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| Global Score | |
| 71.9 | 77.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| HTC | Samsung |
| Android 5.0, 4.4.3, 4.4 | Android 10 |
| 2014-03-25 | 2020-06-19 |
| 5.76 x 2.78 x 0.37 inches | 6.44 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.64 ounces | 6.77 ounces |
| Blue, Gold, Gray, Pink and Red | Black, Blue, Red and White |
| Aluminium | -- |
| $ 325.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 441 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset | Samsung Exynos 850 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-G76 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 32 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 |
| 8.12 | 9.84 |
| Camera | |
| 4.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.36 | 10.78 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2600mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 20 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.56 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A21s has a general score of 77.7, which is a little bit better than the HTC One (M8)'s 71.9 general score. These phones work with Android OS, but the Galaxy A21s has a newer 10 version while HTC One (M8) has Android 5.0, so it provides you a couple nice extra features. The Galaxy A21s body is noticeably newer and a bit thinner than HTC One (M8)'s, but it's also heavier.
HTC One (M8) has a bit faster CPU than Galaxy A21s, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM and 4 less CPU cores , it also counts with an extra graphics co-processor. HTC One (M8) has an incredibly better looking screen than Galaxy A21s, because although it has a really smaller screen, it also counts with a much better quantity of pixels per display inch and a higher resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels.
Samsung Galaxy A21s has a way bigger memory for games and applications than HTC One (M8), and although they both have the same internal memory capacity, the Samsung Galaxy A21s also has an external memory slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB. The Galaxy A21s features a way better battery lifetime than HTC One (M8), because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity against 2600mAh.
The Samsung Galaxy A21s captures much better pictures and videos than HTC One (M8), because although it has slower video frame rates, and they both have a F2 aperture and the same (Full HD) video quality, the Samsung Galaxy A21s also counts with a much larger sensor shooting much better quality videos and pictures and a way higher resolution back-facing camera.
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