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| Global Score | |
| 75 | 77.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Samsung |
| Windows 10 Mobile | Android 10 |
| 2015-10-06 | 2020-06-19 |
| 5.98 x 3.09 x 0.32 inches | 6.44 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 6.77 ounces |
| Black and White | Black, Blue, Red and White |
| Plastic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 325.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| AMOLED | TFT |
| 515 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset | Samsung Exynos 850 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 430 GPU | Mali-G76 GPU |
| 8.37 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.56 | 9.84 |
| Camera | |
| 20.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.42 inches (1/2.4") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.34 | 10.78 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (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, Dual SIM |
| 7.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3340mAh Battery | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 288 hours standby time 25 hours talk time | -- |
| 5.28 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A21s is a little bit better than Microsoft Lumia 950 XL, getting a 77.7 score against 75. The Galaxy A21s comes with Android 10 operating system, while Microsoft Lumia 950 XL counts with Windows 10 Mobile operating system. Although Galaxy A21s is way newer than the Microsoft Lumia 950 XL, it's somewhat heavier and just a little bit thicker.
The Samsung Galaxy A21s features a bit faster processor than Microsoft Lumia 950 XL, and although they both have a 3 GB RAM, the Samsung Galaxy A21s also has a greater number of cores. The Lumia 950 XL counts with a much better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy A21s, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with way more pixels per display inch and a lot higher resolution of 2560 x 1440 pixels.
The Samsung Galaxy A21s has more memory capacity for applications and games than Lumia 950 XL, and although they both have equal internal storage, the Samsung Galaxy A21s also has an external memory slot that holds a maximum of 512 GB. Galaxy A21s counts with a slightly better camera than Microsoft Lumia 950 XL, because although it has a smaller camera aperture, and they both have the same 1920x1080 video definition and the same video frame rate, the Galaxy A21s also counts with a bigger sensor providing a higher image quality and a camera with a way better 48 MP resolution.
Samsung Galaxy A21s has a much better battery life than Lumia 950 XL, because it has a 50 percent more battery capacity.
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