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Samsung Galaxy M21 vs Samsung Galaxy M30 Specs Comparison

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Samsung Galaxy M21	Samsung Galaxy M30
Released · Mar 23, 2020	Released · Mar 07, 2019
6.4-inch · 2340x1080px	6.4-inch · 2280x1080px
Triple camera	Triple camera
4GB · 64GB	6GB · 128GB
6000 mAh	5000 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Mar 18, 2020	Feb 27, 2019

Design

Dimensions
6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches 159.0 x 75.1 x 8.9 mm	6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches 159 x 75.1 x 8.5 mm
Weight
6.63 oz (188.0 g)	6.14 oz (174.0 g)
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic	Back: Plastic
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Features
	Soft keys
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Midnight blue, Raven black	Black, Blue

Display

Size
6.4-inch, 84.11% screen-to-body	6.4-inch, 86.66% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED, 420 nits	Super AMOLED
Resolution
2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 403 PPI	2280x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 395 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Features
Scratch-resistant glass, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Exynos 9611 (10 nm)	Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 4x2.3GHz Cortex-A73 4x1.7GHz Cortex-A53	Octa-core 1800 MHz ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-G72 MP3	Mali-G71 MP2
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 6GB/128GB	6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB 4GB/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 512 GB	microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (11, 10)	Android (9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo)

Battery

Type
6000 mAh, Li - Polymer	5000 mAh
Charging
Fast charging	Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging

Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Triple camera
Main camera
48 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2" Pixel size: 0.8 μm	13 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/3.1" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 12 mm Sensor size: 1/4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	5 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 12 mm Sensor size: 1/5" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
5 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.2	5 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.2
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p, 720p (240 fps) EIS	1080p (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing
Front
20 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p	16 MP Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

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

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Dolby Atmos	Dolby Atmos, Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
FM	FM
Additional microphone(s)
	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20	1, 3, 5, 8, 20
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41	40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 5, 8	1, 2, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, 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	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
VoLTE
	Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Feb 13, 2019 FCC ID value: A3LSMM305F
Measured SAR
	Head: 0.28 W/kg Body: 0.39 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.24 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.93 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 128GB storage


Memory	6GB/128GB

with 64 GB storage


Memory	4GB/64GB

Links

Full specifications
Samsung Galaxy M21 Specs	Samsung Galaxy M30 Specs