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| Global Score | |
| 72.9 | 76.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2016-04-16 | 2020-06-29 |
| 5.71 x 2.79 x 0.27 inches | 6.61 x 3.02 x 0.32 inches |
| 5.08 ounces | 6.81 ounces |
| Gold, Gray, Pink and Silver | Black |
| Aluminum | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 194.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 424 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 955 chipset | Mediatek Helio P35 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | PowerVR GE8320 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 9.84 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.24 | 9.35 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A21 has a global score of 76.1, which is just a bit better than Huawei P9's overall score of 72.9. Although Galaxy A21 is extremely newer than Huawei P9, it is notably heavier and somewhat thicker. The Huawei P9 features a much better screen than Galaxy A21, because although it has a much smaller screen, it also counts with way more pixels per inch of screen and a higher 1080 x 1920 resolution.
Galaxy A21 counts with a greater storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Huawei P9, and although they both have the same 32 GB internal memory capacity, the Galaxy A21 also has a slot for an SD memory card that supports a maximum of 512 GB. Huawei P9 has a bit better processing power than Samsung Galaxy A21. Both of them have the same RAM amount and 8 cpu cores.
The Galaxy A21 features longer battery life than Huawei P9, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity against 3000mAh. The Galaxy A21 features a slightly better camera than Huawei P9, because although it has a tinier camera sensor and slower video frame rate, and they both have the same 1920x1080 video quality, the Galaxy A21 also counts with a bigger aperture to capture better low-light captures and video and a lot better 16 megapixels resolution back-facing camera.
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