Samsung Galaxy M21 vs Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus
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Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy M21 Manufactured in March, 2020, with display 6.4 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 7 Octa 9611, vs Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus, Manufactured in March, 2020with chipsetSamsung Exynos 9 Octa 990. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy M21
- Higher battery capacity: 6000mAh vs 4500mAh
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus
- Larger display: 6.7in
- Higher pixel density: 524ppi
- Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
- Lighter design: 186g vs 188g
- Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
- Built-in eSIM
Versions
| Memory Options | - 4/64 GB - 6/128 GB |
- 8/128 GB - 12/128 GB - 12/256 GB - 12/512 GB |
Review
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
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Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonDisplay
| Type | Super AMOLED | Dynamic AMOLED |
| Size | 6.4 in | 6.7 in |
| Resolution | 1080x2340 pixels | 1440x3200 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 20:9 |
| Pixel density | 403 ppi | 524 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max brightness | 630 nits | 800 nits |
| HDR support | No | Yes HDR10+ |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 84.2 % | 90.8 % |
| Features | Always-On Display | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| sRGB gamut | 141.3 % | 99.7 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | 215 Hz | 214 Hz |
| Response time | 9 ms | 9 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | ∞ Infinite |
Design & Build
| Height | 159 mm (6.26 in) | 161.9 mm (6.37 in) |
| Width | 75.1 mm (2.96 in) | 73.7 mm (2.9 in) |
| Thickness | 8.9 mm (0.35 in) | 7.8 mm (0.31 in) |
| Weight | 188 g (6.63 oz) | 186 g (6.56 oz) |
| Water resistance | No | IP68 |
| Back panel | Plastic | Glass |
| Frame | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | - Black - Blue - Green |
- Black - Gray - Red |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes rear | Yes In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 9611 | Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 990 |
| Max Frequency | 2300 MHz | 3020 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (4 + 4) | 8 (2 + 2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4/1.7 (Cortex-A53) - 4/2.3 (Cortex-A73) |
- 4/2 (Cortex-A55) - 2/2.5 (Cortex-A76) - 2/2.73 (Exynos M5) |
| Process | Samsung | Samsung |
| Transistor Size | 10 nm | 7 nm |
| Neural Processor | Yes | Yes |
| Graphics | Mali-G72 MP3 | Mali-G77 MP11 |
| GPU Cores | 54 | 704 |
| GPU Frequency | 850 MHz | 550 MHz |
| FLOPS | 113.8 GFLOPS | 1126 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 514 | 1152 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 1558 | 3140 |
| CPU | 76468 | 210294 |
| GPU | 45756 | 235407 |
| Memory | 70269 | 128971 |
| UX | 73962 | 168138 |
| NanoReview Score | 266455 | 742810 |
| Max Surface Temp. | 44.1 °C | 48.1 °C |
| Stability | 73 % | 53 % |
| Graphics Test | 4 fps | 25 fps |
| Graphics Score | 816 | 4298 |
| Writing score | n/a | 13668 |
| Web score | n/a | 8813 |
| Video editing | n/a | 5865 |
| Data manipulation | n/a | 8637 |
| NanoReview Score | n/a | 11179 |
Memory
| RAM Size | - 4 GB - 6 GB |
8 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory Frequency | 1866 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | - 64 GB - 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 2.1 | UFS 3.0 |
| Memory Card | MicroSD | MicroSD |
Software
| OS | Android 10.0 (Upgradeable to Android 12.0) | Android 10.0 (Upgradeable to Android 13) |
| OS Size | 14.5 GB | 23.6 GB |
| UI Skin | One Ui 4.1 | One UI 5.1 |
Battery
| Volume | 6000 mAh | 4500 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 15 W | 25 W |
| Battery Type | Li-ion | Li-ion |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | No | Yes (15 W) |
| Reverse Charging | No | Yes (Wireless) |
| Fast Charging | Yes Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge (25% in 30 min) | Yes (100% in 84 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 2:35 h | 1:25 h |
| Web Browsing | 10:07 h | 07:39 h |
| Video Playback | 13:59 h | 12:04 h |
| Games | 05:35 h | 04:46 h |
| Standby Mode | 115 h | 85 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 48 MP | 12 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8000x6000 pixels | 4000x3000 pixels |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 1.1x |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| 8K Recording | No | Up to 24FPS |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 30 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 30 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 240 fps (720p) | 960 fps (720p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 123 ° | 120 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 48 MP Ultra-wide: 8 MP Depth: 5 MP |
Standard: 12 MP Telephoto: 64 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP Depth: 0.3 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Matrix | 48 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KGM2 | Samsung S5K2LD |
| Sensor size | 1/2.0 | 1/1.76 |
| Pixel size | 0.8 μm | 1.8 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| Matrix | n/a | 64 MP |
| Aperture | n/a | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | n/a | 29 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Samsung Bright S5KGW2 |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/1.72 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 0.8 μm |
| Stabilization | n/a | Optical |
| Matrix | 8 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 12 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Samsung S5K2LA |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0 | 1/2.55 |
| Pixel size | 1.12 μm | 1.4 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | n/a | 70 |
| Preview | n/a | 72 |
| Zoom | n/a | 126 |
Front camera
| Matrix | 20 MP | 10 MP |
| Photo resolution | 5184x3888 pixels | 2592x3872 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | CMOS | Sony IMX375 |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/3.2 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 1.22 μm |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP | LE, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 3.1 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | No | No |
| SIM Count* | 2 | 2 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | No | Yes |
| Hybrid Slot | No | Yes |
| 2G Bands | GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 |
| 3G Bands | B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B5(850), B8 (900) | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B1/B3/B5/B7/B8/B20/B38/B40/B41) | LTE (B850/B900/B1700/B1900/B2100) |
| LTE category | 12 | 22 |
| 5G Support | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Mono | Stereo |
| 3.5 mm Jack | Yes | No |
| FM Radio | Yes | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Other
| Class | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Announced | March, 2020 yr | February, 2020 yr |
| Release Date | March, 2020 yr | March, 2020 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 210 | 1200 |
| Sensors | - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
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Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus the clear winner in this comparison.
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