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Infinix Note 8 vs Samsung Galaxy M21
What Note 8 does better (5) and where Galaxy M21 wins (10) — every spec side by side.
vs
3.9Display5.0
6.4Camera6.7
6.5Battery6.6
3.5Features5.0
Dimensions
Size comparison
Note 8Galaxy M21
| Note 8 | Galaxy M21 | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Height | 175.3 mm | 159 mm | +16.3 mm |
| Width | 78.8 mm | 75.1 mm | +3.7 mm |
| Thickness | 9 mm | 8.9 mm | +0.1 mm |
Drawn to the same scale from the official dimensions (front and side).
Why is Note 8 better than Galaxy M21?
- Main camera64 MP vs 48 MP+33%
- Wired charging18 W vs 15 W+20%
- Storage (base)128 GB vs 64 GB2×
- Peak brightness480 nits vs 420 nits+14%
- Screen size7″ vs 6.4″+9%
Why is Galaxy M21 better than Note 8?
- OLED panelNo · Note 8: Yes
- NFCNo · Note 8: Yes
- Battery capacity5,200 mAh vs 6,000 mAh+15%
- Pixel density258 ppi vs 403 ppi+56%
- Rear cameras1 vs 22×
- Ultra-wide cameraNo · Note 8: Yes
- CPU frequency2 GHz vs 2.3 GHz+15%
- Resolution (width)720 px vs 1,080 px+50%
- Selfie camera16 MP vs 20 MP+25%
- Process12 nm vs 10 nm+20%
Specifications
Side by side
| Design | ||
| Weight | — | 188 g |
| Thickness | 9 mm | 8.9 mm |
| Height | 175.3 mm | 159 mm |
| Width | 78.8 mm | 75.1 mm |
| Frame | — | Plastic |
| Back | — | Plastic |
| Glass protection | Corning Gorilla Glass | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 |
| Colours | Gray, Blue, Green | Midnight Blue, Raven Black |
| Display | ||
| Screen size | 7″ | 6.4″ |
| Panel | IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| OLED panel | No | Yes |
| Resolution (width) | 720 px | 1,080 px |
| Resolution (height) | 1,640 px | 2,340 px |
| Pixel density | 258 ppi | 403 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Peak brightness | 480 nits | 420 nits |
| Measured brightness | — | 608 nits |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 83% | 84.2% |
| Performance | ||
| Chipset | Mediatek MT6769V/CU Helio G80 | Exynos 9611 |
| Chip maker | MediaTek | Exynos |
| Process | 12 nm | 10 nm |
| CPU cores | 8 | 8 |
| CPU frequency | 2 GHz | 2.3 GHz |
| GPU | Mali-G52 MC2 | Mali-G72 MP3 |
| AnTuTu score | — | 355,351 |
| Geekbench 6 (multi-core) | — | 1,139 |
| Memory | ||
| RAM | 6 GB | 6 GB |
| Storage (max) | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage (base) | 128 GB | 64 GB |
| Storage type | — | UFS 2.1 |
| Memory card slot | Yes | Yes |
| Camera | ||
| Main camera | 64 MP | 48 MP |
| Main camera aperture | — | f/2 |
| Main sensor size | 1/1.73" | 1/2.0" |
| Rear cameras | 1 | 2 |
| Optical stabilisation | No | No |
| Ultra-wide camera | No | Yes |
| Telephoto camera | No | No |
| Max video | — | 4K |
| 4K video frame rate | — | 30 fps |
| Selfie camera | 16 MP | 20 MP |
| 4K selfie video | No | No |
| Battery | ||
| Battery capacity | 5,200 mAh | 6,000 mAh |
| Battery type | — | Li-Po |
| Wired charging | 18 W | 15 W |
| Charged in 30 min | — | 25% |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Connectivity | ||
| 5G | No | No |
| eSIM | No | No |
| Dual SIM | Yes | Yes |
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 5 | Wi-Fi 5 |
| Bluetooth | 5 | 5 |
| NFC | No | Yes |
| USB | USB Type-C 2.0 | USB Type-C 2.0 |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| Satellite navigation | — | GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS |
| Features | ||
| Stereo speakers | No | No |
| 3.5 mm headphone jack | Yes | Yes |
| Fingerprint sensor | Side | Rear |
| Sensors | Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass | Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass |
| SAR (head) | — | 0.47 W/kg |
| Software | ||
| OS at launch | Android 10 | Android 10 |
| Platform | Android | Android |
| Interface | XOS 7.1 | One UI 3.1 Core |
