Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 82.7 | 84.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| Android 13 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2023-05-11 | 2020-03-23 |
| 6.50 x 2.80 x 0.33 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.60 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Black, Khaki Green and Platinum Silver | Midnight blue and Raven black |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 3840 x 1644 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 643 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| -- | 420 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550 (4 nm) chipset | Exynos 9611 chipset |
| processor | Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 12 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 740 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 6.21 | 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 | |
| 48.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.74 inches (1/1.35") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (120 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 12.43 | 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 | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.8 | 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 M21 is a little bit better than Sony Xperia 1 V, with an 84.1 score against 82.7. Despite being the best cellphone in this comparison, we must tell that it is also a noticeably older, just a little thicker and just a little bit heavier cellphone. These devices work with Android OS, but Galaxy M21 has the previous 11 version while Sony Xperia 1 V has Android 13.
The Xperia 1 V features a slightly better screen than Samsung Galaxy M21, because it has a lot greater pixel amount per inch in the screen, a way better 1644 x 3840 resolution and a little bit larger screen. Galaxy M21 features a lot better performance than Xperia 1 V, although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, they both have 8 CPU cores.
Xperia 1 V has a quite bigger storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy M21, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 192 GB more internal memory capacity. The Galaxy M21 features better battery duration than Sony Xperia 1 V, because it has a 20% greater battery capacity.
The Xperia 1 V features a slightly better camera than Galaxy M21, and although they both have a same resolution back-facing camera and the same (4K) video resolution, the Xperia 1 V also has faster video frame rate, a lot bigger back-facing camera sensor taking more light and vivid colors and a larger diafragm aperture.
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