixels, higher 60 frames per second video frame rates, a larger sensor which gives a higher photo and video quality and a bigger diafragm aperture.
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