Samsung Galaxy A21s vs Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy A21s

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Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018)

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Samsung Galaxy A21s or Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy A21s Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018)
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Release date 2020, May 15 2018, September
Dimensions (HxWxD) 163.7 x 75.3 x 8.9 mm | 6.44 x 6.44 x 2.96 in 159.8 x 76.8 x 7.5 mm | 6.29 x 6.29 x 3.02 in
Weight 192 g | 6.77 oz 168 g | 5.93 oz
Body Build Front/back glass, plastic frame
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Colors Black, White, Blue, Red Black, blue, gold, pink
Battery 5000 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po 3300 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
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Screen

Technology PLS TFT Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.5" in 6" in
Screen area 102.0 cm2 91.4 cm2
Screen format 20:9 (height:width) 18.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 82.8% 74.4%
Screen resolution 720 x 1600 px 1080 x 2220 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 270 PPI 411 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified version)
Other specs - Always-on display
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 48 MP, Quad 24 MP, Triple
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)
-24 MP, f/1.7, 27mm (wide), PDAF
-8 MP, f/2.4, 18mm (ultrawide)
-5 MP, f/2.2, depth sensor
Functions LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS)
Front camera, selfie 13 MP, Single 24 MP, Single
Specifications 13 MP, f/2.2, (wide), 1/3.1'', 1.12µm 24 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide)
Functions HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 10, One UI 2.0 Android 8.0 (Oreo), planned upgrade to Android 9.0 (Pie)
Chipset - Exynos 850 (8nm) - Exynos 7885 Octa (14 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55) - Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU Mali-G52 Mali-G71
External memory microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 32GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 4GB RAM, 64GB 6GB RAM 128 GB, 4/6 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 8 Total 117324 144819
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 202
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 844
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 665
GeekBench 6 Vulkan 596
GeekBench 5 Single Core 173 297
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 989 974

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 model only)
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - A750F/DS, A750FN/DS 
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - A750G
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500) - A750F/DS, A750FN/DS 
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100) - A750G
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 (market dependent)
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation
SAR EU - 0.42 W/kg (head) 1.54 W/kg (body)

SAR EU - 0.34 W/kg (head)     1.43 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

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

Other features

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

- ANT+
--Samsung Pay
Versions
- Versions: SM-A217F/DS

- Versions: SM-A750F/DS (EMEA); SM-A750G (Hong Kong); SM-A750FN/DS (Europe)

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