POCO C3 vs Samsung Galaxy M21

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Comparing the POCO C3 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: Samsung Galaxy M21 scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 1,100, while POCO C3 scores 523, making Samsung Galaxy M21 the better performer.


Display: POCO C3 offers a screen size of 6.53 inches, while Samsung Galaxy M21 offers 6.4 inches, making POCO C3 the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy M21 features a Super AMOLED display compared to POCO C3'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 POCO C3 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 POCO C3 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 POCO C3 offers 5000 mAh, making Samsung Galaxy M21 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Samsung Galaxy M21 offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while POCO C3 offers 32 GB, making Samsung Galaxy M21 the better option for storage.


Expert Review: The editorial team rates both POCO C3 and Samsung Galaxy M21 equally at 7.


User Rating: POCO C3 receives a higher user rating of 4.3, while Samsung Galaxy M21 has a rating of 4.2.

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Summary

Spec Score

69%
76%

Release Date

06 Oct, 2020
18 Mar, 2020

Performance

MediaTek Helio G35
Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9611
Tru-Octa Core (upto 2.3 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.3 GHz)
3 GB RAM
4 GB RAM

Display

6.53 inches (16.59 cm)
6.4 inches (16.26 cm)
IPS LCD
Super AMOLED
720x1600 px (HD+)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
N/A
60 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

13 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
48 MP
Primary Camera
2 MP
Depth Camera
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
2 MP
Macro Camera
5 MP
Depth Camera

Front Camera

5 MP
20 MP

Battery

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

Storage

32 GB
64 GB
eMMC 5.1
UFS 2.1

Expert Review

7.0/10
7.0/10

Pros

  • Trendy design
  • Good battery life
  • Smooth performance
  • Vivid and colour accurate display
  • Long-lasting battery
  • Decent day-time photography

Cons

  • Night shots could do with some improvement
  • No Type-C port
  • No fingerprint sensor
  • Higher refresh rate would have been nice
  • Dated waterdrop notch design
  • Slow charging speed

User Ratings

4.3/5
(401,803 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

Oct 06, 2020
(Official)
Mar 18, 2020
(Official)

Operating System

Android v10 (Q)
Android v10 (Q)

Security Updates

N/A
4 Year

Custom UI

MIUI
Samsung One UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg
Good

Chipset

MediaTek Helio G35
Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9611

Processor

Octa core, 2.3 GHz, Cortex A53
Octa core

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

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

12 nm
10 nm

Graphics (GPU)

PowerVR GE8320
Mali-G72 MP3

RAM

3 GB / 4 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

Very Good
Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD
Super AMOLED

Screen Size

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

Resolution

720x1600 px (HD+)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)

Brightness

400 nits
420 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
60 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9
19.5:9

Pixel Density

269 ppi
403 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

81.08 %
84.02 %

Screen Protection

Yes
Corning Gorilla Glass v3

Bezel-less Display

Yes with waterdrop notch
Yes with waterdrop notch

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
91 %

Design

Height

164.9 mm
159 mm

Width

77 mm
75.1 mm

Thickness

9 mm
8.9 mm

Weight

194 grams
188 grams

Build Material

N/A
Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof
N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Very Good

Resolution

13 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.2 Wide Angle28 mm focal length 1µm pixel size
48 MP
Primary Camera4x Digital Zoomf/2.026 mm focal length 1/2" sensor size CMOS image sensor 0.8µm pixel size
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera1.75µm pixel size
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera12 mm focal length 1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size
2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera1.75µm pixel size
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
Touch to focus
4 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

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

Autofocus

N/A
No

Flash

Yes Screen flash
No

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

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Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

5000 mAh
6000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 37 Hours(4G)
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

32 GB / 64 GB
64 GB / 128 GB

Storage Type

eMMC 5.1
UFS 2.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 512 GB
Yes Up to 512 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
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: 0.506 W/kg Body: 0.833 W/kg
Head: 0.468 W/kg

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/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 v5.0
Yes v5.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
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 Proximity sensor Accelerometer
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope

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