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| Global Score | |
| 74.1 | 77.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Samsung |
| Windows 10 Mobile | Android 10 |
| 2015-10-06 | 2020-06-19 |
| 5.71 x 2.88 x 0.32 inches | 6.44 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.29 ounces | 6.77 ounces |
| Black and White | Black, Blue, Red and White |
| Plastic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 309.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| AMOLED | TFT |
| 565 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.6 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 MSM8992 chipset | Samsung Exynos 850 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 418 GPU | Mali-G76 GPU |
| 8.19 | 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 |
| 10.23 | 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 | |
| 3000mAh Battery | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 288 hours standby time 23 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.96 | 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 |
Comparison review
Galaxy A21s is a bit better than the Lumia 950, getting a general score of 77.7 against 74.1. The Galaxy A21s body is newer than the Lumia 950's, but it's way heavier and just a little bit thicker. The Galaxy A21s has Android 10 operating system, while Lumia 950 has Windows 10 Mobile operating system.
The Galaxy A21s counts with a quite better hardware performance than Microsoft Lumia 950, and although they both have 3 GB of RAM, the Galaxy A21s also has 7 more cores. Lumia 950 features a much better screen than Samsung Galaxy A21s, because although it has a much smaller display, it also counts with a lot greater amount of pixels per inch of display and a much better 2560 x 1440 resolution.
Samsung Galaxy A21s takes slightly better pictures and videos than Lumia 950, because although it has a smaller aperture, and they both have the same video frame rates and the same video resolution, the Samsung Galaxy A21s also counts with a larger sensor capturing better quality photos and videos and a camera with way more mega-pixels.
The Samsung Galaxy A21s features a quite bigger storage capacity to install applications and games than Microsoft Lumia 950, and although they both have the same 32 GB internal storage, the Samsung Galaxy A21s also has a slot for an SD memory card that supports a maximum of 512 GB. The Galaxy A21s has a way better battery life than Microsoft Lumia 950, because it has a 5000mAh battery size against 3000mAh.
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