Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 90.5 | 84.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| Android 11 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2021-04-14 | 2020-03-23 |
| 6.18 x 2.68 x 0.32 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Black, Green and Pink | Midnight blue and Raven black |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) and Metal | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2520 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 449 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| -- | 420 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 chipset | Exynos 9611 chipset |
| Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 660 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 18.62 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") 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 | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.89 | 11.55 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Nano SIM Battery | 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Sony Xperia 5 III is slightly better than the Samsung Galaxy M21, getting a general score of 90.5 against 84.1. Both phones we compare here use the same Android 11 OS. The Sony Xperia 5 III design is newer, lighter and a little bit thinner than the Samsung Galaxy M21. The Xperia 5 III counts with a bit faster CPU than Samsung Galaxy M21, and although they both have 8 cores, the Xperia 5 III also has a higher amount of RAM memory.
Galaxy M21 features a display that's very similar to the display in Sony Xperia 5 III, because although the Galaxy M21 has a quite worse pixels amount in each inch of screen and a bit worse resolution of 1080 x 2340px, it also counts with a quite larger display. The Sony Xperia 5 III has a much bigger storage for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy M21, because it has a SD extension slot that allows up to 1 TB and 256 GB internal memory.
Galaxy M21 has longer battery life than Xperia 5 III, because it has a 33 percent more battery capacity. Galaxy M21 counts with a little bit better camera than Sony Xperia 5 III, because although it has lower 30 fps video frame rates, a smaller back-facing camera sensor which gives a worse photo and video quality and a tinier camera aperture which is not favorable for low light captures and videos, and they both have the same 3840x2160 video quality, the Galaxy M21 also counts with a way more MP back camera.
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