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| Global Score | |
| 81.6 | 77.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2017-10-19 | 2020-06-19 |
| 5.74 x 2.74 x 0.31 inches | 6.44 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.04 ounces | 6.77 ounces |
| Black, Blue and White | Black, Blue, Red and White |
| Aluminum and Glass | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 129.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| AMOLED | TFT |
| 441 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset | Samsung Exynos 850 chipset |
| Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 540 GPU | Mali-G76 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.09 |
| 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 | |
| 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") 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 | -- |
| 9.79 | 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 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 5.0 | 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 Google Pixel 2 is slightly better than the Galaxy A21s, with an 81.6 score against 77.7. Even though Google Pixel 2 is way older than Galaxy A21s, it's body is extremely lighter and somewhat thinner. The Google Pixel 2 counts with a more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy A21s, because although it has a much smaller screen, it also counts with a lot more pixels per inch in the screen and a higher resolution of 1080 x 1920px.
Google Pixel 2 has a little better performance than Galaxy A21s, and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Google Pixel 2 also has more RAM. The Google Pixel 2 counts with just a bit bigger memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy A21s, because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with 96 GB more internal storage capacity.
The Samsung Galaxy A21s counts with a really longer battery lifetime than Google Pixel 2, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity instead of 2700mAh. The Galaxy A21s has a superior camera than Google Pixel 2, because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture which is worse for shooting images and/or video in low light environments, and they both have the same video resolution and the same 30 fps video frame rates, the Galaxy A21s also counts with a lot more megapixels back facing camera and a way larger camera sensor which offers a way better photo and video quality.
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