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| Global Score | |
| 78.3 | 84.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11, 10 |
| 2017-09-19 | 2020-03-23 |
| 5.83 x 2.87 x 0.29 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.50 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Pink and Silver | Midnight blue and Raven black |
| Aluminum | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 700.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| -- | 420 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset | Exynos 9611 chipset |
| Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2450 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 540 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.66 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 19.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 25.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (960 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 |
| 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 |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2700mAh Battery | 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.64 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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
The Galaxy M21 is a little bit better than Xperia XZ1, with a overall score of 84.1 against 78.3. Galaxy M21's design is much newer than Xperia XZ1's, but it is thicker and somewhat heavier. The Xperia XZ1 has a bit better processor than Samsung Galaxy M21. Both have the same RAM memory amount and 8 processing cores.
Samsung Galaxy M21 counts with a slightly better looking display than Xperia XZ1, because although it has a little bit worse pixels density, it also counts with a larger screen and a quite better resolution of 1080 x 2340px. The Samsung Galaxy M21 has a much better camera than Xperia XZ1, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution, the same diafragm aperture and the same 30 frames per second video frame rates, the Samsung Galaxy M21 also has a lot more MP camera in the back and a larger sensor capturing higher quality videos and photographs.
Xperia XZ1 features a much greater storage to install games and applications than Galaxy M21, and although they both have equal internal memory capacity, the Xperia XZ1 also has a SD card slot that admits a maximum of 1,95 TB. Samsung Galaxy M21 features a very superior battery performance than Sony Xperia XZ1, because it has a 122 percent greater battery capacity.
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