Lava X46 vs Samsung Galaxy M21

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Comparing the Lava X46 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 Lava X46 runs at 1.3 GHz, making Samsung Galaxy M21 the better performer.


Display: Samsung Galaxy M21 offers a screen size of 6.4 inches, while Lava X46 offers 5 inches, making Samsung Galaxy M21 the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy M21 features a Super AMOLED display compared to Lava X46'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 Lava X46 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 Lava X46 offers 5 MP, making Samsung Galaxy M21 better for front camera photography.


Battery: Samsung Galaxy M21 offers a higher battery capacity with 6000 mAh, while Lava X46 offers 2500 mAh, making Samsung Galaxy M21 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Lava X46 offers higher internal storage with 8 GB, while Samsung Galaxy M21 offers 64 GB, making Lava X46 the better option for storage.


User Rating: Samsung Galaxy M21 receives a higher user rating of 4.2, while Lava X46 has a rating of 3.8.

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Lava X46
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Summary

Spec Score

64%
76%

Release Date

10 Jun, 2016
18 Mar, 2020

Performance

MediaTek MT6735
Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9611
Quad Core (upto 1.3 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.3 GHz)
2 GB RAM
4 GB RAM

Display

5.0 inches (12.7 cm)
6.4 inches (16.26 cm)
IPS LCD
Super AMOLED
720x1280 px (HD)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
N/A
60 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

8 MP
Primary Camera
48 MP
Primary Camera
N/A
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
N/A
5 MP
Depth Camera

Front Camera

5 MP
20 MP

Battery

2500 mAh
6000 mAh
N/A
15W Fast Charging
N/A
No Wireless Charging

Storage

8 GB
64 GB
N/A
UFS 2.1

Expert Review

N/A
7.0/10

Pros

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Vivid and colour accurate display
  • Long-lasting battery
  • Decent day-time photography

Cons

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Higher refresh rate would have been nice
  • Dated waterdrop notch design
  • Slow charging speed

User Ratings

3.8/5
(138 ratings)
4.2/5
(65,210 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A
168,633
AnTuTu Score
N/A
10h 20m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

N/A
Mar 18, 2020
(Official)

Operating System

Android v5.1 (Lollipop)
Android v10 (Q)

Security Updates

N/A
4 Year

Custom UI

N/A
Samsung One UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg
Good

Chipset

MediaTek MT6735
Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9611

Processor

Quad core, 1.3 GHz, Cortex A53
Octa core

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

Architecture (The higher, the better)

N/A
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
10 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-T720 MP2
Mali-G72 MP3

RAM

2 GB
4 GB / 6 GB

RAM Type

DDR3
LPDDR4X

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

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A
23.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A
3.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A
11.3 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD
Super AMOLED

Screen Size

5.0 inches  (12.7 cm)
6.4 inches  (16.26 cm)

Resolution

720x1280 px (HD)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)

Brightness

N/A
420 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
60 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A
19.5:9

Pixel Density

294 ppi
403 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

67.25 %
84.02 %

Screen Protection

N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass v3

Bezel-less Display

N/A
Yes with waterdrop notch

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
91 %

Design

Height

143 mm
159 mm

Width

71.5 mm
75.1 mm

Thickness

8.5 mm
8.9 mm

Weight

146 grams
188 grams

Build Material

N/A
Back: Plastic

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Avg
Very Good

Resolution

8 MP
Primary Camera
48 MP
Primary Camera4x Digital Zoomf/2.026 mm focal length 1/2" sensor size CMOS image sensor 0.8µm pixel size
N/A
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera12 mm focal length 1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size
N/A
5 MP
f/2.2 Depth Camera

Autofocus

Yes
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

N/A
No

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

3264 x 2448 Pixels
8000 x 6000 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

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

Video Recording

1920x1080 fps
4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good
Very Good

Resolution

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

Autofocus

N/A
No

Flash

No
No

Camera Features

Wide Angle Selfie
N/A

Video Recording

N/A
Full HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

2500 mAh
6000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 11 Hours(3G) / Up to 16 Hours(2G)
N/A

Quick Charging

N/A
Yes 15W Fast 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

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

N/A
2h 9m 47s

Storage

Internal Storage

8 GB
64 GB / 128 GB

Storage Type

N/A
UFS 2.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 32 GB
Yes Up to 512 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

N/A
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

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

VoLTE

Yes
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3) / 850(band 5)
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)
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
N/A
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SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3) / 850(band 5)
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)
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
N/A
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SAR Value

N/A
Head: 0.468 W/kg

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 b/g/n/ac) 5GHz

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0
Yes v5.0

GPS

Yes
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

No
No

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

No
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A
Rear

Other Sensors

Light sensor Accelerometer
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope

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