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| Global Score | |
| 88.7 | 77.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 15.x, 14.x | Android 10 |
| 2020-10-23 | 2020-06-19 |
| 5.78 x 2.81 x 0.29 inches | 6.44 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.78 ounces | 6.77 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Green, Purple, Red and White | Black, Blue, Red and White |
| Aluminum and Glass | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 829.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2532 x 1170 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| OLED | TFT |
| 457 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| 1200 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 850 chipset |
| 64-bit 64-bit (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Mali-G76 GPU |
| 10.62 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 9.84 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.01 | 10.78 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2815mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.8 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPhone 12 is much better than Galaxy A21s, having an 88.7 score against 77.7. The iPhone 12 design is thinner and lighter than the Galaxy A21s, even though both of them were only released with a couple of months difference. IPhone 12 counts with iOS 15.x operating system, while Galaxy A21s has Android 10 operating system.
The iPhone 12 has a better hardware performance than Galaxy A21s, because although it has an inferior number of cores , it also counts with a larger amount of RAM and a 64-bits processing unit. IPhone 12 features a lot better looking display than Samsung Galaxy A21s, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a much better resolution of 1170 x 2532px and much more pixels per inch in the screen.
The Samsung Galaxy A21s counts with a superior memory to store more apps and games than iPhone 12, because although it has less internal storage capacity, it also counts with a SD card slot that allows up to 512 GB. The Samsung Galaxy A21s counts with just a bit better camera than Apple iPhone 12, because although it has a tinier aperture which is not favorable for low light captures and video and worse video frame rates, and they both have the same video resolution, the Samsung Galaxy A21s also counts with a way higher resolution camera in the back.
Galaxy A21s has a much longer battery performance than Apple iPhone 12, because it has a 78% bigger battery capacity.
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