Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 94.3 | 84.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2021-01-26 | 2020-03-23 |
| 6.70 x 3.00 x 0.40 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 7.94 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Black | Midnight blue and Raven black |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 2500.00 | -- |
| 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 |
| 9.2 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset | Exynos 9611 chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 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 650 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 512 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 22.92 | 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 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.45 | 11.55 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | 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
Xperia PRO is much better than the Galaxy M21, getting a 94.3 score against 84.1. Both devices we compare here use Android OS (operating system), but the Xperia PRO has 10 version and Galaxy M21 has Android 11 version. The Xperia PRO body is newer, but heavier and somewhat thicker than the Galaxy M21.
The Sony Xperia PRO counts with a bit more powerful processor than Galaxy M21, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Sony Xperia PRO also has a higher amount of RAM. Sony Xperia PRO has just a bit better looking display than Samsung Galaxy M21, because it has a quite bigger screen, a lot higher resolution of 1644 x 3840 and a lot more pixels per inch of display.
The Sony Xperia PRO counts with a lot bigger memory for games and applications than Galaxy M21, because it has 512 GB internal memory capacity and an external memory card slot that holds up to 1 TB. The Galaxy M21 has a much better camera than Xperia PRO, because although it has worse video frame rate, a tinier back camera sensor capturing worse quality videos and photographs and a tinier diafragm aperture, and they both have the same (4K) video quality, the Galaxy M21 also counts with a lot more MP back-facing camera.
The Galaxy M21 features a superior battery duration than Xperia PRO, because it has a 50% more battery size.
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