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| Global Score | |
| 74.4 | 77.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| HTC | Samsung |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | Android 10 |
| 2018-08-30 | 2020-06-19 |
| 6.24 x 2.97 x 0.33 inches | 6.44 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.17 ounces | 6.77 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Blue, Red and White |
| Plastic | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 402 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 SDM636 chipset | Samsung Exynos 850 chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 509 GPU | Mali-G76 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 9.84 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.68 | 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 | |
| 3600mAh Battery | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.6 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy A21s is slightly better than the HTC U12 Life, having a 77.7 score against 74.4. Even though the Samsung Galaxy A21s is newer than HTC U12 Life, it is just a little heavier and a little thicker. Both phones in this comparison review use Android OS (Operating System), but Samsung Galaxy A21s has the older 10 version and HTC U12 Life has Android 8.1 Oreo version.
HTC U12 Life counts with a more vivid display than Samsung Galaxy A21s, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a higher pixels density and a much higher resolution of 1080 x 2160px. Galaxy A21s features a bit more powerful CPU than HTC U12 Life, although it has 1 GB less RAM memory, they both have the same number of cores.
The HTC U12 Life features slightly more memory capacity for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A21s, because although it has a slot for an external memory card that allows 384 GB smaller, it also counts with 64 GB internal storage capacity. Galaxy A21s has a way better battery duration than HTC U12 Life, because it has a 39 percent greater battery capacity.
Samsung Galaxy A21s captures much clearer videos and photos than HTC U12 Life, and although they both have a same size camera aperture, the same (Full HD) video quality and the same video frame rates, the Samsung Galaxy A21s also has a back camera with a much higher resolution.
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