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| Global Score | |
| 73.7 | 77.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2015-10-20 | 2020-06-19 |
| 5.79 x 2.86 x 0.31 inches | 6.44 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 4.80 ounces | 6.77 ounces |
| Black, Blue and White | Black, Blue, Red and White |
| Plastic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 429.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 424 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 MSM8992 chipset | Samsung Exynos 850 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 418 GPU | Mali-G76 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.09 |
| 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 | |
| 12.30 MP + 5.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.79 | 10.78 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2700mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.64 | 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 Galaxy A21s is slightly better than Google Nexus 5X, with a overall score of 77.7 against 73.7. Galaxy A21s's design is newer, but way heavier and thicker than the Google Nexus 5X. The Google Nexus 5X counts with a brighter screen than Galaxy A21s, because although it has a really smaller screen, it also counts with a lot higher display pixel density and a higher 1080 x 1920 resolution.
Galaxy A21s has a bit better hardware performance than Google Nexus 5X, because it has 1 GB more RAM memory and a greater number of faster cores. Galaxy A21s features a very superior memory capacity to install applications and games than Google Nexus 5X, and although they both have the same internal memory capacity, the Galaxy A21s also has an external memory card slot that allows up to 512 GB.
Samsung Galaxy A21s takes better videos and photos than Google Nexus 5X, and although they both have the same aperture, the same 30 fps video frame rate and the same video quality, the Samsung Galaxy A21s also has a bigger back-facing camera sensor taking higher quality videos and photographs and a camera in the back with a much better resolution.
The Samsung Galaxy A21s has a really longer battery duration than Google Nexus 5X, because it has an 85 percent more battery size.
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