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| Global Score | |
| 74.6 | 77.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2017-10-01 | 2020-06-19 |
| 5.08 x 2.56 x 0.37 inches | 6.44 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.04 ounces | 6.77 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Pink and Silver | Black, Blue, Red and White |
| Aluminum | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 600.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.6 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1280 x 720 pixels (HD) | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 319 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.6 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset | Samsung Exynos 850 chipset |
| Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2450 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 540 GPU | Mali-G76 GPU |
| 9.36 | 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 | |
| 19.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 25.00mm 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 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.34 | 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 | |
| 2700mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.64 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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
Samsung Galaxy A21s is a bit better than Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact, having a 77.7 score against 74.6. Samsung Galaxy A21s's body is extremely newer and just a little thinner than the Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact's, but it is incredibly heavier. Xperia XZ1 Compact features a bit more powerful processing unit than Galaxy A21s, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Xperia XZ1 Compact also has a larger amount of RAM.
Xperia XZ1 Compact has a little sharper display than Galaxy A21s, because although it has a quite lower resolution of 720 x 1280 pixels and a much smaller screen, it also counts with a bit more pixels per inch in the screen. The Galaxy A21s features more storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Xperia XZ1 Compact, and although they both have equal internal memory capacity, the Galaxy A21s also has a slot for external memory cards that allows up to 512 GB.
The Samsung Galaxy A21s features a much longer battery lifetime than Xperia XZ1 Compact, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity instead of 2700mAh. Samsung Galaxy A21s counts with a little bit better camera than Xperia XZ1 Compact, and although they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rates, the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality and a same size aperture, the Samsung Galaxy A21s also has a larger sensor capturing more light and vivid colors and a back camera with much more mega-pixels.
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