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| Global Score | |
| 74.2 | 77.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nokia | Samsung |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2018-04-20 | 2020-06-19 |
| 5.55 x 2.87 x 0.30 inches | 6.44 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| -- | 6.77 ounces |
| Black | Black, Blue, Red and White |
| Aluminum and Glass | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| P-OLED | TFT |
| 534 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset | Samsung Exynos 850 chipset |
| Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2450 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 540 GPU | Mali-G76 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.18 | 9.84 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 25.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.14 | 10.78 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3260mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.2 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy A21s is just a bit better than Nokia 8 Sirocco, with a 77.7 score against 74.2. The Nokia 8 Sirocco has a lot better screen than Galaxy A21s, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a much better 1440 x 2560 resolution and a lot higher number of pixels per inch in the screen.
The Nokia 8 Sirocco has just a little better processing power than Samsung Galaxy A21s, and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Nokia 8 Sirocco also has a larger amount of RAM. Nokia 8 Sirocco has much more storage to install applications and games than Samsung Galaxy A21s, because although it has an external memory slot that admits 256 GB smaller, it also counts with more internal storage capacity.
The Samsung Galaxy A21s counts with a very superior battery duration than Nokia 8 Sirocco, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity against 3260mAh. Galaxy A21s features a lot better camera than Nokia 8 Sirocco, because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture which is not recommended for low-light photography and video, and they both have the same video frame rates and the same 1920x1080 video resolution, the Galaxy A21s also counts with a way bigger camera sensor providing a lot higher image quality and a camera with a much better 48 mega pixels resolution.
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