Samsung Galaxy M21 vs Samsung Galaxy M30s Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy M21

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Samsung Galaxy M30s

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Samsung Galaxy M21 or Samsung Galaxy M30s Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy M21 Samsung Galaxy M30s
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Release date 2020, March 18 2019, September
Dimensions (HxWxD) 159 x 75.1 x 8.9 mm | 6.26 x 6.26 x 2.96 in 159.0 x 75.1 x 8.9 mm | 6.26 x 6.26 x 2.96 in
Weight 188 g | 6.63 oz 188 g | 6.63 oz
Body Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, plastic frame Front glass, plastic body
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Colors Midnight Blue, Raven Black Opal Black, Sapphire Blue, Pearl White
Battery 6000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 6000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
Battery life Talking time - Up to 49 h
Music play - Up to 131 h
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Screen

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

Rear camera, main 48 MP, Triple 48 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)
-48 MP, f/2.0, (wide), 1/2'', 0.8µm, PDAF
-8 MP, f/2.2, 12mm (ultrawide)
-5 MP, f/2.2, depth sensor
Functions LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS
Front camera, selfie 20 MP, Single 24 MP, Single
Specifications 20 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide) 16 MP, f/2.0
Functions HDR HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 10.0; One UI 2 Android 9.0 (Pie); One UI
Chipset - Exynos 9611 (10nm) - Exynos 9611 (10nm)
CPU - Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53) - Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU Mali-G72 MP3 Mali-G72 MP3
External memory microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 1 TB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, UFS2.1

Benchmark

Antutu 8 Total 182451 170068
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 333 317
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 1037 1030
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 1469 1487
GeekBench 6 Vulkan 1467 1468
GeekBench 5 Single Core 327 325
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1210 1205

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
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 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 8(900), 20(800), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Speed HSPA, LTE-A HSPA, LTE-A
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, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation SAR - 0.47 W/kg (head)     SAR - 0.47 W/kg (head)    

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio, RDS, recording FM radio, RDS, recording
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
-Dolby Atmos sound

Other features

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

- Fast battery charging 15W

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