Nokia 5.1 Plus 6GB RAM vs Samsung Galaxy M21

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Nokia 5.1 Plus 6GB RAM
₹18,599
(Discontinued)
Samsung Galaxy M21
₹9,999
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Summary

Spec Score

76%
77%

Release Date

07 Feb, 2019
18 Mar, 2020

Performance

MediaTek Helio P60
Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9611
Octa Core (upto 1.8 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.3 GHz)
6 GB RAM
4 GB RAM

Display

5.86 inches (14.88 cm)
6.4 inches (16.26 cm)
IPS LCD
Super AMOLED
720x1520 px (HD+)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)

Rear Camera

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

Front Camera

8 MP
Wide Angle Lens
20 MP

Battery

3060 mAh
6000 mAh
Fast Charging
15W Fast Charging
N/A
No Wireless Charging

Storage

64 GB
64 GB
eMMC 5.1
UFS 2.1

Expert Review

3.5/10
3.5/10

Pros

  • Premium build quality
  • Stock Android interface
  • Good battery life
  • Vivid and colour accurate display
  • Long-lasting battery
  • Decent day-time photography

Cons

  • Average cameras
  • Performance could have been better
  • Very slippery
  • Higher refresh rate would have been nice
  • Dated waterdrop notch design
  • Slow charging speed

User Ratings

3.7/5
(87 ratings)
4.2/5
(248,432 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 v9.0 (Pie)
Android v10 (Q)

Custom UI

Android One
Samsung One UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good

Chipset

MediaTek Helio P60
Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9611

CPU

Octa core

1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A73 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53
Octa core

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

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

12 nm
10 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G72 MP3
Mali-G72 MP3

RAM

3 GB / 4 GB / 6 GB
4 GB / 6 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
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

5.86 inches  (14.88 cm)
6.4 inches  (16.26 cm)

Resolution

720x1520 px (HD+)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)

Brightness

N/A
420 nits

Aspect Ratio

19:9
19.5:9

Pixel Density

287 ppi
403 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

79.34 %
84.02 %

Screen Protection

N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass v3

Bezel-less Display

Yes with notch
Yes with waterdrop notch

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
91 %

Design

Height

149.5 mm
159 mm

Width

71.9 mm
75.1 mm

Thickness

8 mm
8.9 mm

Weight

151 grams
188 grams

Build Material

Back: Mineral Glass
Back: Plastic

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Very Good

Resolution

13 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.0S5K3L6 ISO-CELL 1.12µm pixel size
48 MP
Primary Camera4x Digital Zoomf/2.026 mm focal length 1/2" sensor size CMOS image sensor 0.8µm pixel size
5 MP
Depth Camera
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 Phase Detection autofocus
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

N/A
No

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels
8000 x 6000 Pixels

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)

Camera Features

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

Video Recording

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

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

8 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera26 mm focal length 1.12µm pixel size
20 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera26 mm focal length CMOS

Autofocus

N/A
No

Flash

N/A
No

Camera Features

Fixed Focus
N/A

Video Recording

N/A
1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

3060 mAh
6000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes Fast Charging
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

32 GB / 64 GB
64 GB / 128 GB

Storage Type

eMMC 5.1
UFS 2.1

External Storage

Yes Up to 400 GB
N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)
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) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 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)

SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 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)

SAR Value

Head: 1.180 W/kg
Head: 0.468 W/kg

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.2
Yes v5.0

GPS

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

NFC

N/A
No

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Audio Features

N/A
Dolby Atmos

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear
Rear

Other Sensors

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