Samsung has officially announced Galaxy M21 2021 Edition in India. It is basically same as last years Galaxy M21, but with slightly different rear and upgraded primary rear camera sensor.
The Samsung Galaxy M21 2021 Edition comes with rear mounted fingerprint sensor and is powered by Android 11 based One UI 3.0. It has same 6000mAh battery with 15W fast charging support. Samsung claims that a fully charged battery can offer up to 22 hours of internet (Wi-Fi, LTE) or up to 29 hours video playback or 121 hours of music or up to 49 hours of talk time.
The mobile phone packs in 6.4-inch Infinity U AMOLED display with FHD+ resolution and 91% screen-to-body ratio. Its screen has Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection on top as well. It has same old Exynos 9611 SoC but has 4GB / 6GB LPDDR4x RAM options with 64GB/128GB storage variants.
The Galaxy M21 2021 Edition specs include 20MP front camera coupled with 48MP (main), 8MP (ultra-wide) and 5MP (depth) shooters at back with LED Flash.
Samsung Galaxy M21 2021 Edition specifications
- SIM: Dual Nano slots
- Operating System: Android 11 with Samsung’s One UI 3.0
- Biometrics: Fingerprint sensor (rear), Face unlock
- Display: 6.4-inch Infinity-U AMOLED display with 2340 x 1080 pixels FHD+ resolution, 420nits brightness, 91% screen-to-body ratio, multi-touch support, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection
- Chipset: Octa-Core (2.3GHz A73 x 4 + 1.7GHz A53 x 4) Exynos 9611 processor with Mali-G72 MP3 GPU
- RAM: 4GB / 6GB LPDDR4X
- Storage: 64GB / 128GB (UFS 2.1) built-in, expandable up to 512GB using MicroSD card
- Front camera: 20MP with F/2.0 Aperture
- Rear cameras: Triple rear cameras with LED Flash
- 48MP main with Samsung GM2sensor
- 8MP with 123-degree ultra-wide angle lens, F/2.2 Aperture
- 5MP depth with F/2.2 Aperture
- Battery: 6000mAh with 15W fast charging support
- Connectivity: Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Dual band (2.4/5GHz), Bluetooth V5.0, USB Type-C, GPS/GLONASS
- Audio: Dolby Atmos, FM Radio, 3.5mm audio jack
- Sensors: Accelerometer, Gyro, Geomagnetic, Proximity, Virtual Light sensing
The Samsung Galaxy M21 2021 Edition 4GB/64GB model is priced at Rs. 12,499 while its 6GB/128GB variant costs Rs. 14,499. It comes in Charcoal Black and Arctic Blue colors. The smartphone will go on sale in India a Amazon.in, Samsung.com and select retail stores from July 26th. HDFC Card users can avail Rs. 1000 discount. [source]