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| Global Score | |
| 86.2 | 84.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2020-01-21 | 2020-03-23 |
| 6.44 x 3.00 x 0.34 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 7.02 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Aura black, Aura glow and Aura red | Midnight blue and Raven black |
| Aluminum and Glass | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| -- | 420 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 9810 chipset | Exynos 9611 chipset |
| Exynos M3 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2700 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP18 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.54 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 15.38 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.34 | 11.55 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Note10 Lite has a score of 86.2, which is a little bit better than the Galaxy M21's 84.1 score. The Galaxy Note10 Lite design is just a little bit heavier but just a little bit thinner than the Galaxy M21, and both of them were released with only a couple of months difference. Both of these phones use the same Android 11 OS (Operating System), so both of them should provide the user all the same operating system features.
Galaxy Note10 Lite features a little better processing power than Galaxy M21, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Galaxy Note10 Lite also has 2 GB more RAM. The Samsung Galaxy M21 features a little more vivid display than Samsung Galaxy Note10 Lite, because although it has a little worse 1080 x 2340px resolution and a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a bit more pixels per inch of display.
The Samsung Galaxy Note10 Lite has a much bigger storage capacity for games and applications than Galaxy M21, because it has a SD memory card expansion slot that allows up to 1000 GB and 64 GB more internal memory. Galaxy M21 shoots better videos and photos than Galaxy Note10 Lite, because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture which is not nice for low light photography and slower 30 fps video frame rate, and they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, the Galaxy M21 also counts with a lot better resolution camera and a way bigger camera sensor providing a lot higher image quality.
Galaxy M21 features better battery duration than Galaxy Note10 Lite, because it has a 6000mAh battery size against 4500mAh.
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