Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 83.6 | 84.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2020-05-25 | 2020-03-23 |
| 6.45 x 2.94 x 0.31 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.77 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Aurora Blue, Cosmic Gray and Dream White | Midnight blue and Raven black |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) and Metal | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 399 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | 420 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 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 | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 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 | 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 |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 11.55 | 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4160mAh Battery | 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.08 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| 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 has an overall score of 84.1, which is slightly better than Xiaomi Mi 10 Lite's global score of 83.6. Both phones we compare here come with Android OS (operating system), but Galaxy M21 has a newer 11 version and Xiaomi Mi 10 Lite has Android 10 version. Although Galaxy M21 and Xiaomi Mi 10 Lite were only released 2 months apart, the Galaxy M21 design is somewhat thicker but a little lighter than Xiaomi Mi 10 Lite.
Xiaomi Mi 10 Lite features a little sharper display than Galaxy M21, because although it has a bit lower amount of pixels per display inch, it also counts with a little bit larger screen, more display brightness and a quite better resolution of 1080 x 2400px. Samsung Galaxy M21 has a much greater memory to install applications and games than Xiaomi Mi 10 Lite, and although they both have equal 64 GB internal memory capacity, the Samsung Galaxy M21 also has a SD memory slot that admits up to 512 GB.
Xiaomi Mi 10 Lite has a little faster processing unit than Samsung Galaxy M21, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xiaomi Mi 10 Lite also has 2 GB more RAM. Xiaomi Mi 10 Lite and Galaxy M21 both feature incredibly similar cameras, and although the Galaxy M21 has a smaller diafragm aperture which is not so good for shooting photos and video in low-light situations, they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, the same 30 frames per second video frame rate, a 0.5 inches back camera sensor and a back camera with a 48 mega pixels resolution.
The Samsung Galaxy M21 features a much longer battery performance than Xiaomi Mi 10 Lite, because it has a 44 percent greater battery capacity.
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