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| Global Score | |
| 75.9 | 77.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nokia | Samsung |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 10 |
| 2019-09-30 | 2020-06-19 |
| 6.29 x 2.96 x 0.32 inches | 6.44 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.35 ounces | 6.77 ounces |
| Charcoal, Cyan green and Ice | Black, Blue, Red and White |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Plastic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 409 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset | Samsung Exynos 850 chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 512 GPU | Mali-G76 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 9.84 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.9 | 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 | |
| 3500mAh Battery | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.44 | 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 |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy A21s is just a bit better than the Nokia 7.2, with a 77.7 score against 75.9. The Samsung Galaxy A21s construction is a little heavier and just a little bit thicker than the Nokia 7.2. Both phones in this review include the same Android 10 OS, so they should give you very similar operating system features.
The Nokia 7.2 counts with a bit faster CPU than Galaxy A21s, and although they both have 8 cores, the Nokia 7.2 also has a greater amount of RAM. Nokia 7.2 counts with a much better screen than Samsung Galaxy A21s, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a way higher display pixels density and a lot better resolution of 1080 x 2340.
Galaxy A21s has just a bit better camera than Nokia 7.2, although it has a tinier camera aperture which is not so good for capturing photos and video in low-light situations, they both have the same video resolution, the same video frame rates, a same size back camera sensor and a same resolution camera.
The Nokia 7.2 has a much bigger memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A21s, and although they both have a slot for an SD memory card that admits a maximum of 512 GB, the Nokia 7.2 also has 96 GB more internal storage. Galaxy A21s has a much longer battery performance than Nokia 7.2, because it has a 43 percent more battery capacity.
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