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| Global Score | |
| 91.1 | 84.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 14 | Android 11, 10 |
| -- | 2020-03-23 |
| 6.04 x 5.22 x 0.22 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 8.32 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Black Shadow | Midnight blue and Raven black |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2) | Plastic and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 2020.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2184 x 1968 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Dynamic AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 367 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| 2600 cd/m2 brightness | 420 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.5 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 for Galaxy SM8650-AC (4 nm) chipset | Exynos 9611 chipset |
| processor | Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 16 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 750 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 6.3 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 512 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 17.6 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 200.00 MP + 4.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 11.11 | 11.55 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4400mAh Battery | 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.24 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | 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 |
Comparison review
Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition is just a bit better than the Galaxy M21, having a global score of 91.1 against 84.1. The Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition is a way thinner but a lot heavier phone than Galaxy M21. Both of these phones use Android OS (Operating System), but the Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition has the newer 14 version while Galaxy M21 has Android 11 version, providing some nice extra features and improved performance.
The Galaxy M21 features a very superior hardware performance than Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition, although it has a smaller amount of RAM, they both have the same number of cores. Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition has a better looking display than Galaxy M21, because although it has a bit worse pixels number in each inch in the screen, it also counts with a higher resolution of 1968 x 2184 pixels, a bigger display and way more brightness.
Galaxy M21 shoots just a bit better photographs and videos than Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition, although it has a back camera with way less megapixels resolution and a smaller diafragm aperture which is not nice for low light photos and video. Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition has a superior storage capacity for apps and games than Samsung Galaxy M21, because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with 448 GB more internal storage.
Samsung Galaxy M21 counts with a really longer battery lifetime than Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition, because it has a 36% bigger battery capacity.
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