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| Global Score | |
| 73.5 | 77.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2016-10-02 | 2020-06-19 |
| 5.75 x 2.83 x 0.32 inches | 6.44 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.68 ounces | 6.77 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Blue, Red and White |
| Aluminum | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 282.00 | -- |
| 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 |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset | Samsung Exynos 850 chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 530 GPU | Mali-G76 GPU |
| 8.91 | 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 + 13.00 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 |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full 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 | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2900mAh Battery | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.88 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | 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
Galaxy A21s has an overall score of 77.7, which is just a bit better than Xperia XZ's 73.5 global score. The Galaxy A21s construction is incredibly newer, but heavier and a little thicker than the Xperia XZ. Xperia XZ features a brighter screen than Galaxy A21s, because although it has a lot smaller display, it also counts with a better 1080 x 1920 resolution and a way higher screen density.
Galaxy A21s has a better storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Sony Xperia XZ, and although they both have the same internal storage capacity, the Galaxy A21s also has a SD memory slot that allows up to 512 GB. Galaxy A21s has just a bit better hardware performance than Xperia XZ, and although they both have 3 GB of RAM memory, the Galaxy A21s also has more cpu cores.
The Samsung Galaxy A21s features a much longer battery duration than Sony Xperia XZ, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity instead of 2900mAh. The Samsung Galaxy A21s shoots a bit better pictures and videos than Xperia XZ, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution, the same camera aperture and the same video frame rates, the Samsung Galaxy A21s also has a larger back camera sensor providing a higher image quality and a lot more mega-pixels camera in the back.
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