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| Global Score | |
| 86.3 | 84.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11, 10 |
| 2019-03-08 | 2020-03-23 |
| 5.60 x 2.75 x 0.31 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.29 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Canary yellow, Flamingo pink, Prism black, Prism blue, Prism green, Prism silver and Prism white | Midnight blue and Raven black |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 408.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2280 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Dynamic AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 435 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| -- | 420 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 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 |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 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 |
| 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 | |
| 3100mAh Li - Ion Battery | 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.12 | 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 S10e is slightly better than Galaxy M21, getting an 86.3 score against 84.1. The Galaxy S10e construction is extremely lighter and thinner than the Galaxy M21, although it was released a little bit over a year before. The Galaxy M21 counts with just a bit better screen than Galaxy S10e, because although it has a just a little less pixels per inch in the screen, it also counts with a little higher 1080 x 2340 resolution and a little bit larger display.
Galaxy S10e has a little bit better processing power than Samsung Galaxy M21, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Galaxy S10e also has more RAM memory. Samsung Galaxy S10e counts with a much better memory capacity for applications and games than Galaxy M21, and although they both have an external SD slot that admits up to 512 GB, the Samsung Galaxy S10e also has 128 GB internal storage capacity.
Galaxy M21 takes much clearer pictures and videos than Galaxy S10e, because although it has worse 30 fps video frame rate and a way smaller aperture, and they both have the same 3840x2160 video quality, the Galaxy M21 also counts with a back facing camera with lot more mega-pixels and a lot larger sensor capturing much higher quality videos and pictures.
The Samsung Galaxy M21 counts with a much longer battery life than Samsung Galaxy S10e, because it has a 94% bigger battery size.
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