Name: Samsung Galaxy M21
Brand: Samsung
SKU: samsung-galaxy-m21-price-in-india
Price: 13790 INR
Availability: OutOfStock

Samsung Galaxy M21 Specifications

Key Specs General Performance Display Design Rear Camera Front Camera Battery Storage Network & Connectivity Multimedia Sensors

Key Specs

RAM	4 GB
Processor	Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9611
Rear Camera	48 MP + 8 MP + 5 MP
Front Camera	20 MP
Battery	6000 mAh
Display	6.4 inches (16.26 cm)

General

Launch Date	March 18, 2020 (Official)
Operating System	Android v10 (Q)
Custom UI	Samsung One UI

Performance

Good

Chipset	Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9611
CPU	Octa core (2.3 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A73 + 1.7 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53)
Architecture	64 bit
Fabrication	10 nm
Graphics	Mali-G72 MP3
RAM	4 GB
RAM Type	LPDDR4X

Performance Test Results Tested by 91mobiles

AnTuTu Score	168,633
Bootup Time	23.0 s

Speed Test (Antutu Score)

The higher, the better

Below average performance

Best 593,702

Group Average 252,820

This Phone 168,633

Worst 16,000

*Group: 11-17k Phones

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Test Comparision

Performance Test Results Tested by 91mobiles

Speed Test (Antutu Score)

Below average performance

The higher, the better

POCO X6 5G 593,702

POCO X6 Neo 445,887

realme 12x 418,175

Tecno Pova 5 Pro 413,805

realme C67 5G 398,977

Samsung Galaxy M21 168,633

Motorola Moto X 16GB 16,000

*Group: 11-17k Phones

Bootup Time

Average bootup time

The lower, the better

Xiaomi Redmi 13C 5G 256GB 14.0 s

POCO X6 5G 22.0 s

realme C67 5G 23.0 s

Samsung Galaxy M21 23.0 s

POCO X6 Neo 24.0 s

realme 11x 5G 30.0 s

Samsung Galaxy F22 128GB 45.0 s

*Group: 11-17k Phones

Bootup Time

The lower, the better

Average bootup time

Best 14.0 s

This Phone 23.0 s

Group Average 24.7 s

Worst 45.0 s

*Group: 11-17k Phones

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Gaming Test Results Tested by 91mobiles

Battery Drain	3.0 %
Heating	11.3 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Battery Drain

The lower, the better

Good battery backup while gaming

Best 2.0 %

This Phone 3.0 %

Group Average 5.6 %

Worst 10.0 %

*Group: 11-17k Phones

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Gaming Test Results Tested by 91mobiles

* after 30 mins of gaming

Battery Drain

Good battery backup while gaming

The lower, the better

realme C67 5G 2.0 %

Samsung Galaxy M21 3.0 %

realme 11x 5G 5.0 %

Xiaomi Redmi 12 5G 5.0 %

POCO X6 5G 5.0 %

POCO X6 Neo 7.0 %

OPPO F17 10.0 %

*Group: 11-17k Phones

Heating

Lesser than expected heating while gaming

The lower, the better

Itel S23 Plus .8 %

Samsung Galaxy M21 11.3 %

POCO X6 Neo 17.3 %

realme 12x 18.6 %

realme 11x 5G 45.2 %

POCO X6 5G 47.8 %

Nokia 5.4 6GB RAM 70.1 %

*Group: 11-17k Phones

Heating

The lower, the better

Lesser than expected heating while gaming

Best .8 %

This Phone 11.3 %

Group Average 23.4 %

Worst 70.1 %

*Group: 11-17k Phones

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Benchmark Screenshots

AnTuTu Benchmark

Graphics Benchmark

Geekbench5 Benchmark

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Display

Very Good

Display Type	Super AMOLED
Screen Size	6.4 inches (16.26 cm)
Resolution	1080x2340 px (FHD+)
Aspect Ratio	19.5:9
Pixel Density	403 ppi
Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)	84.02 %
Screen Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass v3
Bezel-less display	Yes with waterdrop notch
Touch Screen	Yes, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch
Brightness	420 nits
Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)	91 %

UI Screenshots

Lock Screen

Home Screen

Screen With Widgets

Dialer Screen

App Drawer

Notification Panel

Quick Settings Panel

Settings Screen

OS Version

Storage

Battery

Camera On

Camera Options

Camera Modes

Camera Settings

Picture Size Options

Video Size Options

Design

Height	159 mm
Width	75.1 mm
Thickness	8.9 mm
Weight	188 grams
Build Material	Back: Plastic
Colours	Midnight Blue, Raven Black

360° View

Rear Camera

Very Good

Camera Setup

Triple

Resolution

Camera	MP	Aperture	Lens Features	Focal Length	Sensor Size	Pixel Size	Zoom
Primary	48 MP	f/2.0		26 mm	2"	0.8µm	upto 4x Digital Zoom
Secondary	8 MP	f/2.2	Ultra-Wide Angle	12 mm	4.0"	1.12µm
Tertiary	5 MP	f/2.2	Depth

Sensor

CMOS image sensor

Autofocus

Yes, Phase Detection autofocus

OIS

Flash

Yes, LED Flash

Image Resolution

8000 x 6000 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation, ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

4 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

3840x2160 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Rear Camera Samples

Daylight Auto / HDR OFF

Daylight / HDR ON

Wide Angle

Portrait Shot

AI OFF

AI ON

Night Mode OFF

Night Mode ON

Close Up

Macro

Low Light

Low Light With Flash

Colour Variance

Compare Camera Samples

Samsung Galaxy M21 48 MP

Samsung Galaxy M31 64 MP

Daylight Auto / HDR OFF

Daylight / HDR ON

Portrait Shot

AI OFF

AI ON

Night Mode OFF

Close Up

Low Light

Low Light With Flash

Selfie

Selfie Portrait

Selfie Low Light

Selfie Low Light With Flash

Colour Variance

Front Camera

Very Good

Camera Setup

Single

Resolution

Camera	MP	Aperture	Focal Length
Primary	20 MP	f/2.2	26 mm

Sensor

CMOS

Autofocus

Flash

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Front Camera Samples

Selfie

Selfie Portrait

Selfie Low Light

Selfie Low Light With Flash

Battery

Very Good

Capacity	6000 mAh
Type	Li-ion
Removable	No
Quick Charging	Yes, Fast, 15W
USB Type-C	Yes

Battery Test Results Tested by 91mobiles

Battery Life (PC Mark)	10h 20m
Charging Time (20% to 100%)	2h 9m 47s

Battery Life (PC Mark)

The higher, the better

Below average battery backup

Best 26.4 hrs

Group Average 15.9 hrs

This Phone 10.3 hrs

Worst 8.3 hrs

*Group: 11-17k Phones

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Test Comparision

Battery Test Results Tested by 91mobiles

Battery Life (PC Mark)

Below average battery backup

The higher, the better

realme Narzo 30 5G 64GB 26.4 hrs

realme C67 5G 19.0 hrs

realme 11x 5G 17.6 hrs

realme 12x 17.4 hrs

Samsung Galaxy M21 10.3 hrs

POCO X6 Neo 9.1 hrs

realme 6i 8.3 hrs

*Group: 11-17k Phones

Charging Time (20% to 100%)

Average charging time

The lower, the better

realme Narzo 20 Pro 0.6 hrs

POCO X6 5G 0.9 hrs

realme C67 5G 1.1 hrs

realme 11x 5G 1.1 hrs

POCO X6 Neo 1.2 hrs

Samsung Galaxy M21 2.2 hrs

Tecno Phantom 9 6.9 hrs

*Group: 11-17k Phones

Charging Time (20% to 100%)

The lower, the better

Average charging time

Best 0.6 hrs

Group Average 1.8 hrs

This Phone 2.2 hrs

Worst 6.9 hrs

*Group: 11-17k Phones

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Storage

Best In Class

Internal Memory	64 GB
Expandable Memory	Yes, Up to 512 GB
User Available Storage	Up to 49 GB
USB OTG	Yes
Storage Type	UFS 2.1

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM, GSM+GSM

SIM Size

SIM1: Nano, SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported in India, 4G Supported in India, 3G, 2G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

4G bands, 3G bands, 2G bands, GPRS, EDGE,

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Bands	Features
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)
3G bands	UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz
2G Bands	GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
GPRS	Available
EDGE	Available

SIM 2

4G bands, 3G bands, 2G bands, GPRS, EDGE,

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Bands	Features
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)
3G bands	UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz
2G Bands	GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
GPRS	Available
EDGE	Available

SAR Value

Head: 0.468 W/kg

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct, Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes, v5.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS, Glonass

NFC

USB Connectivity

Mass storage device, USB charging

Multimedia

Loudspeaker	Yes
Audio Jack	3.5 mm
Audio Features	Dolby Atmos

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor	Yes
Fingerprint Sensor Position	Rear
Other Sensors	Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Gyroscope