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| Global Score | |
| 77.8 | 84.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.2 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2014-06-23 | 2020-03-23 |
| 5.67 x 2.91 x 0.35 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.57 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Blue and Red | Midnight blue and Raven black |
| -- | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 299.00 | -- |
| 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 MSM8974-AC 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/2.20 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 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 |
| 9.79 | 11.55 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery | 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 390 hours standby time 21 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.8 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0, EDR | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy M21 has a general score of 84.1, which is slightly better than the Galaxy S5 Sport's global score of 77.8. Both phones we compare here use Android OS, but the Galaxy M21 has older 11 version while Galaxy S5 Sport has Android 4.4.2 version. Galaxy M21 is a somewhat heavier device than the Galaxy S5 Sport, but both are equally thin.
Galaxy S5 Sport has a little better performance than Galaxy M21, because although it has an inferior number of cores and a lower amount of RAM memory, it also counts with an extra GPU. Galaxy S5 Sport features a bit more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy M21, because although it has a really smaller display and a little bit worse 1920 x 1080 pixels resolution, it also counts with a bit more pixels per inch of screen.
The Galaxy M21 shoots much clearer photographs and videos than Galaxy S5 Sport, and although they both have the same video frame rates and the same 3840x2160 video quality, the Galaxy M21 also has a much more mega pixels back facing camera, a larger camera aperture and a lot bigger camera sensor taking more light and vivid colors.
Galaxy M21 has a way bigger memory capacity for games and applications than Galaxy S5 Sport, because it has more internal storage and an external SD slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB. The Galaxy M21 has a really longer battery performance than Samsung Galaxy S5 Sport, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity.
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