HTC U11 life vs Samsung Galaxy M21 Specs Comparison

Design

Dimensions
5.87 x 2.87 x 0.32 inches 149.09 x 72.9 x 8.1 mm	6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches 159.0 x 75.1 x 8.9 mm
Weight
5.01 oz (142.0 g)	6.63 oz (188.0 g)
Materials
Back: Plastic	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Blue	Midnight blue, Raven black

Display

Size
5.2-inch	6.4-inch
Resolution
1920x1080px, 16:9 ratio, 424 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 403 PPI
Technology
S-LCD	Super AMOLED
Screen-to-body
68.58 %	84.11 %
Peak brightness
	420 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3), Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 (14 nm)	Exynos 9611 (10 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2200 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 4x 2.3GHz Cortex-A73 + 4x 1.7GHz Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 508	Mali-G72 MP3
Memory
3GB (LPDDR4)/32GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 2000 GB	microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat)	Android (11, 10)

Battery

Type
2600 mAh, Li - Ion	6000 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
	Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Triple camera
Main camera
16 MP (PDAF, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F2.0	48 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 12 mm Sensor size: 1/4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
	5 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.2
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, Picture-taking during video recording, Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p, 720p (240 fps) EIS
Front
16 MP (Autofocus, HDR) Video capture: 1080p	20 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass	Accelerometer, Gyroscope
Other
NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
DLNA,Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
	FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD)
Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 17, 20, 28, 66(AWS-3)	Bands 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
4G (TDD)
	Bands 38, 40, 41
3G
Bands 5, 8, 4, 2, 1	Bands 1, 2, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 9 (450/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Sep 20, 2017 FCC ID value: NM82Q3F300
Measured SAR
Head: 0.59 W/kg Body: 1.00 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.31 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.00 W/kg

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 349
In The Box
	This is the official Samsu​ng Galaxy M21 User Guide in English provided from the manufacturer.

Availability

Officially announced
Nov 02, 2017	Mar 18, 2020

Alternative variants

Memory	4GB/64GB
Data Speed	LTE-A Cat 11 (600/75 Mbit/s)
HD Voice	Yes
VoLTE	Yes
Other	UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)

with 128GB storage

Memory	6GB/128GB

for T-Mobile and MetroPCS

HD Voice	Yes
VoLTE	Yes
Other	UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)

Links

Full specifications
HTC U11 life Specs	Samsung Galaxy M21 Specs
PhoneArena Review
HTC U11 life Review