Samsung Galaxy M21 vs Google Pixel 3a XL

What is the difference between Samsung Galaxy M21 and Google Pixel 3a XL. Find out which smartphone has better performance.

Samsung Galaxy M21
Samsung Galaxy M21 ✗
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Google Pixel 3a XL
Google Pixel 3a XL ✓
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Performance (Benchmarks)

8163DMark for Android Wild Life665
15813DMark for Android Sling Shot Extreme (OpenGL ES 3.1 / Metal)1673
15313DMark for Android Sling Shot Extreme (Vulkan / Metal)1554
15783DMark for Android Sling Shot Extreme Unlimited1788
20443DMark for Android Sling Shot2534
19773DMark for Android Sling Shot Unlimited2627
5740PCMark for Android Work 2.07244
2979PCMark for Android Computer vision3712
8409PCMark for Android Storage10690

Specs

Samsung Galaxy M21Model nameGoogle Pixel 3a XL
Android 10Operating system (OS)Android 9.0
Bluetooth WLANNetwork ConnectivityBluetooth WLAN NFC
Yes, Type-CInterfaces / connectorsYes, Type-C

Display

Corning Gorilla Glass 3Glass TypesDragontrail Glass
2340 × 1080 pxResolution2160 × 1080 px
Super AMOLEDTechnologyOLED
YesMulti‑TouchYes
6.4"Screen size6"

Processor‎ (CPU)

Up to 2.3 GHz quad-core ARM Cortex-A73 & 1.7 GHz quad-core ARM Cortex-A53CPU ArchitectureUp to 2.0 GHz dual-core Kryo 360 & 1.7 GHz hexa-core Kryo 360
Exynos 7 Octa (9611)CPUSnapdragon 670
Mali-G72 MP3GPUAdreno 615

Storage‎

4096 / 6144 MBRAM (Memory)4096 MB
64 / 128 GBStorage (ROM)64 GB
microSD / microSDHC / microSDXCCard slotNo

Camera

Yes, 48 MPRear Camera(s)‎Yes, 12.2 MP
Yes, 20 MPSelfie Camera(s)‎Yes, 8 MP

Networks

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 19002Gvaries by model
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 21003Gvaries by model
LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2300 / 2500 / 26004G (LTE)varies by model

Location

YesGPSYes
YesA-GPSYes

Battery

6000 mAhBattery capacity3700 mAh

Sensors

YesCompassYes

Design

75.1 / 159 / 8.9 mmDimensions76.1 / 160.1 / 8.2 mm
188 gWeight167 g