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Samsung Galaxy M21 2021 Vs Xiaomi Redmi 9 Prime

Should you buy Samsung Galaxy M21 2021 or Xiaomi Redmi 9 Prime? Find out which mobile phone is best for you - compare the two models on the basis of price and key specs like performance, price, camera, display, ram, storage, battery capaci ...Read More

Key Specs

Battery

6000 mAh 5020 mAh

Display

6.4 inches (16.26 cm) 6.53 inches (16.59 cm)

Front Camera

20 MP 8 MP

Processor

Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9611 MediaTek Helio G80

RAM

4 GB 4 GB

Rear Camera

48 MP + 8 MP + 5 MP 13 MP + 8 MP + 5 MP + 2 MP

Battery

Capacity

6000 mAh 5020 mAh

Quick Charging

Yes, Fast, 15W Yes, Fast, 18W

Removable

No No

TalkTime

Up to 49 Hours(4G) -

Type

Li-ion Li-Polymer

USB Type-C

Yes Yes

Design

Build Material

Back: Plastic Back: Plastic

Colours

Arctic Blue, Charcoal Black Space Blue, Mint Green, Sunrise Flare, Matte Black

Height

159 mm 163.3 mm

Thickness

8.9 mm 9.1 mm

Waterproof

- Yes, Splash proof

Weight

192 grams 198 grams Below

Width

75.1 mm 77 mm

Display

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9 19.5:9

Bezel-less display

Yes with notch Yes with waterdrop notch

Brightness

420 nits 400 nits

Display Type

Super AMOLED IPS LCD

Pixel Density

403 ppi 395 ppi

Refresh Rate

60 Hz 60 Hz

Resolution

1080x2340 px (FHD+) 1080x2340 px (FHD+)

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3 Corning Gorilla Glass v3

Screen Size

6.4 inches (16.26 cm) 6.53 inches (16.59 cm)

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

84.02 % 83.06 %

Touch Screen

Yes, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch Yes, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

Front Camera

Autofocus

No -

Camera Setup

Single Single

Flash

No -

Resolution

20 MP f/2.2, Wide Angle, Primary Camera(26 mm focal length) 8 MP f/2.0, Wide Angle, Primary Camera(27 mm focal length, 4.0" sensor size, 1.12µm pixel size)

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps -
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General

Brand

Samsung Xiaomi

Custom UI

Samsung One UI MIUI

Launch Date

July 26, 2021 (Official) August 6, 2020 (Official)

Operating System

Android v11 Android v10 (Q)

Main Camera

Autofocus

Yes Yes, Phase Detection autofocus

Camera Features

10 x Digital Zoom Auto Flash Face detection Touch to focus Digital Zoom Auto Flash Face detection Touch to focus

Camera Setup

Triple Quad

Flash

Yes, LED Flash Yes, LED Flash

Image Resolution

8000 x 6000 Pixels 4128 x 3096 Pixels

OIS

No -

Resolution

48 MP f/2.0, Wide Angle, Primary Camera(26 mm focal length, 2" sensor size, 0.8µm pixel size)8 MP f/2.2, Ultra-Wide Angle Camera(4.0" sensor size, 1.12µm pixel size)5 MP f/2.2, Depth Camera 13 MP f/2.2, Wide Angle, Primary Camera(28 mm focal length, 3.1" sensor size, 1.12µm pixel size)8 MP f/2.2, Ultra-Wide Angle Camera(4.0" sensor size, 1.12µm pixel size)5 MP f/2.4, Macro Camera 2 MP f/2.4, Depth Camera

Sensor

S5KGM2, ISOCELL Plus -

Settings

Exposure compensation, ISO control Exposure compensation, ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting High Dynamic Range mode (HDR) Continuous Shooting High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Video Recording

3840x2160 @ 30 fps 1920x1080 @ 30 fps 1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm 3.5 mm

FM Radio

- Yes

Loudspeaker

Yes Yes

Network & Connectivity

Bluetooth

Yes, v5.0 Yes, v5.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS, Glonass Yes with A-GPS, Glonass

NFC

No No

Network Support

5G Not Supported in India, 4G Supported in India, 3G, 2G 5G Not Supported in India, 4G Supported in India, 3G, 2G

SAR Value

Head: 0.47 W/kg Head: 0.854 W/kg, Body: 0.417 W/kg

SIM 1

4G Bands: TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20) 3G Bands: UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz 2G Bands: GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz GPRS: Available EDGE: Available 4G Bands: TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) 3G Bands: UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz 2G Bands: GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz GPRS: Available EDGE: Available

SIM 2

4G Bands: TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20) 3G Bands: UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz 2G Bands: GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz GPRS: Available EDGE: Available 4G Bands: TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) 3G Bands: UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz 2G Bands: GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz GPRS: Available EDGE: Available

SIM Size

SIM1: Nano, SIM2: Nano SIM1: Nano, SIM2: Nano

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM, GSM+GSM Dual SIM, GSM+GSM

USB Connectivity

Mass storage device, USB charging Mass storage device, USB charging

VoLTE

Yes Yes

Wi-Fi

Yes, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz Yes, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 b/g/n/ac) 5GHz

Wi-Fi Calling

- Yes

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct, Mobile Hotspot Wi-Fi Direct, Mobile Hotspot

Performance

Architecture

64 bit 64 bit

CPU

Octa core (2.3 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A73 + 1.7 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53) Octa core (2 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A75 + 1.8 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55)

Chipset

Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9611 MediaTek Helio G80

Fabrication

10 nm 12 nm

Graphics

Mali-G72 MP3 Mali-G52

RAM type

LPDDR4X LPDDR4X

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear Rear

Other Sensors

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass

Storage

Expandable Memory

Yes, Up to 512 GB Yes, Up to 512 GB

Internal Memory

64 GB 64 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.1 eMMC 5.1

USB OTG

Yes Yes

User Available Storage

Up to 48.6 GB -
Scoring parameters
How is the score calculated?

This is a relative score calculated on the basis of the following specifications:

  • Performance
  • Battery
  • Camera
  • Storage
  • Display

Each mobiles has been benchmarked against ~31,000 other phones to calculate the score.

For personalized scores based on your preference, you can visit Mobile Recommender to check scores of the recommended Mobiles for you.

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