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Samsung Galaxy A21 Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus
Launch
Release Date
Jun, 2020 Mar, 2019
Status
Available Available
Body & Operating System
Operating system
Android 10 Android 9.0 (Pie)
UI
One UI 2.0 One UI
Dimensions
167.8 x 76.7 x 8.1 mm (6.61 x 3.02 x 0.32 in) 157.6 x 74.1 x 7.8 mm (6.20 x 2.92 x 0.31 in)
Weight
193 g 175 g
Body
Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame Front glass (Gorilla Glass 6), back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
Front glass (Gorilla Glass 6), ceramic body
Color Options
Black Prism White, Prism Black, Prism Green, Prism Blue, Canary Yellow, Flamingo Pink, Ceramic Black, Ceramic White, Cardinal Red, Smoke Blue
Display Specifications
Technology
IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors, Multitouch
Size
6.5 inches
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6.4 inches
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Resolution
High Definition (HD) - 720 x 1600 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~270 ppi density) 2K/Quad HD (QHD) - 1440 x 3040 Pixels (~526 PPI)
Protection
NA Corning Gorilla Glass 6
Features
NA HDR10, Always-on display
Battery & Charging
Capacity
Non-removable Li-Po, 4000 mAh
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(Li-ion Non removable), 4100 mAh
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Charging
Fast charging 15W - Fast battery charging 15W, Fast wireless charging 15W, Power bank/Reverse wireless charging 9W
Processing Power
CPU
Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz & 4x1.8 GHz) Octa-core (2x2.73 GHz Mongoose M4 & 2x2.31 GHz Cortex-A75 & 4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A55) - EMEA/LATAM
Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.78 GHz Kryo 485) - USA/China
Chipset
Mediatek MT6765 Helio P35 (12nm) Exynos 9820 (8 nm) - EMEA/LATAM
Qualcomm SDM855 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm) - USA/China
GPU
PowerVR GE8320 Mali-G76 MP12 - EMEA/LATAM
Adreno 640 - USA/China
Memory & Storage
Ram
3GB RAM 8/12GB RAM
Storage Memory
32GB Built-in 128/256GB/1TB Built-in
Memory Card
microSD, up to 256GB (dedicated slot) microSD Card, (supports up to 512GB) (uses SIM 2 slot) - Dual SIM model only
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)
Triple 12 MP, f/1.5-2.4, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.6", 1.0µm, AF, OIS, 2x optical zoom
16 MP, f/2.2, 12mm (ultrawide), 1/3.1", 1.0µm, Super Steady video
Features
LED flash, panorama, HDR Video 1080p@30fps

LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video 2160p@60fps (no EIS , 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, dual-video rec., stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS Show more

Front
13 MP, f/2.0, (wide)
Video 1080p@30fps
Dual 10 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), 1/3", 1.22µm, Dual Pixel PDAF
8 MP, f/2.2, 22mm (wide), 1/4", 1.12µm, depth sensor
Features
NA NA
Network
SIM
Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Data
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE GPRS, Edge, 3G (HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps), 4G (LLTE-A (7CA) Cat20 2000/150 Mbps
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: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - (Dual SIM model only)
CDMA 800 / 1900 - USA
3G Bands
HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - USA
4G Bands
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900),... LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900),...
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, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth
5.0, A2DP, LE v5.0 with A2DP, LE
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes + A-GPS support & Glonass, BDS, GALILEO
USB
2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
NFC
Yes Yes
Additional Features
Sensors
Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2 ANT+ Bixby natural language commands and dictation Samsung DeX (desktop experience support)
Extra
FM radio Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic, Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified), IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins), ANT+, Bixby natural language commands and dictation, Samsung DeX (desktop experience support), Document viewer, Photo/video editor
Pricing
Price
US$ 222 USD $1,287
Resale Value
Very High Very High
Comparison Result
Score
6 Point(s) 6 Point(s)
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