Samsung Galaxy M21 vs Xiaomi Mi Note 10 Comparison and Differences
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Samsung Galaxy M21
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Samsung Galaxy M21 or Xiaomi Mi Note 10 Specs Comparison
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Common specs
| Brand and model | Samsung Galaxy M21 | Xiaomi Mi Note 10 | |
| Rating | (+) | (+) | |
| Release date | 2020, March 18 | 2019, November | |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 159 x 75.1 x 8.9 mm | 6.26 x 6.26 x 2.96 in | 157.8 x 74.2 x 9.7 mm | 6.21 x 6.21 x 2.92 in | |
| Weight | 188 g | 6.63 oz | 208 g | 7.34 oz | |
| Body Build | Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, plastic frame | Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame | |
| Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
| Colors | Midnight Blue, Raven Black | Aurora Green, Glacier White, Midnight Black | |
| Battery | 6000 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po | 5260 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po | |
| Approximate price | 160 EUR | 500 EUR | |
| Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
| Technology | Super AMOLED | AMOLED | |
| Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
| Display colors | 16M | 16M | |
| Screen size | 6.4" in | 6.47" in | |
| Screen area | 100.5 cm2 | 102.8 cm2 | |
| Screen format | 19.5:9 (height:width) | 19.5:9 (height:width) | |
| Screen to body ratio | 84.2% | 87.8% | |
| Screen resolution | 1080 x 2340 px | 1080 x 2340 px | |
| Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 403 PPI | 398 PPI | |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | |
| Other specs | - 420 nits max brightness | - 600 nits max brightness -DCI-P3 -HDR10 -Always-on display |
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| Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
| Rear camera, main | 48 MP, Triple | 108 MP, Five | |
| 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) |
-108 MP (7P lens), f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/1.33'', 0.8µm, PDAF, Laser AF, OIS -12 MP, f/2.0, 50mm (telephoto), 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, Laser AF, 2x optical zoom -5 MP (upscaled to 8MP), f/2.0, (telephoto), 1.0µm, PDAF, Laser AF, OIS, 5x optical zoom -20 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/2.8'', 1.0µm, Laser AF -2 MP, f/2.4, 1/5'', 1.75µm (dedicated macro camera) |
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| Functions | LED flash, panorama, HDR | Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR | |
| Video | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, 720p@960fps | |
| DxOMark Main Score | 121 | ||
| DxOMark Photo | 130 | ||
| DxOMark Video | 102 | ||
| Front camera, selfie | 20 MP, Single | 32 MP, Single | |
| Specifications | 20 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide) | 32 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.8µm | |
| Functions | HDR | HDR | |
| Video | 1080p@30fps | 1080p@30fps |
Performance
| Operating system - OS | Android 10.0; One UI 2 | Android 9.0 (Pie); MIUI 11 | |
| Chipset | - Exynos 9611 (10nm) | - Qualcomm SDM730 Snapdragon 730G (8 nm) | |
| CPU | - Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53) | - Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 470 Gold & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 470 Silver) | |
| GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 | Adreno 618 | |
| External memory | microSDXC (dedicated slot) | No | |
| Internal memory | 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM | 128GB 6GB RAM |
Benchmark
| Antutu 8 Total | 182451 | 264576 | |
| GeekBench 6 Single Core | 333 | 678 | |
| GeekBench 6 Multi Core | 1037 | 1682 | |
| GeekBench 6 OpenCL | 1469 | 1085 | |
| GeekBench 6 Vulkan | 1467 | ||
| GeekBench 5 Single Core | 327 | 532 | |
| GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 1210 | 1688 |
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 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 26(850), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300) |
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| Speed | HSPA, LTE-A | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat15 800/150 Mbps | |
| 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, GALILEO, 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, aptX HD | |
| Harmful irradiation | SAR - 0.47 W/kg (head) |
Music and Audio
| Radio | FM radio, RDS, recording | FM radio | |
| Headphone jack | Yes | Yes | |
| Others | - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic -24-bit/192kHz audio |
Other features
| Sensors | - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass | - Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass , Infrared port | |
| Other extras |
- Fast charging 15W |
- Fast battery charging 30W (58% in 30 min., 100% in 65 min.) -USB Power Delivery |
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| Versions |
- For Global market |
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