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| Global Score | |
| 73.3 | 84.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11, 10 |
| -- | 2020-03-23 |
| 6.14 x 2.64 x 0.32 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| -- | Midnight blue and Raven black |
| Glass | 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 |
| 7.7 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SM8450 (4 nm) chipset | Exynos 9611 chipset |
| processor | Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 730 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 6.21 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 15.42 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 7.48 | 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 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy M21 is much better than Xperia 5 IV, with an 84.1 score against 73.3. The Samsung Galaxy M21 is a just a bit thicker and just a little heavier phone than Xperia 5 IV. The Galaxy M21 has a little bit better looking screen than Xperia 5 IV, because although it has a little bit worse 1080 x 2340 resolution and a little less pixels per inch of screen, it also counts with a quite bigger screen.
Galaxy M21 has an extremely better CPU than Xperia 5 IV, although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, they both have the same number of cores. The Sony Xperia 5 IV features much more memory to install applications and games than Galaxy M21, because it has 64 GB more internal memory and a slot for SD memory cards that supports up to 1 TB.
The Galaxy M21 has longer battery performance than Sony Xperia 5 IV, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity. The Galaxy M21 takes much clearer videos and photos than Sony Xperia 5 IV, because although it has a smaller camera sensor taking lower quality photos, it also counts with a much higher resolution back facing camera.
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