Samsung Galaxy A21s vs Nokia 7.1 Plus (X7) Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy A21s

Samsung Galaxy A21s

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Nokia 7.1 Plus (X7)

Nokia 7.1 Plus (X7)

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Samsung Galaxy A21s or Nokia 7.1 Plus (X7) Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy A21s Nokia 7.1 Plus (X7)
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Release date 2020, May 15 2018, December
Dimensions (HxWxD) 163.7 x 75.3 x 8.9 mm | 6.44 x 6.44 x 2.96 in 154.8 x 75.8 x 8 mm | 6.09 x 6.09 x 2.98 in
Weight 192 g | 6.77 oz 180 g | 6.35 oz
Body Build Front/back glass, aluminum frame
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Colors Black, White, Blue, Red Blue, Silver, Steel, Copper, Iron, Steel
Battery 5000 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po 3500 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
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Screen

Technology PLS TFT IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.5" in 6.18" in
Screen area 102.0 cm2 95.3 cm2
Screen format 20:9 (height:width) 19:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 82.8% 81.2%
Screen resolution 720 x 1600 px 1080 x 2280 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 270 PPI 408 PPI
Screen protection NEG
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 48 MP, Quad 12 MP, Dual
Camera specs -48 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF
-8 MP, f/2.2, 123˚ (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
-2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
-2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
-12 MP, f/1.8, 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
-13 MP
Functions LED flash, panorama, HDR Zeiss optics, dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS)
Front camera, selfie 13 MP, Single 20 MP, Single
Specifications 13 MP, f/2.2, (wide), 1/3.1'', 1.12µm 20 MP, f/2.0, 0.9µm
Video 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 10, One UI 2.0 Android 9.0 (Pie); Android One
Chipset - Exynos 850 (8nm) - Qualcomm SDM710 Snapdragon 710 (10 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55) - Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz 360 Gold & 6x1.7 GHz Kryo 360 Silver)
GPU Mali-G52 Adreno 616
External memory microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 400 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
Internal memory 32GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 4GB RAM, 64GB 6GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM - Nokia 8.1
64/128 GB, 4/6 GB RAM - Nokia X7Y

Benchmark

Antutu 8 Total 117324
GeekBench 6 Single Core 202
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 844
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 665
GeekBench 6 Vulkan 596
GeekBench 5 Single Core 173
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 989

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 
CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 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 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes Yes
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation
SAR EU - 0.42 W/kg (head) 1.54 W/kg (body)

Music and Audio

Radio No
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Other extras
- Fast charging 15W

- Fast battery charging 2A/9V (18W)
Versions
- Versions: SM-A217F/DS

- Versions: Nokia 8.1 (Global); Nokia X7 (China)

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