Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 73.1 | 84.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 10 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2020-12-07 | 2020-03-23 |
| 6.54 x 3.02 x 0.36 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 7.27 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Mist Gray and Placid Blue | Midnight blue and Raven black |
| -- | Plastic and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1080 x 2400 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| 450 cd/m2 brightness | 420 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 690 5G SM6350 chipset | Exynos 9611 chipset |
| Kryo 560, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 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 619L GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.18 | 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 + 8.00 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 | 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 |
| 11.33 | 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 5.1 | 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 | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy M21 is better than TCL 20 5G, with an 84.1 score against 73.1. Both devices we compare here include Android OS (operating system), but Samsung Galaxy M21 has the newer 11 version and TCL 20 5G has Android 10 version, so it provides the user a lot of extra features and better performance. Even though the Samsung Galaxy M21 and TCL 20 5G were released only a couple months apart, the Samsung Galaxy M21 is just a bit lighter and just a little bit thinner.
Galaxy M21 counts with a screen that's just as good as the TCL 20 5G one, because although the Galaxy M21 has a bit worse 1080 x 2340 resolution, less brightness and a little smaller screen, it also counts with a quite higher quantity of pixels in each inch in the display. The Galaxy M21 features a little better hardware performance than TCL 20 5G, although it has 2 GB less RAM, they both have a Octa-Core processor.
Galaxy M21 counts with just a bit better camera than TCL 20 5G, although it has a smaller diafragm aperture, they both have the same sensor size, the same 3840x2160 video quality, the same video frame rate and a same resolution back facing camera. The TCL 20 5G features a bigger memory capacity for applications and games than Galaxy M21, because although it has an external memory card slot that allows 256 GB smaller, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage.
Galaxy M21 features better battery duration than TCL 20 5G, because it has a 33% larger battery capacity.
Disclaimer: As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.