Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite vs Samsung Galaxy M21 Specs Comparison

Design

Dimensions
5.88 x 2.82 x 0.34 inches 149.33 x 71.68 x 8.75 mm	6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches 159.0 x 75.1 x 8.9 mm
Weight
6.28 oz (178.0 g)	6.63 oz (188.0 g)
Materials
	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Blue	Midnight blue, Raven black

Display

Size
5.8-inch	6.4-inch
Resolution
2280x1080px, 19:9 ratio, 432 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 403 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD	Super AMOLED
Screen-to-body
79.57 %	84.11 %
Peak brightness
500 cd/m2 (nit)	420 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3), Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 MSM8953 (14 nm)	Exynos 9611 (10 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2000 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 4x 2.3GHz Cortex-A73 + 4x 1.7GHz Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 506	Mali-G72 MP3
RAM
4GB (LPDDR3)	4GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
64GB	64GB, available to use: 49 GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (8.1 Oreo)	Android (11, 10), Samsung One UI

Battery

Capacity
4000 mAh	6000 mAh
Type
Li - Polymer	Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging	Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Triple camera
Main camera
12 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.25 μm	48 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
5 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 μm	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
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (30 fps) EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD), 1280x720 (HD) (240 fps) EIS
Front
5 MP (HDR)	20 MP (HDR), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.0
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
microUSB, 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
Infrared, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
	FM

Cellular

4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800 DD)	Bands 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800 DD)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 40(2300)	Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G
Bands 5(850), 8(900), 2(1900), 1(2100)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 5(850), 8(900)
Data Speed
LTE, HSPA, HSUPA	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Buyers information

In The Box
Adapter, USB Cable, SIM eject tool, User Guide, Clear Soft Case.	This is the official Samsu​ng Galaxy M21 User Guide in English provided from the manufacturer.

Availability

Officially announced
Jul 24, 2018	Mar 18, 2020

Alternative variants

with 32 GB storage

RAM	3GB
Internal storage	32GB

with 128GB storage

RAM	6GB
Internal storage	128GB

Links

Full specifications
Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Specs	Samsung Galaxy M21 Specs
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