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| Global Score | |
| 77.7 | 80.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2020-06-19 | 2018-10-18 |
| 6.44 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches | 6.22 x 3.02 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.77 ounces | 6.49 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Red and White | Black, Pink and White |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 194.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| TFT | Super AMOLED |
| 270 pixels per inch | 522 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 850 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 9.84 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") 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), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3430mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.8 | 5.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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 3 XL has a global score of 80.7, which is slightly better than the Samsung Galaxy A21s's general score of 77.7. Google Pixel 3 XL's construction is somewhat thinner and a bit lighter than the Samsung Galaxy A21s, despite of the fact that it was released just 20 months before. Google Pixel 3 XL features a much sharper display than Galaxy A21s, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a much higher resolution of 1440 x 2960px and a lot better pixels number per inch of display.
Google Pixel 3 XL counts with a little faster CPU than Samsung Galaxy A21s, and although they both have 8 cores, the Google Pixel 3 XL also has a larger amount of RAM memory. The Galaxy A21s takes much clearer pictures and videos than Google Pixel 3 XL, because although it has a smaller aperture, and they both have the same video frame rate and the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution, the Galaxy A21s also counts with a way more megapixels camera and a much larger back-facing camera sensor capturing lot better quality videos and photographs.
Galaxy A21s counts with a much greater memory for applications and games than Google Pixel 3 XL, because although it has just 32 GB internal storage, it also counts with a SD extension slot that admits up to 512 GB. Galaxy A21s features a superior battery lifetime than Google Pixel 3 XL, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity against 3430mAh.
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