Nokia 5.3 vs Samsung Galaxy M21

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Comparing the Nokia 5.3 vs Samsung Galaxy M21 across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Nokia 5.3 scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 1,393, while Samsung Galaxy M21 scores 1,100, making Nokia 5.3 the better performer.


Display: Nokia 5.3 offers a screen size of 6.55 inches, while Samsung Galaxy M21 offers 6.4 inches, making Nokia 5.3 the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy M21 features a Super AMOLED display compared to Nokia 5.3'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 Nokia 5.3 offers 13 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 Nokia 5.3 offers 8 MP, making Samsung Galaxy M21 better for front camera photography.


Battery: Samsung Galaxy M21 offers a higher battery capacity with 6000 mAh, while Nokia 5.3 offers 4000 mAh, making Samsung Galaxy M21 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both Nokia 5.3 and Samsung Galaxy M21 offer the same internal storage of 64 GB.


Expert Review: The editorial team rates both Nokia 5.3 and Samsung Galaxy M21 equally at 7.


User Rating: Samsung Galaxy M21 receives a higher user rating of 4.2, while Nokia 5.3 has a rating of 3.7.

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Summary

Release Date

N/A
18 Mar, 2020
16 Jul, 2026

Performance
N/A
Snapdragon 665
Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9611
Unisoc T7100
Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.3 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 1.8 GHz)
4 GB RAM
4 GB RAM
3 GB RAM

Display
N/A
6.55 inches (16.64 cm)
6.4 inches (16.26 cm)
6.56 inches (16.66 cm)
IPS LCD
Super AMOLED
IPS LCD
720x1600 px (HD+)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
N/A
60 Hz Refresh Rate
60 Hz Refresh Rate
90 Hz Refresh Rate

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

Front Camera
N/A
8 MP
20 MP
5 MP

Battery
N/A
4000 mAh
6000 mAh
5000 mAh
N/A
15W Fast Charging
10W
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging
N/A

Storage

64 GB
64 GB
64 GB
eMMC 5.1
UFS 2.1
eMMC 5.0

Expert Review

7.0/10
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7.0/10
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N/A

Pros

  • Stock Android
  • Premium design and incredibly light
  • Daylight photography is decent
  • Vivid and colour accurate display
  • Long-lasting battery
  • Decent day-time photography
  • Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

  • Could use a better chipset
  • Night camera performance could be better
  • HD display
  • Higher refresh rate would have been nice
  • Dated waterdrop notch design
  • Slow charging speed
  • Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

3.7/5
(5,208 ratings)
4.2/5
(65,210 ratings)
N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

175,385
AnTuTu Score
168,633
AnTuTu Score
N/A
N/A
10h 20m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
N/A

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₹14,980
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@ Amazon

Video

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General

Launch Date

N/A
Mar 18, 2020
(Official)
Jul 16, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v10 (Q)
Android v10 (Q)
Android v15

Security Updates

N/A
4 Year
N/A

Custom UI

Android One
Samsung One UI
Android Go

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good
N/A

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 665
Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9611
Unisoc T7100

Processor

Octa core

2 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 260 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 260
Octa core

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

1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A75 1.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

11 nm
10 nm
12 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 610
Mali-G72 MP3
PowerVR GE8322

RAM

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

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
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.

175,385
168,633
N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

36.0 s
23.0 s
N/A

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

6.0 %
3.0 %
N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

31.0 %
11.3 %
N/A
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Very Good
Excellent
N/A

Display Type

IPS LCD
Super AMOLED
IPS LCD

Screen Size

6.55 inches  (16.64 cm)
6.4 inches  (16.26 cm)
6.56 inches  (16.66 cm)

Resolution

720x1600 px (HD+)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
N/A

Brightness

450 nits
420 nits
400 nits

Refresh Rate

60 Hz
60 Hz
90 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9
19.5:9
N/A

Pixel Density

268 ppi
403 ppi
269 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

82.3 %
84.02 %
N/A

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3
Corning Gorilla Glass v3
N/A

Bezel-less Display

Yes with waterdrop notch
Yes with waterdrop notch
N/A

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
91 %
N/A

Design

Height

164.3 mm
159 mm
N/A

Width

76.6 mm
75.1 mm
N/A

Thickness

8.5 mm
8.9 mm
8.49 mm

Weight

180 grams
188 grams
N/A

Build Material

Back: Plastic
Back: Plastic
N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Very Good
N/A

Resolution

13 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8
48 MP
Primary Camera4x Digital Zoomf/2.026 mm focal length 1/2" sensor size CMOS image sensor 0.8µm pixel size
8 MP
Primary Cameraf/2GC08A8 1.12µm pixel size
5 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera12 mm focal length 1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size
N/A
2 MP
Macro Camera
5 MP
f/2.2 Depth Camera
N/A
2 MP
Depth Camera
N/A
N/A

Autofocus

Yes
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
N/A

OIS

N/A
No
No

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 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
Digital Zoom

Video Recording

3840x2160 @ 30 fps
4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
N/A

Resolution

8 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera
20 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera26 mm focal length CMOS
5 MP
Primary Camera1.12µm pixel size

Autofocus

N/A
No
N/A

Flash

N/A
No
No

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
N/A

Capacity

4000 mAh
6000 mAh
5000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion
N/A

Quick Charging

N/A
Yes 15W Fast Charging
Yes 10W

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
N/A

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

2h 26m 52s
2h 9m 47s
N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB
64 GB / 128 GB
64 GB

Storage Type

eMMC 5.1
UFS 2.1
eMMC 5.0

Expandable Storage

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

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Single SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
N/A

Network Support

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

VoLTE

Yes
Yes
Yes

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) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
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)
N/A

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) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
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)
N/A

SAR Value

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

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
N/A

Bluetooth

Yes v4.2
Yes v5.0
Yes

GPS

Yes with A-GPS
Yes with A-GPS Glonass
N/A

NFC

Yes
No
N/A

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm
N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear
Rear
Side

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope
N/A

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₹14,980
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