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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 |
| $ 300.00 | $ 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 is a bit better than the iPhone 5c, with a 76.1 score against 70. The Galaxy A21 body is way newer and a little thinner, but also noticeably heavier than the iPhone 5c. Galaxy A21 comes with Android 10 operating system, while iPhone 5c works with iOS 8.x operating system. The Apple iPhone 5c features a much sharper screen than Galaxy A21, because although it has a way worse resolution of 1136 x 640 pixels and a way smaller screen, it also counts with a quite greater pixel density.
Galaxy A21 has a superior processing unit than Apple iPhone 5c, because it has a greater number of cores and a larger amount of RAM. The Samsung Galaxy A21 takes much better photographs and videos than Apple iPhone 5c, and although they both have the same (Full HD) video resolution and the same 30 fps video frame rates, the Samsung Galaxy A21 also has a larger camera sensor providing a higher image quality, a way more megapixels camera in the back and a lot larger camera aperture to take better images and videos in low light environments.
Galaxy A21 has a way bigger storage capacity for games and applications than iPhone 5c, and although they both have equal internal memory capacity, the Galaxy A21 also has a slot for SD memory cards that holds a maximum of 512 GB. Samsung Galaxy A21 counts with a really longer battery life than Apple iPhone 5c, because it has a 4000mAh battery size.
Samsung Galaxy A21 not only is the best devices of the ones we compare here, but it's also a bargain compared to others, which makes this phone a great choice.
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