Samsung Galaxy M21 vs Samsung Galaxy M15 Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy M21

Samsung Galaxy M21

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Samsung Galaxy M15

Samsung Galaxy M15

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Samsung Galaxy M21 or Samsung Galaxy M15 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy M21 Samsung Galaxy M15
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Release date 2020, March 18 2024, March 09
Dimensions (HxWxD) 159 x 75.1 x 8.9 mm | 6.26 x 6.26 x 2.96 in 160.1 x 76.8 x 9.3 mm | 6.3 x 6.3 x 3.02 in
Weight 188 g | 6.63 oz 217 g | 7.65 oz
Body Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, plastic frame Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame
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Colors Midnight Blue, Raven Black Light Blue, Dark Blue, Gray
Battery 6000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 6000 mAh, Li-Ion, non-removable
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Screen

Technology Super AMOLED Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.4" in 6.5" in
Screen area 100.5 cm2 103.7 cm2
Screen format 19.5:9 (height:width) 19.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 84.2% 84.3%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2340 px 1080 x 2340 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 403 PPI 396 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Other specs - 420 nits max brightness - 90Hz, 800 nits (HBM)
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 48 MP, Triple 50 MP, Triple
Camera specs -48 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.0'', 0.8µm, PDAF
-8 MP, f/2.2, 12mm (ultrawide), 1/4.0'', 1.12µm
-5 MP, f/2.2, (depth)
-50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), AF
-5 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide)
-2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
Functions LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS
Front camera, selfie 20 MP, Single 13 MP, Single
Specifications 20 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide) 13 MP, f/2.0, (wide)
Functions HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 10.0; One UI 2 Android 14, One UI 6
Chipset - Exynos 9611 (10nm) - Mediatek Dimensity 6100+ (6 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53) - Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU Mali-G72 MP3 Mali-G57 MC2
External memory microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
Internal memory 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 8 Total 182451
GeekBench 6 Single Core 333
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 1037
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 1469
GeekBench 6 Vulkan 1467
GeekBench 5 Single Core 327
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1210

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500)
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
-4G - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66
-5G - 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6
Speed HSPA, LTE-A HSPA, LTE, 5G
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS
NFC Yes (market/region dependent)
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector USB Type-C 2.0
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.3, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation SAR - 0.47 W/kg (head)     SAR - 0.71 W/kg (head)
SAR EU - 0.78 W/kg (head) 1.19 W/kg (body)

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio, RDS, recording No
Headphone jack Yes Yes

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass, proximity
Other extras
- Fast charging 15W

- 25W Fast charging

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