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| Global Score | |
| 75.7 | 76.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2016-03-31 | 2020-06-29 |
| 4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches | 6.61 x 3.02 x 0.32 inches |
| 3.99 ounces | 6.81 ounces |
| Gold, Rose gold, Silver and Space gray | Black |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 499.00 | $ 194.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1136 x 640 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 326 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A9 APL0898 chipset | Mediatek Helio P35 chipset |
| Twister, 64-bit (Dual-Core 1840 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| PowerVR GT7600 GPU | PowerVR GE8320 GPU |
| 8.64 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 9.84 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 16.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 29.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.33 inches (1/3.06") 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 | -- |
| 9.46 | 9.35 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1624mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 3.44 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | 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 little bit better than iPhone SE, with a 76.1 score against 75.7. Even though the Galaxy A21 is much newer than iPhone SE, it's incredibly heavier and a little bit thicker. IPhone SE has a slightly better looking screen than Galaxy A21, because although it has a lot smaller display and a way worse resolution of 640 x 1136px, it also counts with a just a little better pixels count per inch in the display.
The iPhone SE features just a bit more memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A21, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity. The Galaxy A21 has a bit faster CPU than iPhone SE, because it has a greater amount of RAM and a higher number of cores.
Galaxy A21 has a much better battery duration than Apple iPhone SE, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity against 1624mAh. The iPhone SE captures clearer pictures and videos than Galaxy A21, because although it has a camera with a much lower resolution and a tinier diafragm aperture which is not nice for low light captures and video, it also counts with a bigger back camera sensor and a way higher (4K) video definition.
The Galaxy A21 is not only the best phones in our comparison, but it's also by far the cheapest, which makes it an obvious call.
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