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| Global Score | |
| 70 | 76.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x | Android 10 |
| 2013-09-10 | 2020-06-29 |
| 4.90 x 2.33 x 0.35 inches | 6.61 x 3.02 x 0.32 inches |
| 4.66 ounces | 6.81 ounces |
| Blue, Green, Pink, White and Yellow | Black |
| Polycarbonate | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 205.00 | $ 194.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 640 x 1136 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 326 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A6 chipset | Mediatek Helio P35 chipset |
| Swift (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 1016 MB (1066 MHz) RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX 543MP3 GPU | PowerVR GE8320 GPU |
| 8.19 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 9.84 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 16.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 33.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.31 inches (1/3.2") sensor | 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.47 | 9.35 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1507mAh Li-Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 250 hours standby time 10 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.28 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy A21 has a global score of 76.1, which is a little bit better than Apple iPhone 5c's overall score of 70. Galaxy A21 works with Android 10 operating system, and Apple iPhone 5c works with iOS 8.x operating system. Galaxy A21 is a notably newer and just a bit thinner phone than the Apple iPhone 5c, although it's heavier.
The iPhone 5c features an incredibly better looking display than Galaxy A21, because although it has a much smaller display and a way lower 1136 x 640 resolution, it also counts with a little greater screen density. The Galaxy A21 features a quite superior processing power than iPhone 5c, because it has 2,01 GB more RAM and a higher number of cores.
Samsung Galaxy A21 has a better camera than Apple iPhone 5c, and although they both have the same video frame rate and the same video definition, the Samsung Galaxy A21 also has a larger camera sensor providing a higher image quality, a lot more mega pixels camera and a lot bigger aperture. Samsung Galaxy A21 features a way bigger memory capacity to install games and applications than Apple iPhone 5c, and although they both have the same 32 GB internal storage capacity, the Samsung Galaxy A21 also has a slot for an SD memory card that holds up to 512 GB.
Galaxy A21 counts with a much longer battery lifetime than iPhone 5c, because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity against 1507mAh.
The Galaxy A21 is not only the best phones between the ones we are comparing, but it's also cheaper than the other phone.
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