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| Global Score | |
| 89 | 84.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11, 10 |
| 2019-08-23 | 2020-03-23 |
| 5.94 x 2.83 x 0.31 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.89 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Aura black, Aura glow and Aura white | Midnight blue and Raven black |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 950.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2280 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Dynamic AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 400 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| -- | 420 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset | Exynos 9611 chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 10.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.50 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 |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.23 | 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3500mAh Li - Ion Battery | 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.44 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Note10 is a bit better than Galaxy M21, with an 89 score against 84.1. Samsung Galaxy Note10's body is somewhat thinner and lighter than the Galaxy M21, even though they were only released 7 months apart. Samsung Galaxy Note10 features a bit superior processor than Galaxy M21, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Samsung Galaxy Note10 also has a higher amount of RAM memory.
Galaxy M21 counts with a bit better looking screen than Galaxy Note10, because it has a just a little higher pixels density, a quite bigger screen and a little bit higher resolution of 1080 x 2340. Galaxy Note10 counts with a greater storage capacity for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy M21, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory.
The Samsung Galaxy M21 has a really longer battery duration than Samsung Galaxy Note10, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity instead of 3500mAh. Samsung Galaxy M21 captures better photographs and videos than Galaxy Note10, because although it has a much smaller aperture and worse 30 fps video frame rates, and they both have the same video definition, the Samsung Galaxy M21 also counts with a lot bigger sensor shooting lot higher quality photographs and videos and a lot higher resolution back camera.
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