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| Global Score | |
| 77.7 | 81.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2020-06-19 | 2016-10-20 |
| 6.44 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches | 6.09 x 2.98 x 0.34 inches |
| 6.77 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Red and White | Black, Blue and Gray |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 869.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| TFT | AMOLED |
| 270 pixels per inch | 534 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8.6 |
| 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), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3450mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.44 |
| 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
Google Pixel XL is slightly better than Galaxy A21s, getting an 81.3 score against 77.7. Despite of the fact that the Google Pixel XL is incredibly older than Galaxy A21s, it's body is lighter and a little thinner. The Galaxy A21s features a bit more powerful processing unit than Google Pixel XL, because although it has 1 GB less RAM, it also counts with 4 more cores.
The Google Pixel XL features a brighter display than Galaxy A21s, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a way better pixel density and a lot higher resolution of 1440 x 2560 pixels. Google Pixel XL has slightly more memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy A21s, because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory.
Galaxy A21s shoots much clearer photographs and videos than Google Pixel XL, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality, a F2 diafragm aperture and the same video frame rate, the Galaxy A21s also has a back-facing camera with much more MP and a larger camera sensor. The Samsung Galaxy A21s has a superior battery performance than Google Pixel XL, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity against 3450mAh.
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