Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 84.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.4, 4.4.2 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2014-06-23 | 2020-03-23 |
| 5.72 x 2.89 x 0.35 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.00 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Gray, Green and Red | Midnight blue and Raven black |
| -- | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 199.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 432 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| -- | 420 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset | Exynos 9611 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.72 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 8.69 | 11.55 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery | 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 480 hours standby time 29 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.8 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy M21 has an overall score of 84.1, which is much better than Samsung Galaxy S5 Active's 75.6 score. The Galaxy M21 is a just a little bit heavier phone than the Samsung Galaxy S5 Active, but they are 0.35inches thick. These devices include Android OS (Operating System), but Galaxy M21 has an older 11 version while Samsung Galaxy S5 Active has Android 4.4.4.
Samsung Galaxy S5 Active counts with a little more vivid display than Samsung Galaxy M21, because although it has a little worse resolution of 1920 x 1080 and a much smaller display, it also counts with a quite greater screen pixel density. The Galaxy S5 Active has a little faster processor than Galaxy M21, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM and a lower number of cores , it also counts with a graphics processor.
Samsung Galaxy M21 has a way bigger storage capacity to store more apps and games than Galaxy S5 Active, because it has 48 GB more internal memory and a SD extension slot that holds a maximum of 512 GB. The Galaxy M21 captures much clearer videos and photos than Galaxy S5 Active, and although they both have the same 30 fps video frame rate and the same (4K) video resolution, the Galaxy M21 also has a lot higher 48 MP resolution back camera.
The Samsung Galaxy M21 has a very superior battery life than Galaxy S5 Active, because it has a 114 percent more battery size.
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