Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 73.7 | 77.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat | Android 10 |
| 2017-09-21 | 2020-06-19 |
| 6.10 x 2.95 x 0.34 inches | 6.44 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 6.77 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Pink | Black, Blue, Red and White |
| Aluminum and Plastic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 380.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 401 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio P20 MT6757 chipset | Samsung Exynos 850 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP2 GPU | Mali-G76 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 9.84 |
| Camera | |
| 23.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) 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-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 |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3430mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.44 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A21s is just a bit better than Xperia XA1 Plus, with a 77.7 score against 73.7. Galaxy A21s's body is incredibly newer than Xperia XA1 Plus's, but it is a bit heavier and just a little thicker. Both of these phones come with Android OS (Operating System), but Galaxy A21s has older 10 version and Xperia XA1 Plus has Android 8.0 Oreo.
The Sony Xperia XA1 Plus counts with a much better screen than Samsung Galaxy A21s, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a better resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels and a higher number of pixels per inch in the screen. Galaxy A21s has a bigger storage for applications and games than Xperia XA1 Plus, and although they both have exactly the same internal storage, the Galaxy A21s also has a slot for an SD memory card that holds a maximum of 512 GB.
Xperia XA1 Plus has a little faster CPU than Galaxy A21s. Both of them have a 3 GB RAM memory and the same number of cores. Samsung Galaxy A21s counts with a way better battery life than Xperia XA1 Plus, because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity against 3430mAh. Galaxy A21s takes better photographs and videos than Xperia XA1 Plus, and although they both have the same video frame rate, the same 1920x1080 video resolution and a same size camera aperture, the Galaxy A21s also has a bigger sensor providing a better image quality and a lot more MP camera.
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