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Samsung Galaxy A21s Samsung Galaxy Note 9
Launch
Release Date
Jun, 2020 Aug, 2018
Status
Available Discontinued
Body & Operating System
Operating system
Android 10 Android 8.1 (Oreo) up to 10
UI
One UI 2.0 One UI 2.5
Dimensions
163.7 x 75.3 x 8.9 mm (6.44 x 2.96 x 0.35 in) 161.9 x 76.4 x 8.8 mm (6.37 x 3.01 x 0.35 in)
Weight
192 g 201 g
Body
NA Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Stylus (Bluetooth integration)
Color Options
Black, White, Blue, Red Metallic Copper, Lavender Purple, Ocean Blue, Midnight Black, Pure White, Alpine White
Display Specifications
Technology
PLS TFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors Super AMOLED
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 2960 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~516 ppi density)
Protection
NA Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Features
NA HDR10, Always-on display
Battery & Charging
Capacity
Non-removable Li-Po, 5000 mAh
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Non-removable Li-Ion, 4000 mAh
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Charging
Fast charging 15W Fast charging 15W
Qi/PMA wireless charging
Processing Power
CPU
Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55) 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, China
Chipset
Exynos 850 (8nm) Exynos 9810 (10 nm) - EMEA
Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) - USA/LATAM, China
GPU
Mali-G52 Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEA
Adreno 630 - USA/LATAM, China
Memory & Storage
Ram
3-6GB RAM 6/8GB RAM
Storage Memory
32/64GB Built-in 128/512GB Built-in
Memory Card
microSD, up to 256GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 512GB (uses shared SIM slot)
Cameras
Rear/Back
Quad 48 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF
8 MP, f/2.2, 123? (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
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), 1/3.4", 1.0µm, AF, OIS, 2x optical zoom
Features
LED flash, panorama, HDR Video 1080p@30fps

LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video 4K@60fps (no OIS/EIS , 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS Show more

Front
13 MP, f/2.2, (wide), 1/3.1", 1.12µm
Video 1080p@30fps
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
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)
Data
GSM / HSPA / 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)
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 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
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 b/g/n, 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 Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
USB
microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go USB Type-C 3.1
NFC
No Yes
Additional Features
Sensors
Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, proximity 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
Extra
NA NA
Pricing
Price
US$ 211 USD $1,140
Resale Value
Very High Very High
Comparison Result
Score
7 Point(s) 6 Point(s)
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