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| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 77.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 13 | Android 10 |
| 2023-09-15 | 2020-06-19 |
| 6.36 x 2.98 x 0.38 inches | 6.44 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 7.48 ounces | 6.77 ounces |
| Matte Black, Sky Blue and Transparent Edition | Black, Blue, Red and White |
| Aluminum and Plastic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2700 x 1224 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| OLED | TFT |
| 456 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| 800 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm QCM6490 (6 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 850 chipset |
| Octa-Core 2700 MHz processor | Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 643 GPU | Mali-G76 GPU |
| 9.63 | 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 | |
| 50.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.67 inches (1/1.49") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.46 | 10.78 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4200mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.08 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy A21s is a little bit better than the Fairphone 5, having a 77.7 score against 75.5. Both of these phones have Android operating system, but the Samsung Galaxy A21s has the older 10 version while Fairphone 5 has Android 13. The Samsung Galaxy A21s construction is just a little bit thinner and just a bit lighter than Fairphone 5, despite of the fact that it was released 3 years before.
Fairphone 5 has a way better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy A21s, and although they both have a same size screen, the Fairphone 5 also has a way better 1224 x 2700 resolution and a way higher pixel quantity per display inch. The Fairphone 5 counts with a little faster processing unit than Samsung Galaxy A21s, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Fairphone 5 also has a larger amount of RAM memory.
Fairphone 5 has a way bigger memory capacity to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A21s, because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with 224 GB more internal storage capacity. The Galaxy A21s counts with better battery performance than Fairphone 5, because it has a 19% bigger battery size.
Galaxy A21s features a much better camera than Fairphone 5, although it has a smaller diafragm aperture which is not recommended for low light photography and video, a lot tinier sensor which gives a much worse photo and video quality and a camera in the back with a lower resolution.
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