Samsung Galaxy A21 vs Samsung Galaxy A20s Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy A21

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Samsung Galaxy A21 or Samsung Galaxy A20s Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy A21 Samsung Galaxy A20s
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Release date 2020, April 8 2019, September
Dimensions (HxWxD) 167.8 x 76.7 x 8.1 mm | 6.61 x 6.61 x 3.02 in 163.3 x 77.5 x 8 mm | 6.43 x 6.43 x 3.05 in
Weight 193 g | 6.81 oz 183 g | 6.46 oz
Body Build Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame
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Colors Black Black, Blue, Red, Green
Battery 4000 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po 4000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
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Screen

Technology IPS LCD IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.5" in 6.5" in
Screen area 102.0 cm2 103.7 cm2
Screen format 20:9 (height:width) 19.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 79.3% 81.9%
Screen resolution 720 x 1600 px 720 x 1560 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 270 PPI 264 PPI
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 16 MP, Quad 13 MP, Triple
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, f/1.8, 27mm (wide), PDAF
-8 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide)
-5 MP, f/2.2, depth sensor
Functions LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 13 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Specifications 13 MP, f/2.0, (wide) 8 MP, f/2.0
Video 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 10.0; One UI 2.0 Android 9.0 (Pie)
Chipset - Qualcomm SDM450 Snapdragon 450 (14 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz & 4x1.8 GHz) - Octa-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Adreno 506
External memory microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 1 TB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 32GB 3GB RAM 32GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 4GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 8 Total 102874 75800
GeekBench 6 Single Core 152
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 683
GeekBench 5 Single Core 193 148
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 975 911
GeekBench 4 Single Core 740
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 4039

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 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 28(700), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA, 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 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
NFC Yes (market/region dependent)
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 4.2, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation SAR - 1.27 W/kg (head) 0.60 W/kg (body)
SAR EU - 0.35 W/kg (head)     0.83 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 - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Other extras
- Fast charging 15W

- Fast battery charging 15W
Versions
- Versions: SM-A207F/DS, SM-A207FN/DS (Global), SM-A207U (USA), SM-A207GN/DS, SM-A207YN, SM-A207G/DS, SM-A207W (Canada)

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