Samsung Galaxy A21 vs Xiaomi Redmi 8 Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy A21

Samsung Galaxy A21

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Xiaomi Redmi 8

Xiaomi Redmi 8

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Samsung Galaxy A21 or Xiaomi Redmi 8 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy A21 Xiaomi Redmi 8
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Release date 2020, April 8 2019, October
Dimensions (HxWxD) 167.8 x 76.7 x 8.1 mm | 6.61 x 6.61 x 3.02 in 156.5 x 75.4 x 9.4 mm | 6.16 x 6.16 x 2.97 in
Weight 193 g | 6.81 oz 188 g | 6.63 oz
Body Build Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame
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Colors Black Onyx Black, Ruby Red, Sapphire Blue
Battery 4000 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po 5000 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 6.22" in
Screen area 102.0 cm2 96.6 cm2
Screen format 20:9 (height:width) 19:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 79.3% 81.8%
Screen resolution 720 x 1600 px 720 x 1520 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 270 PPI 270 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 16 MP, Quad 12 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)
-12 MP, f/1.8, 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, Dual Pixel PDAF
-2 MP, depth sensor
Functions LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, HDR, panorama
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, 1.12µm
Functions HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 10.0; One UI 2.0 Android 9.0 (Pie)
Chipset - Qualcomm SDM439 Snapdragon 439 (12 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz & 4x1.8 GHz) - Octa-core (2x1.95 GHz Cortex-A53 & 6x1.45 GHz Cortex A53)
GPU Adreno 505
External memory microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 32GB 3GB RAM 32GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 4GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 9 Total 118045
Antutu 8 Total 102874 105111
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 5 Single Core 193 177
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 975 822
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) 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
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 8(900), 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 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, 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 - 0.34 W/kg (head)     1.00 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio Wireless 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, proximity, compass , Infrared port
Other extras
- Fast charging 15W

- Fast battery charging 18W
- Splash resistant

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