Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy M21 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
	Mar 18, 2020

Design

Dimensions
6.35 x 3.01 x 0.35 inches 161.35 x 76.4 x 8.79 mm	6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches 159.0 x 75.1 x 8.9 mm
Weight
7.05 oz / 199.8 g	6.63 oz / 188.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5)	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Splash
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Mineral grey, Pearl white, Forest green	Midnight blue, Raven black

Display

Size
6.5-inch, 84.88% screen-to-body	6.4-inch, 84.11% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, HDR, 500 nits	Super AMOLED, 420 nits
Resolution
2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 395 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 403 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5	Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Features
	Scratch-resistant glass, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
MediaTek Helio G90T (12 nm)	Exynos 9611 (10 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2000 MHz ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55	Octa-core 4x2.3GHz Cortex-A73 4x1.7G​Hz Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali G76 MC4	Mali-G72 MP3
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 6GB/128GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 6GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android	Android (11, 10)

Battery

Type
4500 mAh, Li - Polymer	6000 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging	Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Triple camera
Main camera
Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/1.7" Pixel size: 0.8 μm	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: 13 mm Sensor size: 1/4" 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
2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4 Sensor size: 1/5" Pixel size: 1.75 μm	5 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.2
Fourth camera
2 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4 Sensor size: 1/5" Pixel size: 1.75 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (960 fps) EIS	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p, 720p (240 fps) EIS
Front
20 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p (30 fps)	20 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p (30 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
WLAN
dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 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, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, Infrared

Multimedia

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

Cellular

LTE Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
TDD Bands
38, 40	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1	1, 2, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 12/13 (600/150 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	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
VoLTE
Yes

Alternative variants

with 128 GB storage

Memory	128GB

with 128GB storage

Memory	6GB/128GB

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