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| Global Score | |
| 70 | 76.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| HTC | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.2 | Android 10 |
| 2014-06-03 | 2020-06-29 |
| 5.76 x 2.78 x 0.39 inches | 6.61 x 3.02 x 0.32 inches |
| 5.11 ounces | 6.81 ounces |
| Blue, Gray, Red and White | Black |
| Polycarbonate | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 265.00 | $ 194.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 441 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset | Mediatek Helio P35 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | PowerVR GE8320 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.72 | 9.84 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 9.35 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.4 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2600mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 26.8 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.56 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A21 is a little bit better than the HTC One (E8), having a score of 76.1 against 70. Although Galaxy A21 is much heavier than HTC One (E8), it's thinner and way newer. Both of these phones work with Android OS (Operating System), but the Galaxy A21 has the older 10 version and HTC One (E8) has Android 4.4.2 version.
The HTC One (E8) has a more vivid display than Galaxy A21, because although it has a lot smaller screen, it also counts with a higher resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels and a lot greater pixel number per inch of display. The Galaxy A21 and HTC One (E8) have extremely similar processors, because although the Galaxy A21 has doesn't have a graphics co-processor, it also counts with 4 more processing cores and more RAM.
Samsung Galaxy A21 takes better photos and videos than HTC One (E8), and although they both have the same video quality and the same video frame rate, the Samsung Galaxy A21 also has a bigger aperture and a higher 16 MP resolution back-facing camera. The Galaxy A21 has a much better memory capacity to install games and applications than HTC One (E8), because it has an external memory card slot that holds a maximum of 512 GB and 32 GB internal storage.
Galaxy A21 features a way better battery lifetime than HTC One (E8), because it has a 4000mAh battery size against 2600mAh.
The Samsung Galaxy A21 is not only the best devices in our comparison, but it's also by far the cheapest one, which makes this phone a no doubt choice.
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