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| Global Score | |
| 93.6 | 84.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 11, 10 |
| 2019-05-16 | 2020-03-23 |
| 6.40 x 3.04 x 0.31 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.98 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Crown silver, Majestic black and Royal gold | Midnight blue and Raven black |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 342.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 3040 x 1440 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Dynamic AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 502 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| -- | 420 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 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 |
| 26.00mm 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 |
| 5G, 5G, 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 |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Li - Ion Battery | 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.32 | 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
Galaxy S10 5G has a score of 93.6, which is much better than Samsung Galaxy M21's global score of 84.1. Galaxy S10 5G is an older and a little heavier phone than Samsung Galaxy M21, but Samsung managed to make it thinner anyway. These phones include the same Android 11 OS (operating system). Galaxy S10 5G features a little bit better performance than Galaxy M21, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Galaxy S10 5G also has a larger amount of RAM memory.
Samsung Galaxy S10 5G counts with a little sharper screen than Galaxy M21, because it has a quite larger display, a higher resolution of 1440 x 3040 and a just a bit better screen pixel density. Galaxy M21 counts with a better camera than Galaxy S10 5G, because although it has a much smaller aperture and lower 30 fps video frame rates, and they both have the same video resolution, the Galaxy M21 also counts with a camera with a lot higher 48 megapixels resolution and a lot bigger sensor providing a way better image quality.
The Samsung Galaxy S10 5G counts with a bigger storage capacity for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy M21, because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with 192 GB more internal memory. Galaxy M21 counts with superior battery duration than Samsung Galaxy S10 5G, because it has a 6000mAh battery size instead of 4500mAh.
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