Samsung Galaxy A21 |
Samsung Galaxy A8 |
| Samsung Galaxy A21 | Samsung Galaxy A8 |
| Launch | |
|---|---|
| Release Date | |
| Jun, 2020 | Aug, 2015 |
| Status | |
| Available | Discontinued |
| Body & Operating System | |
| Operating system | |
| Android 10 | Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop) up to 6.0 (Marshmallow) |
| UI | |
| One UI 2.0 | NA |
| Dimensions | |
| 167.8 x 76.7 x 8.1 mm (6.61 x 3.02 x 0.32 in) | 158 x 76.8 x 5.9 mm (6.22 x 3.02 x 0.23 in) |
| Weight | |
| 193 g | 151 g |
| Body | |
| Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame | |
| Color Options | |
| Black | Pearl White, Midnight Black, Champagne Gold |
| Display Specifications | |
| Technology | |
| IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors | Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors |
| Size | |
| 6.5 inches More devices with a similar display. > |
5.7 inches More devices with a similar display. > |
| Resolution | |
| High Definition (HD) - 720 x 1600 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~270 ppi density) | Full HD (FHD) - 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~386 ppi density) |
| Protection | |
| NA | Corning Gorilla Glass 4 |
| Features | |
| NA | NA |
| Battery & Charging | |
| Capacity | |
| Non-removable Li-Po, 4000 mAh More devices with similar battery. > |
Non-removable Li-Ion ,3050 mAh More devices with similar battery. > |
| Charging | |
| Fast charging 15W | NA |
| Processing Power | |
| CPU | |
| Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz & 4x1.8 GHz) | Octa-core (4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.3 GHz Cortex-A53) |
| Chipset | |
| Mediatek MT6765 Helio P35 (12nm) | Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 (28 nm) |
| GPU | |
| PowerVR GE8320 | Adreno 405 |
| Memory & Storage | |
| Ram | |
| 3GB RAM | 2GB RAM |
| Storage Memory | |
| 32GB Built-in | 32GB Built-in |
| Memory Card | |
| microSD, up to 256GB (dedicated slot) | microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) |
| Cameras | |
| Rear/Back | |
| Quad 16 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/3.06", 1.0µm, PDAF 8 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm 2 MP, f/2.4, (macro) 2 MP, f/2.4, (depth) |
16 MP, f/1.9, 31mm (standard), AF |
| Features | |
| LED flash, panorama, HDR Video 1080p@30fps | LED flash, panorama, HDR Video 1080p@30fps |
| Front | |
| 13 MP, f/2.0, (wide) Video 1080p@30fps |
5 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide) Video 1080p@30fps |
| Features | |
| NA | NA |
| Network | |
| SIM | |
| Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | Nano-SIM |
| Data | |
| GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE | GSM / HSPA / LTE |
| 2G Bands | |
|
SIM 1: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 SIM 2: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 (Dual SIM model only) CDMA 800 / 1900 |
SIM 1: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 SIM 2: NO |
| 3G Bands | |
| HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO |
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 |
| 4G Bands | |
| LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900),... | LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800),... |
| 5G Bands | |
| NO | NO |
| Connectivity | |
| WLAN (WIFI) | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot |
| Bluetooth | |
| 5.0, A2DP, LE | 4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE |
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant) |
| USB | |
| 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go | microUSB 2.0 |
| NFC | |
| Yes | Yes |
| Additional Features | |
| Sensors | |
| Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass | Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass ANT+ |
| Extra | |
| FM radio | NA |
| Pricing | |
| Price | |
| US$ 222 | USD $285 |
| Resale Value | |
| Very High | Very High |
| Comparison Result | |
| Score | |
| 9 Point(s) | 3 Point(s) |
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