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| Global Score | |
| 73.5 | 84.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 10 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2020-10-29 | 2020-03-23 |
| 6.44 x 3.01 x 0.37 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 7.40 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Diamond gray | Midnight blue and Raven black |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 400.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 396 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| -- | 420 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G SM7250-AB chipset | Exynos 9611 chipset |
| Kryo 475, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 620 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.18 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 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 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 11.11 | 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 | |
| 4500mAh Battery | 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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
Galaxy M21 is better than TCL 10 5G UW, having a overall score of 84.1 against 73.5. These phones use Android OS (Operating System), but the Galaxy M21 has a more recent 11 version and TCL 10 5G UW has Android 10, giving you some nice extra features. Even when the Galaxy M21 and TCL 10 5G UW were released with only 7 months difference, the Galaxy M21 is a little bit thinner and lighter.
TCL 10 5G UW has a bit better processor than Samsung Galaxy M21, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the TCL 10 5G UW also has 2 GB more RAM. The Galaxy M21 features a little sharper screen than TCL 10 5G UW, because although it has a quite smaller display, and they both have exactly the same 1080 x 2340px resolution, the Galaxy M21 also counts with a quite better pixel amount in each inch of screen.
TCL 10 5G UW counts with a greater memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy M21, because although it has a SD memory slot that admits 256 GB smaller, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory capacity. Galaxy M21 features superior battery life than TCL 10 5G UW, because it has a 6000mAh battery size.
Galaxy M21 captures a little bit better photos and videos than TCL 10 5G UW, although it has a tinier aperture, they both have a back camera with a 48 mega-pixels, the same 30 frames per second video frame rates and the same 3840x2160 video definition.
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