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| Global Score | |
| 80.4 | 77.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2017-07-07 | 2020-06-19 |
| 6.04 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches | 6.44 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.89 ounces | 6.77 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Silver | Black, Blue, Red and White |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 611.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | TFT |
| 515 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890 chipset | Samsung Exynos 850 chipset |
| Exynos M1and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP12 GPU | Mali-G76 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 9.84 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.4 inches (1/2.5") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.57 | 10.78 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3200mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.2 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Note Fan Edition is a bit better than Galaxy A21s, with an 80.4 score against 77.7. The Galaxy Note Fan Edition body is somewhat lighter and thinner than the Galaxy A21s, despite of the fact that it was released 3 years before. Samsung Galaxy Note Fan Edition features a bit more powerful processor than Galaxy A21s, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Samsung Galaxy Note Fan Edition also has more RAM.
The Samsung Galaxy Note Fan Edition features a much better display than Samsung Galaxy A21s, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a lot higher resolution of 1440 x 2560 pixels and much more pixels per inch in the screen. Samsung Galaxy Note Fan Edition has a slightly better storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A21s, because although it has a SD memory slot that admits 256 GB smaller, it also counts with 64 GB internal memory.
Samsung Galaxy A21s counts with a very superior battery performance than Samsung Galaxy Note Fan Edition, because it has a 5000mAh battery size instead of 3200mAh. The Galaxy A21s captures better photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy Note Fan Edition, because although it has a smaller camera aperture, and they both have the same video frame rate and the same 1920x1080 video definition, the Galaxy A21s also counts with a larger sensor and a way better resolution camera in the back.
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