Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 76.1 | 77.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| LG | Samsung |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 10 |
| 2016-03-31 | 2020-06-19 |
| 5.88 x 2.91 x 0.29 inches | 6.44 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.61 ounces | 6.77 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Blue, Red and White |
| Metal | -- |
| $ 499.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.3 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 554 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 8996 chipset | Samsung Exynos 850 chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 530 GPU | Mali-G76 GPU |
| 9 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 12.76 | 9.84 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.01 | 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 | |
| 2800mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.8 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A21s is a bit better than LG G5, getting a 77.7 score against 76.1. These phones have Android OS (Operating System), but the Galaxy A21s has 10 version and LG G5 has Android 8.0 Oreo. Galaxy A21s's design is way newer than LG G5's, but it's somewhat thicker and somewhat heavier. Galaxy A21s features a little bit better performance than LG G5, because although it has 1 GB lesser RAM memory, it also counts with a greater number of cores.
LG G5 has a much sharper display than Galaxy A21s, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a way better resolution of 1440 x 2560px and a lot higher screen density. LG G5 features a much greater memory capacity to install games and applications than Galaxy A21s, and although they both have the same internal memory, the LG G5 also has a slot for SD memory cards that admits up to 1,95 TB.
Samsung Galaxy A21s has a way better battery lifetime than LG G5, because it has a 79 percent larger battery size. The Galaxy A21s takes just a bit better photographs and videos than LG G5, because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture which is worse for low-light images and videos, and they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rate and the same video resolution, the Galaxy A21s also counts with a way larger camera sensor taking lot higher quality photographs and videos and a way more mega-pixels camera in the back.
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