Coolpad Cool 3 64GB vs Samsung Galaxy M21

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Comparing the Coolpad Cool 3 64GB vs Samsung Galaxy M21 across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Samsung Galaxy M21 runs at a higher processing speed of 2.3 GHz, while Coolpad Cool 3 64GB runs at 1.6 GHz, making Samsung Galaxy M21 the better performer.


Display: Samsung Galaxy M21 offers a screen size of 6.4 inches, while Coolpad Cool 3 64GB offers 5.71 inches, making Samsung Galaxy M21 the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy M21 features a Super AMOLED display compared to Coolpad Cool 3 64GB's IPS LCD, making Samsung Galaxy M21 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Samsung Galaxy M21 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 48 MP, while Coolpad Cool 3 64GB offers 8 MP, making Samsung Galaxy M21 better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Samsung Galaxy M21 offers a higher front camera resolution with 20 MP, while Coolpad Cool 3 64GB offers 5 MP, making Samsung Galaxy M21 better for front camera photography.


Battery: Samsung Galaxy M21 delivers longer battery life with 10h 20m, while Coolpad Cool 3 64GB delivers None, making Samsung Galaxy M21 the better pick for all day usage.


Storage: Both Coolpad Cool 3 64GB and Samsung Galaxy M21 offer the same internal storage of 64 GB.


User Rating: Samsung Galaxy M21 receives a higher user rating of 4.2, while Coolpad Cool 3 64GB has a rating of 3.6.

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Summary

Release Date

26 Jun, 2019
18 Mar, 2020
14 May, 2026

Expert Review

N/A
7.0/10
8.7/10

Pros

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Vivid and colour accurate display
  • Long-lasting battery
  • Decent day-time photography
  • Stellar and versatile three-lens camera system
  • Excellent performance
  • Bright and crisp 2K AMOLED display

Cons

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Higher refresh rate would have been nice
  • Dated waterdrop notch design
  • Slow charging speed
  • Battery life could have been better
  • Very expensive with camera kit
  • No shortcut key

User Ratings

3.6/5
(751 ratings)
4.2/5
(65,210 ratings)
4.6/5
(29 ratings)

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General

Launch Date

Jun 26, 2019
(Official)
Mar 18, 2020
(Official)
May 06, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v9.0 (Pie)
Android v10 (Q)
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Security Updates

N/A
4 Year
7 Year

Custom UI

N/A
Samsung One UI
Origin OS

Performance

Chipset

Unisoc SC9863
Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9611
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

Processor

Octa core

1.6 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55 1.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55
Octa core

2.3 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A73 1.7 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53
Octa core

4.61 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.62 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

28 nm
10 nm
3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

PowerVR GE8322
Mali-G72 MP3
Adreno 840

RAM

2 GB / 4 GB
4 GB / 6 GB
16 GB

RAM Type

N/A
LPDDR4X
LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

N/A
168,633
3,977,648

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A
23.0 s
14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A
N/A
6,450

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A
3.0 %
7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A
11.3 %
21.7 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Type

IPS LCD
Super AMOLED
AMOLED

Screen Size

5.71 inches  (14.5 cm)
6.4 inches  (16.26 cm)
6.82 inches  (17.32 cm)

Resolution

720x1520 px (HD+)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1440x3168 px (QHD+)

Brightness

N/A
420 nits
N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
4500 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
60 Hz
144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19:9
19.5:9
19.8:9

Pixel Density

295 ppi
403 ppi
510 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

77.3 %
84.02 %
89.7 %

Screen Protection

N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass v3
Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with waterdrop notch
Yes with waterdrop notch
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
N/A
Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

90 %
91 %
94.49 %

Design

Height

145.7 mm
159 mm
162.98 mm

Width

71.9 mm
75.1 mm
76.81 mm

Thickness

8.2 mm
8.9 mm
8.19 mm

Weight

135 grams
188 grams
232 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic
Back: Plastic
Back: Glass

Rear Camera

Resolution

8 MP
Primary CameraCMOS image sensor
48 MP
Primary Camera4x Digital Zoomf/2.026 mm focal length 1/2" sensor size CMOS image sensor 0.8µm pixel size
200 MP
Primary Camera105x Digital Zoom 3.7x Optical Zoomf/1.8535 mm focal length LYT 901 0.7µm pixel size
0.3 MP
Depth Camera
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera12 mm focal length 1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size
200 MP
f/2.67 Telephoto Camera85 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size
N/A
5 MP
f/2.2 Depth Camera
50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera14 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes

OIS

N/A
No
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

3264 x 2448 Pixels
8000 x 6000 Pixels
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
4 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
105 x Digital Zoom
3.7 x Optical Zoom

Video Recording

N/A
4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
8k @30 fps
4k @30/60/120 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Front Camera

Resolution

5 MP
Primary CameraCMOS
20 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera26 mm focal length CMOS
50 MP
f/2.45 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A
No
N/A

Flash

N/A
No
Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

Fixed Focus
N/A
N/A

Video Recording

N/A
Full HD @30 fps
N/A

Battery

Capacity

3000 mAh
6000 mAh
6600 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion
Li-ion

Quick Charging

N/A
Yes 15W Fast Charging
Yes 100W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A
10h 20m
15h 10m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

N/A
2h 9m 47s
0h 36m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB / 64 GB
64 GB / 128 GB
512 GB

Storage Type

N/A
UFS 2.1
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 128 GB
Yes Up to 512 GB
N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)
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)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
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SIM 2

N/A
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)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)
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SAR Value

N/A
Head: 0.468 W/kg
N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 b/g/n/ac) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 be/ax) MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

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

Bluetooth

Yes v4.1
Yes v5.0
Yes v6.0

GPS

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

NFC

N/A
No
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear
Rear
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
N/A
Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

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

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