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| Global Score | |
| 77.7 | 80.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2020-06-19 | 2016-10-20 |
| 6.44 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches | 5.66 x 2.74 x 0.34 inches |
| 6.77 ounces | 5.04 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Red and White | Black, Gray and White |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 299.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| TFT | AMOLED |
| 270 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 850 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.09 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 9.84 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 12.30 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.78 | 9.79 |
| 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) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 2770mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 4.72 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Google Pixel is slightly better than the Samsung Galaxy A21s, getting a score of 80.2 against 77.7. Even though the Google Pixel is notably older than Samsung Galaxy A21s, it's construction is noticeably lighter and a little thinner. Galaxy A21s counts with a bit better hardware performance than Google Pixel, because although it has a lower amount of RAM, it also counts with 4 more processing cores.
The Google Pixel features a sharper display than Galaxy A21s, because although it has a much smaller screen, it also counts with a lot better pixel amount per display inch and a higher resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels. Google Pixel has a little bit better memory for apps and games than Galaxy A21s, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 96 GB more internal memory capacity.
Samsung Galaxy A21s shoots better videos and photos than Google Pixel, and although they both have a same size diafragm aperture, the same video frame rates and the same 1920x1080 video quality, the Samsung Galaxy A21s also has a bigger back-facing camera sensor taking better quality videos and photographs and a lot more megapixels camera.
Samsung Galaxy A21s features a way better battery duration than Google Pixel, because it has a 5000mAh battery size.
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