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| Global Score | |
| 77.7 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2020-06-19 | 2016-06-10 |
| 6.44 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches | 5.86 x 2.95 x 0.39 inches |
| 6.77 ounces | 6.53 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Red and White | Camo green, Sandy gold and Titanium gray |
| -- | Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 247.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| TFT | Super AMOLED |
| 270 pixels per inch | 576 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 9.3 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 850 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (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 | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot |
| 9.84 | 8.56 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.78 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.8 | 5.92 |
| 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 Samsung Galaxy A21s has an overall score of 77.7, which is just a bit better than Galaxy S7 Active's global score of 75.8. The Samsung Galaxy A21s is a notably newer and somewhat thinner phone than the Galaxy S7 Active, but it's just a little bit heavier. Galaxy A21s has a bit faster processing unit than Galaxy S7 Active, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, it also counts with a greater number of cores.
The Samsung Galaxy S7 Active features an incredibly better looking screen than Galaxy A21s, because although it has a lot smaller display, it also counts with a way better screen pixels density and a much higher resolution of 1440 x 2560 pixels. The Galaxy A21s captures better photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy S7 Active, because although it has a smaller aperture, and they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution and the same video frame rates, the Galaxy A21s also counts with a lot better resolution camera in the back.
The Samsung Galaxy A21s has a greater storage for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy S7 Active, and although they both have equal 32 GB internal storage capacity, the Samsung Galaxy A21s also has a SD memory slot that supports up to 512 GB. Galaxy A21s features improved battery performance than Galaxy S7 Active, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
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