Samsung Galaxy M21 is here: Exynos 9611 SoC, 48MP triple camera, and 6,000 mAh battery

18 March 2020
It's basically a Galaxy M31 with downgraded cameras.

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  • 18 Mar 2020

Samsung is officially killing their Exynos SoCs running on Mongoose cores. They are moving back to ARM, which might explain the abundance and spamming of Exynos chipset in every minor refresh/release.

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    • 18 Mar 2020

    Just wondering how many more model Samsung is going to introduce till the end of the year.

      Anonymous, 18 Mar 2020The GPU itself is not that bad. Last year the Galaxy a50 wa... moreDon't be in denial my dudes. Samsung's midrange Exynos SoC of choice has been stale ever since their custom SoC has been disbanded which the main reason why they're spamming 9611 in midrange. lol.

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        • 18 Mar 2020

        r31ya, 18 Mar 2020Price and camera system difference, since less variation in... moreYeah, you are right, I don't know what they were thinking when they decided to create a successor to the a50 and not upgrade the processor.

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          Anonymous, 18 Mar 2020Which one should I buy between M31 & M21? People say ma... moreAnd they are right. Those lenses are useless.

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            • 18 Mar 2020

            DroidBoye, 18 Mar 2020It is old. Check the cortex version and the mali GPU versio... moreThe GPU itself is not that bad. Last year the Galaxy a50 was faster than the a70 in terms of GPU.

              Anonymous, 18 Mar 2020It's a relatively new chip introduced late last year. Don't... moreIt is old. Check the cortex version and the mali GPU version. Just because Samsung shrunk the fab process, it doesn't mean that it is "new".

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                Alb, 18 Mar 2020Samsung trying to sell the same hardware over and over agai... moreAnd which hardware are you referring to specifically?

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                  • 18 Mar 2020

                  DroidBoye, 18 Mar 2020So uhhhmmm... how many excess 9611 stocks Samsung needs to ... moreIt's a relatively new chip introduced late last year. Don't make it sound like Samsung is putting old chips into their new phones.

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                    • Anonymous
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                    • 18 Mar 2020

                    Which one should I buy between M31 & M21? People say macro and depth sensors are useless.

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                      • 18 Mar 2020

                      Zafar Rizvi, 18 Mar 2020Why would some one buy Galaxy A51 instead off M21? Someone who don't know about specs. He will buy a51 because his budget is 350$ and he thinks that more expensive (especially from the same brand) is better.

                        enigmatic, 18 Mar 2020Fongerprint: M30s=swipe...... M21=tapAnd 20MP front camera vs 16MP one on M30s.

                          So uhhhmmm... how many excess 9611 stocks Samsung needs to dispose off this 2020? I means they must have lots because they're spamming.

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                            • 18 Mar 2020

                            If the notch hidden, will it be simetrical with bottom bezel?

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                              Anonymous, 18 Mar 2020What is the difference between M21 and M30SFongerprint: M30s=swipe...... M21=tap

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                                • 18 Mar 2020

                                Price and camera system difference, since less variation in production means cheaper to produce.
                                Xiaomi do the same thing with Redmi Note 9 Pro and Pro Max.

                                Not to mention, Xiaomi and RealMe is able to be cheap at cost of something, from less strict QC, less support, less marketing and mandatory marketing/ads in your phone.
                                Samsung overhead is bigger than those two, so they need to suppress the production cost as best as they can to compete in price.

                                M21 and M31 is currently geared against Realme C3, 6 and Xiaomi 8a, note 8.
                                And they need to use 9611 to compete against SD439 and G70.
                                Problem being, 9611 is also used in A51 who are supposedly midranger... supposedly need at least SD712

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                                  Anonymous, 18 Mar 2020What is the difference between M21 and M30SPrice and camera system since ess variation in production means cheaper to produce.
                                  Xiaomi do the same thing with Redmi Note 9 Pro and Pro Max.

                                  M21 and M31 is currently geared against Realme C3, 6 and Xiaomi 8a, note 8.
                                  And they used the 9611 to compete against SD439 and G70.

                                  Problem being, 9611 is also used in A51 who are supposedly midranger.

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                                    • 18 Mar 2020

                                    Samsung m40 release date?

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                                      • 18 Mar 2020

                                      AnonD-798582, 18 Mar 2020*It's basically a Galaxy M30s with upgraded selfie camera.Samsung dont know how to make their customer happy. There is difference between m21 and m30s. I can't understand what is the point releasing same spec Phone in different name. Realy if I need to buy a phone in this price bracket from samsung I will go for old one only. Same way huwaei and lenovo. Same specs phones in different name.

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                                        • 18 Mar 2020

                                        What is the difference between M21 and M30S