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| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 76.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.4, 4.4.2 | Android 10 |
| 2014-06-23 | 2020-06-29 |
| 5.72 x 2.89 x 0.35 inches | 6.61 x 3.02 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.00 ounces | 6.81 ounces |
| Gray, Green and Red | Black |
| -- | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 199.00 | $ 194.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 432 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset | Mediatek Helio P35 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | PowerVR GE8320 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.72 | 9.84 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.69 | 9.35 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 480 hours standby time 29 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.8 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy A21 is just a bit better than Galaxy S5 Active, having a 76.1 score against 75.6. Both of these devices use Android OS, but the Galaxy A21 has the older 10 version while Galaxy S5 Active has Android 4.4.4 version. Even though Galaxy A21 is heavier than the Galaxy S5 Active, it's a little thinner and also extremely newer.
Galaxy S5 Active features a much better display than Galaxy A21, because although it has a way smaller screen, it also counts with a lot more pixels per display inch and a better 1920 x 1080 resolution. Samsung Galaxy A21 features a superior memory capacity to install applications and games than Galaxy S5 Active, because it has a SD memory card expansion slot that allows up to 512 GB and 32 GB internal storage.
The Samsung Galaxy S5 Active features a little bit better performance than Galaxy A21, because although it has 1 GB lesser RAM memory and lesser CPU cores , it also counts with a graphics processing unit. Galaxy A21 has a really longer battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy S5 Active, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity against 2800mAh.
The Galaxy A21 shoots a bit better pictures and videos than Galaxy S5 Active. They have the same video frame rates, the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution and a same resolution back-facing camera.
The Galaxy A21 is not only the best devices between the ones we are comparing, but it's also cheaper.
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