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| Global Score | |
| 82.9 | 77.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2019-10-24 | 2020-06-19 |
| 6.31 x 2.96 x 0.32 inches | 6.44 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.81 ounces | 6.77 ounces |
| Clearly white, Just black and Oh so orange | Black, Blue, Red and White |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 487.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 3040 x 1440 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| OLED | TFT |
| 534 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.8 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset | Samsung Exynos 850 chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Mali-G76 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 9.84 |
| Camera | |
| 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") 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 | |
| 3700mAh Battery | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.68 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Google Pixel 4 XL is a bit better than Samsung Galaxy A21s, having a global score of 82.9 against 77.7. Google Pixel 4 XL's body is just a bit thinner but just a little bit heavier than Samsung Galaxy A21s, and both of them were released with only 8 months difference. The Google Pixel 4 XL has a bit better CPU than Samsung Galaxy A21s, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Google Pixel 4 XL also has 3 GB more RAM memory.
Google Pixel 4 XL has an incredibly better display than Galaxy A21s, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a way higher resolution of 1440 x 3040 and a much better pixel density. Galaxy A21s has a superior camera than Google Pixel 4 XL, because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture which is not nice for low light images, and they both have the same 30 fps video frame rates and the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution, the Galaxy A21s also counts with a way bigger sensor shooting way better quality videos and photographs and a much higher resolution back camera.
The Galaxy A21s features a way bigger storage capacity to store more games and applications than Google Pixel 4 XL, because although it has 0 less internal storage, it also counts with an external memory card slot that holds up to 512 GB. Galaxy A21s has better battery performance than Google Pixel 4 XL, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
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