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| Global Score | |
| 87.2 | 77.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2020-10-12 | 2020-06-19 |
| 6.22 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches | 6.44 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.75 ounces | 6.77 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Grey | Black, Blue, Red and White |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 848.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2520 x 1080 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| OLED | TFT |
| 449 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset | Samsung Exynos 850 chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Mali-G76 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 15.38 | 9.84 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (120 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 10.67 | 10.78 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | 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 Sony Xperia 5 II is much better than Galaxy A21s, with an 87.2 score against 77.7. The Sony Xperia 5 II is a lighter and thinner cellphone than Galaxy A21s, even though both were released only a few months apart. Sony Xperia 5 II counts with a brighter display than Galaxy A21s, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a way higher screen pixel density and a way better 1080 x 2520 resolution.
Xperia 5 II has a bit better processing power than Samsung Galaxy A21s, and although they both have 8 cpu cores, the Xperia 5 II also has a larger amount of RAM memory. Samsung Galaxy A21s captures a little bit better pictures and videos than Xperia 5 II, because although it has worse video frame rates, a tinier back-facing camera sensor taking lower quality videos and photographs and a tinier camera aperture which is not good for low light photography and videos, and they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video definition, the Samsung Galaxy A21s also counts with a camera with a way higher resolution.
The Sony Xperia 5 II features a superior storage for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A21s, because it has a slot for an external memory card that admits up to 1000 GB and 128 GB internal storage capacity. Galaxy A21s counts with longer battery duration than Xperia 5 II, because it has a 25 percent bigger battery size.
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