Samsung Galaxy M21 Price in India Cut 272yi Now Starts at Rs. 12,699

Samsung reduced the price of Galaxy M21 after a previous hike due to increase in GST rates. 6b3z2z

By Prabhakar Thakur | Updated: 4 May 2020 16:17 IST

Samsung Galaxy M21 Price in India Cut, Now Starts at Rs. 12,699

Samsung Galaxy M21 comes with a 6,000mAh battery 56m3e

Highlights

Samsung Galaxy M21 received a price deduction
It can be purchased for Rs. 13,199 now
It comes with 6,000mAh battery

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Samsung Galaxy M21 has received a price cut in India. The price of the phone now starts at Rs. 12,699 on Amazon and at Rs. 13,199 via offline retailers in the country. It had earlier reportedly received a price hike due to the increase in tax on mobile phones from 12 percent to 18 percent. To recall, Samsung Galaxy M21 was launched in India in March with 6,000mAh battery and triple rear cameras. Samsung has also announced that it has started the sales of its smartphones and consumer electronics products via e-commerce websites and Samsung.com for consumers living in Orange and Green zones.

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The increase in GST rates on mobiles phones. As a result, the prices went up to Rs. 14,222 and Rs. 16,499 respectively. After the recent reduction in prices, you can by the more modest variant of the two for Rs. 13,199 and the other one for Rs. 15,499. Interestingly, the consumers buying the phone from Amazon.in will get it even cheaper. The phone is available via Amazon at Rs. 12,699 for the 4GB RAM variant and at Rs. 14,999 for the 6GB RAM variant.

Samsung Galaxy M21 specifications 4m3670

The Samsung Galaxy M21 features include Android 10 with One UI 2.0 on top, a 6.4-inch full-HD+ Super AMOLED display, an octa-core Exynos 9611 SoC with up to 6GB of LPDDR4x RAM, a triple rear camera setup (48-megapixel + 8-megapixel sensor + 5-megapixel depth sensor), a 20-megapixel front camera, up to 128GB of onboard storage xpandable via microSD card (up to 512GB), a rear fingerprint sensor, and finally, a massive 6,000mAh battery.

Coronavirus hits smartphone shipments
According to a recent report by Counterpoint Research, the shipment of smartphones in India grew by a “modest” 4 percent due to coronavirus in Q1 2020. An overall decline of 10 percent for the full calendar year has been estimated in the report. The recent price-cut for the Galaxy M21 could be one of the strategies of Samsung to offset the impact of coronavirus on the sale of the phones.

Editor's Note: The story has been updated to include news about the sales of Samsung phones via its website and e-commerce firms, and the cheaper pricing on Amazon India.

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REVIEW
KEY SPECS
NEWS
Variants

Design
Display
Software
Performance
Battery Life
Camera
Value for Money

Good
Crisp AMOLED display
Very good battery life
Decent performance

Bad
Spammy notifications
Below-average camera performance
Charging takes a long time

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Display 6.40-inch

Processor Samsung Exynos 9611

Front Camera 20-megapixel

Rear Camera 48-megapixel + 8-megapixel + 5-megapixel

RAM 4GB

Storage 64GB

Battery Capacity 6000mAh

OS Android 10

Resolution 2340x1080 pixels

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