Samsung Galaxy A21 vs Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017) Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy A21

Samsung Galaxy A21

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Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017)

Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017)

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Samsung Galaxy A21 or Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017) Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy A21 Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017)
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Release date 2020, April 8 2017, June
Dimensions (HxWxD) 167.8 x 76.7 x 8.1 mm | 6.61 x 6.61 x 3.02 in 143.2 x 70.3 x 8.2 mm | 5.64 x 5.64 x 2.77 in
Weight 193 g | 6.81 oz 142 g | 5.01 oz
Body Build Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame Aluminum body
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Colors Black White, Black, Gold, Blue
Battery 4000 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po 2400 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Battery life Talking time - Up to 15 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 61 h
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Screen

Technology IPS LCD PLS
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.5" in 5" in
Screen area 102.0 cm2 68.9 cm2
Screen format 20:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 79.3% 68.5%
Screen resolution 720 x 1600 px 720 x 1280 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 270 PPI 294 PPI
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 16 MP, Quad 13 MP, Single
Camera specs -16 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/3.06", 1.0µm, PDAF
-8 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
-2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
-2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
-13 MP, AF, f/1.9
Functions LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 13 MP, Single 5 MP, Single
Specifications 13 MP, f/2.0, (wide) 5 MP, f/2.2
Functions LED flash
Video 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 10.0; One UI 2.0 Android 7.0 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo)
Chipset - Exynos 7570 Quad (14 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz & 4x1.8 GHz) - Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Mali-T720 MP2
External memory microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 32GB 3GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 8 Total 102874
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 5 Single Core 193 106
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 975 356
GeekBench 4 Single Core 740 606
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 4039 1751
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 1109

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM only)
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 17(700), 38(2600), 40(2300)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes (market/region dependent) Yes (optional)
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 4.2, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation SAR - 1.27 W/kg (head) 0.60 W/kg (body)
SAR EU - 0.66 W/kg (head)     1.32 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio FM radio
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Accelerometer, proximity
Other extras
- Fast charging 15W
Versions
- Versions: J330F/DS (Global Dual-SIM); J330G/DS (Malaysia) Also known as Samsung Galaxy J3 Pro (2017); Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017) Duos with dual-SIM card slots

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