Samsung Galaxy M21 vs Lenovo K12 Pro

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Comparing the Samsung Galaxy M21 vs Lenovo K12 Pro across performance, display, camera, battery and storage 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 Lenovo K12 Pro runs at 2.0 GHz, making Samsung Galaxy M21 the better performer.


Display: Lenovo K12 Pro offers a screen size of 6.8 inches, while Samsung Galaxy M21 offers 6.4 inches, making Lenovo K12 Pro the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy M21 features a Super AMOLED display compared to Lenovo K12 Pro's IPS LCD, making Samsung Galaxy M21 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Lenovo K12 Pro offers a higher rear camera resolution with 64 MP, while Samsung Galaxy M21 offers 48 MP, making Lenovo K12 Pro better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Samsung Galaxy M21 offers a higher front camera resolution with 20 MP, while Lenovo K12 Pro offers 16 MP, making Samsung Galaxy M21 better for front camera photography.


Battery: Both Samsung Galaxy M21 and Lenovo K12 Pro offer the same 6000 mAh battery capacity.


Storage: Both Samsung Galaxy M21 and Lenovo K12 Pro offer the same internal storage of 64 GB.

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Summary

Spec Score

76%
74%

Release Date

18 Mar, 2020
25 Oct, 2021

Performance

Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9611
Snapdragon 662
Octa Core (upto 2.3 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
4 GB RAM
4 GB RAM

Display

6.4 inches (16.26 cm)
6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
Super AMOLED
IPS LCD
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
720x1640 px (HD+)
60 Hz Refresh Rate
N/A

Rear Camera

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

Front Camera

20 MP
16 MP

Battery

6000 mAh
6000 mAh
15W Fast Charging
20W Fast Charging
No Wireless Charging
N/A

Storage

64 GB
64 GB
UFS 2.1
N/A

Expert Review

7.0/10
N/A

Pros

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

Cons

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

User Ratings

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

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

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

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Video

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General

Launch Date

Mar 18, 2020
(Official)
N/A

Operating System

Android v10 (Q)
Android v10 (Q)

Security Updates

4 Year
N/A

Custom UI

Samsung One UI
N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good

Chipset

Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9611
Qualcomm Snapdragon 662

Processor

Octa core

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

2 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 240 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 240

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

10 nm
11 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G72 MP3
Adreno 610

RAM

4 GB / 6 GB
4 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
N/A

Performance Test Results

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

168,633
N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

23.0 s
N/A

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

3.0 %
N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

11.3 %
N/A
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

Super AMOLED
IPS LCD

Screen Size

6.4 inches  (16.26 cm)
6.8 inches  (17.27 cm)

Resolution

1080x2340 px (FHD+)
720x1640 px (HD+)

Brightness

420 nits
N/A

Refresh Rate

60 Hz
N/A

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9
20.5:9

Pixel Density

403 ppi
263 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

84.02 %
83.2 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3
N/A

Bezel-less Display

Yes with waterdrop notch
Yes with punch-hole display

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

91 %
N/A

Design

Height

159 mm
172.1 mm

Width

75.1 mm
76.8 mm

Thickness

8.9 mm
9.7 mm

Weight

188 grams
221 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic
Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

N/A
Yes Splash proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Good

Resolution

48 MP
Primary Camera4x Digital Zoomf/2.026 mm focal length 1/2" sensor size CMOS image sensor 0.8µm pixel size
64 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.79 Wide Angle26 mm focal length 1.4µm 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 Depth Camera1.75µm pixel size
5 MP
f/2.2 Depth Camera
2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera1.75µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes

OIS

No
N/A

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8000 x 6000 Pixels
9000 x 7000 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

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

Video Recording

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

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

20 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera26 mm focal length CMOS
16 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera1µm pixel size

Autofocus

No
N/A

Flash

No
N/A

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

6000 mAh
6000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-Polymer

Quick Charging

Yes 15W Fast Charging
Yes 20W 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.

10h 20m
N/A

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

2h 9m 47s
N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB / 128 GB
64 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.1
N/A

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 (Hybrid)

Network Support

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

VoLTE

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) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)

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) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)

SAR Value

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 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0
Yes v5.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS

NFC

No
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear
Rear

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer

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