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| Global Score | |
| 77.7 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 10 | Android 12 |
| 2020-06-19 | 2021-12-28 |
| 6.44 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches | 6.44 x 2.94 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.77 ounces | 7.20 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Red and White | Black, Blue, Green and Pink |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 3200 x 1440 pixels |
| TFT | AMOLED |
| 270 pixels per inch | 524 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1000 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 9.4 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 850 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen1 SM8450 (4 nm) chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 GPU | Adreno 730 GPU |
| 9.09 | 6.21 |
| 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 | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 24.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.78 inches (1/1.28") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.78 | 12.76 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4600mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.8 | 6.48 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Xiaomi 12 Pro is a little bit better than Galaxy A21s, with a 79.6 score against 77.7. The Xiaomi 12 Pro design is newer and just a little bit thinner than Galaxy A21s's, but it is just a little heavier. These phones have Android OS, but Xiaomi 12 Pro has newer 12 version and Galaxy A21s has Android 10 version, giving some nice extra features and performance improvements.
Xiaomi 12 Pro has a way better looking screen than Galaxy A21s, because it has a lot higher quantity of pixels per inch of display, a lot better resolution of 1440 x 3200px and a little bigger screen. The Samsung Galaxy A21s counts with a very superior processor than Xiaomi 12 Pro, although it has lesser RAM, they both have 8 processing cores.
The Xiaomi 12 Pro takes better pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy A21s, because it has a more megapixels camera in the back, a larger aperture to capture better photography and videos in poorly lited situations, a way larger camera sensor providing a lot higher image quality and a way better video quality.
Xiaomi 12 Pro features a little bit better memory capacity for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A21s, because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with 96 GB more internal storage. Samsung Galaxy A21s counts with a bit superior battery life than Xiaomi 12 Pro, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
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