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| Global Score | |
| 74.8 | 77.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2018-02-16 | 2020-06-19 |
| 5.59 x 2.76 x 0.38 inches | 6.44 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.03 ounces | 6.77 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Blue, Red and White |
| Aluminum and Plastic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 424 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 SDM630 chipset | Samsung Exynos 850 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 508 GPU | Mali-G76 GPU |
| 9.18 | 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 |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.45 | 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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
Galaxy A21s has an overall score of 77.7, which is just a bit better than Sony Xperia XA2's 74.8 overall score. Galaxy A21s's body is much newer and a little thinner than Sony Xperia XA2's, but it's also heavier. The Xperia XA2 counts with a sharper display than Galaxy A21s, because although it has a lot smaller display, it also counts with a higher resolution of 1080 x 1920px and a lot greater pixels quantity per display inch.
Galaxy A21s features a greater memory to install games and applications than Xperia XA2, and although they both have equal 32 GB internal memory, the Galaxy A21s also has a SD card slot that holds up to 512 GB. The Xperia XA2 counts with a little bit better processing power than Galaxy A21s. Both have a Octa-Core processing unit and 3 GB of RAM memory.
Galaxy A21s shoots clearer photos and videos than Xperia XA2, and although they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rate, a F2 camera aperture and the same video resolution, the Galaxy A21s also has a larger camera sensor capturing better quality photographs and a much more mega-pixels camera.
Galaxy A21s features a much better battery duration than Xperia XA2, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
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