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| Global Score | |
| 83.8 | 77.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2016-09-16 | 2020-06-19 |
| 6.23 x 3.07 x 0.29 inches | 6.44 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 6.77 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Jet black, Red, Rose gold and Silver | Black, Blue, Red and White |
| Aluminum | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 969.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 401 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A10 Fusion APL1W24 (16 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 850 chipset |
| 64-bit (Quad-Core 2340 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| PowerVR 7XT GT7600 Plus GPU | Mali-G76 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 9.84 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.68 | 10.78 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2900mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.88 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPhone 7 Plus is a bit better than Galaxy A21s, with an 83.8 score against 77.7. Even though the iPhone 7 Plus is older than Galaxy A21s, it's body is thinner and just a little lighter. Apple iPhone 7 Plus counts with just a little better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy A21s, although it has 4 lesser processing cores , they both have a 3 GB RAM memory.
IPhone 7 Plus counts with a better display than Galaxy A21s, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a higher resolution of 1080 x 1920px and a greater screen density. The iPhone 7 Plus counts with a lot bigger storage for apps and games than Galaxy A21s, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory.
The Samsung Galaxy A21s has a really longer battery duration than Apple iPhone 7 Plus, because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity instead of 2900mAh. The Samsung Galaxy A21s takes much clearer pictures and videos than iPhone 7 Plus, because although it has a tinier aperture which is not nice for shooting photographs and/or video in low light environments, and they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rate and the same 1920x1080 video quality, the Samsung Galaxy A21s also counts with a way larger back camera sensor which gives a way better photo and video quality and a lot higher 48 mega-pixels resolution camera.
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