Samsung Galaxy A21s vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy A21s

Samsung Galaxy A21s

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Samsung Galaxy A21s or Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy A21s Xiaomi Redmi Note 8
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Release date 2020, May 15 2019, August
Dimensions (HxWxD) 163.7 x 75.3 x 8.9 mm | 6.44 x 6.44 x 2.96 in 158.3 x 75.3 x 8.4 mm | 6.23 x 6.23 x 2.96 in
Weight 192 g | 6.77 oz 190 g | 6.7 oz
Body Build Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 5)
Colors Black, White, Blue, Red Neptune Blue, Moonlight White, Space Black
Battery 5000 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po 4000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
Approximate price 190 EUR 175 EUR

Screen

Technology PLS TFT IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.5" inc 6.3" inc
Screen area 102.0 cm2 97.4 cm2
Screen format 20:9 (height:width) 19.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 82.8% 81.7%
Screen resolution 720 x 1600 px 1080 x 2340 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 270 PPI 409 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 48 MP, Quad 48 MP, Quad
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)
-48 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2", 0.8µm, PDAF
-8 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/4", 1.12µm
-2 MP, f/2.4, 1/5", 1.75µm (dedicated macro camera)
-2 MP, f/2.4, 1/5", 1.75µm, depth sensor
Functions LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS
Front camera, selfie 13 MP, Single 13 MP, Single
Specifications 13 MP, f/2.2, (wide), 1/3.1'', 1.12µm 13 MP, f/2.0, 1.12µm
Functions HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 10, One UI 2.0 Android 9.0 (Pie); MIUI 10
Chipset - Exynos 850 (8nm) - Qualcomm SM6125 Snapdragon 665 (11 nm)
Processor CPU - Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55) - Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Kryo 260 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Silver)
Graphics processor GPU Mali-G52 Adreno 610
External memory microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 32GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 4GB RAM, 64GB 6GB RAM 32GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 4GB RAM, 64GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 10 Total 227941
Antutu 10 CPU 84510
Antutu 10 GPU 34789
Antutu 10 Mem 51208
Antutu 10 UX 84510
Antutu 8 Total 117324 173592
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 202 323
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 844 1062
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 665 293
GeekBench 6 Vulkan 596 477
GeekBench 5 Single Core 173 309
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 989 1328
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1499
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 5543

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) 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 model only)
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 38(2600), 40(2300)
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 8(900), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A HSPA 42.2/11.5 Mbps, LTE-A
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, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC 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 4.2, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation
SAR EU - 0.42 W/kg (head) 1.54 W/kg (body)
SAR - 0.26 W/kg (head) 1.00 W/kg (body)
SAR EU - 0.19 W/kg (head) 1.09 W/kg (body)

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio
Headphone jack Yes Yes

Other features

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

- Fast battery charging 18W
- Splash protection
Versions
- Versions: SM-A217F/DS

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