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| Global Score | |
| 76.4 | 77.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 10 |
| 2016-09-29 | 2020-06-19 |
| 5.73 x 2.77 x 0.32 inches | 6.44 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.11 ounces | 6.77 ounces |
| Gold, Gray, Pink and Silver | Black, Blue, Red and White |
| Metal | -- |
| $ 345.00 | -- |
| 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 |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro chipset | Samsung Exynos 850 chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2340 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 530 GPU | Mali-G76 GPU |
| 9 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 9.84 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 4.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 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 (120 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.68 | 10.78 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3200mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.2 | 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
The Galaxy A21s has a score of 77.7, which is a little bit better than the Xiaomi Mi 5s's overall score of 76.4. Both of these devices work with Android operating system, but the Galaxy A21s has older 10 version and Xiaomi Mi 5s has Android 6.0 Marshmallow version. Even though Galaxy A21s is a lot newer than the Xiaomi Mi 5s, it's incredibly heavier and a bit thicker.
The Xiaomi Mi 5s has a much better screen than Samsung Galaxy A21s, because although it has a really smaller screen, it also counts with a lot higher number of pixels per inch in the screen and a higher resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels. The Samsung Galaxy A21s counts with a bit more powerful CPU than Xiaomi Mi 5s, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, it also counts with 4 more cpu cores.
Galaxy A21s counts with a superior camera than Xiaomi Mi 5s, and although they both have a F2 aperture, the same (Full HD) video resolution and the same video frame rate, the Galaxy A21s also has a larger back camera sensor capturing more light and vivid colors and a camera with a lot better 48 megapixels resolution.
Xiaomi Mi 5s features a slightly better memory capacity to store more games and applications than Galaxy A21s, because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with 96 GB more internal memory capacity. The Galaxy A21s features a much better battery lifetime than Xiaomi Mi 5s, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity instead of 3200mAh.
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