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Samsung Galaxy A21 Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus
Launch
Released
Jun, 2020 Mar, 2018
Status
Available Available
Body & Operating System
Operating system
Android 10 Android 8.0 (Oreo) up to 10
UI
One UI 2.0 One UI 2.5
Dimensions
167.8 x 76.7 x 8.1 mm (6.61 x 3.02 x 0.32 in) 158.1 x 73.8 x 8.5 mm (6.22 x 2.91 x 0.33 in)
Weight
193 g 189 g
Body
Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Color Options
Black Midnight Black, Coral Blue, Titanium Gray, Lilac Purple, Burgundy Red, Sunrise Gold, Ice Blue, Polaris Blue
Display Specifications
Technology
IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors Super AMOLED
Size
6.5 inches
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6.2 inches
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Resolution
720 x 1600 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~270 ppi density) 1440 x 2960 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~529 ppi density)
Protection
NA Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Features
NA 3D Touch (home button only), HDR10, Always-on display
Battery & Charging
Capacity
Non-removable Li-Po, 4000 mAh
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Non-removable Li-Ion, 3500 mAh
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Charging
Fast charging 15W Fast charging 15W
Quick Charge 2.0
Qi/PMA wireless charging
Processing Power
CPU
Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz & 4x1.8 GHz) Octa-core (4x2.7 GHz Mongoose M3 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55) - EMEA
Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) - USA/LATAM, Chin
Chipset
Mediatek MT6765 Helio P35 (12nm) Exynos 9810 (10 nm) - EMEA
Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) - USA/LATAM, China
GPU
PowerVR GE8320 Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEA
Adreno 630 - USA/LATAM, China
Memory & Storage
Ram
3GB RAM
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4/6GB RAM
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Storage Memory
32GB Built-in 64/128/256GB Built-in
Memory Card
microSD, up to 256GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256GB (uses shared SIM 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)
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Dual 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
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Features
LED flash, panorama, HDR Video 1080p@30fps

LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@3 /60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS (30fps) Show more

Front
13 MP, f/2.0, (wide)
Video 1080p@30fps
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Dual 8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6", 1.22µm, AF
2 MP (dedicated iris scanner camera)
Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Video 1440p@30fps
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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)
Data
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / 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: 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 - Global, USA
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - USA
4G Bands
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900),... LTE bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7...
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 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
USB
2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go USB Type-C 3.1
NFC
Yes Yes
Additional Features
Sensors
Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass Fingerprint (rear-mounted), Iris scanner, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2
Samsung DeX (desktop experience support)
ANT+
Bixby natural language commands and dictation
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
Extra
FM radio FM radio (USA & Canada only)
Pricing
Price
USD $222
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USD $976
Resale Value
Very High Very High
Comparison Result
Score
7 Point(s) 3 Point(s)
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