Samsung Galaxy M21 vs vivo U20 6GB RAM

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Comparing the Samsung Galaxy M21 vs vivo U20 6GB RAM 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: vivo U20 6GB RAM scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 1,566, while Samsung Galaxy M21 scores 1,100, making vivo U20 6GB RAM the better performer.


Display: vivo U20 6GB RAM offers a screen size of 6.53 inches, while Samsung Galaxy M21 offers 6.4 inches, making vivo U20 6GB RAM the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy M21 features a Super AMOLED display compared to vivo U20 6GB RAM'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 vivo U20 6GB RAM offers 16 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 vivo U20 6GB RAM offers 16 MP, making Samsung Galaxy M21 better for front camera photography.


Battery: Samsung Galaxy M21 offers a higher battery capacity with 6000 mAh, while vivo U20 6GB RAM offers 5000 mAh, making Samsung Galaxy M21 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both Samsung Galaxy M21 and vivo U20 6GB RAM offer the same internal storage of 64 GB.


Expert Review: vivo U20 6GB RAM receives a higher expert rating of 8 from the editorial team, while Samsung Galaxy M21 is rated 7.


User Rating: vivo U20 6GB RAM 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

76%
77%

Release Date

18 Mar, 2020
28 Nov, 2019

Performance

Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9611
Snapdragon 675
Octa Core (upto 2.3 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
4 GB RAM
6 GB RAM

Display

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

Rear Camera

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

Front Camera

20 MP
16 MP

Battery

6000 mAh
5000 mAh
15W Fast Charging
18W Fast Charging
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging

Storage

64 GB
64 GB
UFS 2.1
UFS 2.1

Expert Review

7.0/10
8.0/10

Pros

  • Vivid and colour accurate display
  • Long-lasting battery
  • Decent day-time photography
  • Great design
  • Strong performance
  • Amazing battery life

Cons

  • Higher refresh rate would have been nice
  • Dated waterdrop notch design
  • Slow charging speed
  • Camera quality could've been better
  • Heavy UI

User Ratings

4.2/5
(65,210 ratings)
4.3/5
(27,693 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

168,633
AnTuTu Score
210,757
AnTuTu Score
10h 20m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
N/A

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General

Launch Date

Mar 18, 2020
(Official)
N/A

Operating System

Android v10 (Q)
Android v9.0 (Pie)

Security Updates

4 Year
N/A

Custom UI

Samsung One UI
Funtouch OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good

Chipset

Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9611
Qualcomm Snapdragon 675

Processor

Octa core

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

2 GHz, Dual core, Kryo 460 1.7 GHz, Hexa Core, Kryo 460

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

10 nm
11 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G72 MP3
Adreno 612

RAM

4 GB / 6 GB
4 GB / 6 GB / 8 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
210,757

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

23.0 s
23.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

3.0 %
7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

11.3 %
31.7 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

Super AMOLED
IPS LCD

Screen Size

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

Resolution

1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)

Brightness

420 nits
N/A

Refresh Rate

60 Hz
N/A

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9
19.5:9

Pixel Density

403 ppi
395 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

84.02 %
84.23 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3
N/A

Bezel-less Display

Yes with waterdrop notch
Yes with waterdrop notch

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

91 %
90.3 %

Design

Height

159 mm
162.15 mm

Width

75.1 mm
76.47 mm

Thickness

8.9 mm
8.89 mm

Weight

188 grams
193 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic
Back: Plastic

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

48 MP
Primary Camera4x Digital Zoomf/2.026 mm focal length 1/2" sensor size CMOS image sensor 0.8µm pixel size
16 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.781/2" sensor size IMX499 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 0.8µm pixel size
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera12 mm focal length 1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
5 MP
f/2.2 Depth Camera
2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera1/5.0" sensor size 1.75µm 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
4616 x 3464 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
3840x2160 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 60 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/2.0 Primary Camera1/3.1" sensor size 1µm pixel size

Autofocus

No
N/A

Flash

No
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

6000 mAh
5000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 15W Fast Charging
Yes 18W 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
1h 52m 50s

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB / 128 GB
64 GB / 128 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.1
UFS 2.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 512 GB
Yes Up to 256 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 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)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)

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)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)

SAR Value

Head: 0.468 W/kg
Head: 0.821 W/kg Body: 0.549 W/kg

Wi-Fi

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

NFC

No
N/A

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 Compass Gyroscope

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