The Samsung Galaxy M21 has been announced today in India, after a delay of 2 days. The successor to last gen’s Galaxy M20 is set to battle with the Redmi Note 9 Pro and Realme 6 series which were also recently launched in the Country.
The Galaxy M21 features a 6.4-inches Super AMOLED Full HD+ display with an Infinity U (water-drop notch) design. It has a 19.5:9 aspect ratio, 91% screen ratio, 420 nits brightness, 78960:1 Contrast Ratio and is protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 3. The selfie lens housed in the notch is a 20MP camera that also supports Face Unlock.
The device runs on One UI 2.0 Core based on Android 10, and is powered by an octa-core Samsung Exynos 8611 processor with a Mali-G72 MP3 for the graphics. The phone will be available in 2 variants: 4GB/6GB LPDDR4x RAM with 64GB/128GB of storage respectively. the Galaxy M21 has a dedicated microSD card slot that supports up to 512GB of additional memory.
The phone is backed by a 6000 mah battery that charges over a USB Type-C port. It comes with a 15W Fast Charger in the box. In the primary optics department, the Samsung Galaxy M2 has a triple lens array with a 48MP main camera, an 8MP 123° ultra wide-angle lens, a 5MP Depth Sensor and an LED Flash. Also on the back panel is an oblong fingerprint scanner.
Samsung Galaxy M21 Specs
- Display: 6.4-inches Super AMOLED Full HD+ 2340 x 1080 pixels, Infinity U, 19.5:9 aspect ratio, 91% screen ratio, 420 nits brightness, Corning Gorilla Glass 3, 78960:1 Contrast Ratio
- Operating System: One UI 2.0 Core based on Android 10
- Processor: Samsung Exynos 8611 octa-core (4 x A73 @ 2.3GHz + 4 x A53 @1.7GHz)
- GPU: Mali-G72 MP3
- Memory: 4GB/6GB LPDDR4x RAM
- Storage:64GB/128GB + up to 512GB dedicated microSD card
- Battery: 6000 mah, USB Type-C, 15W Fast Charger in the box,
- Main Cameras:48 MP µm Pixel Size + 8MP 123° ultra wide-angle lens + 5MP Depth Sensor, LED Flash
- Selfie Camera: 20MP
- Dimensions: 8mm thickness
- Weight: 188g
- Connectivity: 3.5mm headphone jack, 4G VoLTE, Bluetooth, WiFi, GPS/A-GPS
Sensors: Accelerometer, Gyro Sensor, Virtual Light Sensing, Proximity Sensor, Geomagnetic Sensor - Security: Rear placed fingerprint scanner, Face Unlock
- Colours: Midnight Blue, Raven Black
- Misc: 0.468W/Kg SAR value
Samsung Galaxy M21 Price in India
The Samsung Galaxy M21 price starts at Rs. 12,999 for the 4GB/64Gb version. The price of the 6GB/128GB model is yet to be announced. The device will be available from March 23rd on Amazon, and comes in Midnight Blue, Raven Black colours.
