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| Global Score | |
| 81.3 | 77.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2016-10-20 | 2020-06-19 |
| 6.09 x 2.98 x 0.34 inches | 6.44 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.93 ounces | 6.77 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gray | Black, Blue, Red and White |
| Aluminum and Glass | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 869.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| AMOLED | TFT |
| 534 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro chipset | Samsung Exynos 850 chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 530 GPU | Mali-G76 GPU |
| 8.91 | 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 | |
| 12.30 MP + 8.00 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 |
| 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 | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3450mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.44 | 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
Google Pixel XL has a global score of 81.3, which is a bit better than Galaxy A21s's 77.7 score. Even though the Google Pixel XL is way older than Galaxy A21s, it's design is lighter and a little thinner. Google Pixel XL has a more vivid display than Galaxy A21s, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a lot higher resolution of 1440 x 2560 and much more pixels per screen inch.
The Google Pixel XL has a little bit better storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy A21s, because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity. The Galaxy A21s counts with a little bit better performance than Google Pixel XL, because although it has a lower amount of RAM, it also counts with a larger number of cores.
Galaxy A21s counts with a much longer battery lifetime than Google Pixel XL, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity. Galaxy A21s takes much better photos and videos than Google Pixel XL, and although they both have a same size camera aperture, the same video quality and the same video frame rate, the Galaxy A21s also has a back facing camera with a way better 48 mega pixels resolution and a bigger back camera sensor taking more light and vivid colors.
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