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| Global Score | |
| 77.8 | 77.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.2 | Android 10 |
| 2014-06-23 | 2020-06-19 |
| 5.67 x 2.91 x 0.35 inches | 6.44 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.57 ounces | 6.77 ounces |
| Blue and Red | Black, Blue, Red and White |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 299.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | TFT |
| 432 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974-AC chipset | Samsung Exynos 850 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-G76 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.09 |
| 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 | 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.79 | 10.78 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 390 hours standby time 21 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.8 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0, EDR | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy S5 Sport is slightly better than the Galaxy A21s, with a 77.8 score against 77.7. Both phones in this review come with Android OS, but the Samsung Galaxy S5 Sport has the newer 4.4.2 version and Galaxy A21s has Android 10 version, so it gives you a couple nice extra features. Samsung Galaxy S5 Sport's body has the same thickness than Galaxy A21s, but it's somewhat lighter.
The Samsung Galaxy S5 Sport features an incredibly better looking screen than Galaxy A21s, because although it has a lot smaller display, it also counts with a lot greater display pixels density and a higher resolution of 1920 x 1080px. Galaxy A21s features a very superior storage to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy S5 Sport, because it has more internal storage capacity and a SD extension slot that holds a maximum of 512 GB.
The Galaxy S5 Sport has a bit better processor than Samsung Galaxy A21s, because although it has an inferior number of cores (but faster) and 1 GB less RAM memory, it also counts with an extra graphics co-processor. The Samsung Galaxy A21s counts with a way better battery performance than Galaxy S5 Sport, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
The Galaxy A21s captures much clearer photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy S5 Sport, and although they both have the same video frame rates and the same (Full HD) video resolution, the Galaxy A21s also has a camera with much more mega pixels, a bigger aperture for better low light photos and a much larger sensor which provides a lot higher image and video quality.
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