Samsung Galaxy A21s vs Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017) Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy A21s

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Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017)

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Samsung Galaxy A21s or Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017) Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy A21s Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017)
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Release date 2020, May 15 2017, June
Dimensions (HxWxD) 163.7 x 75.3 x 8.9 mm | 6.44 x 6.44 x 2.96 in 152.5 x 74.8 x 8 mm | 6 x 6 x 2.94 in
Weight 192 g | 6.77 oz 181 g | 6.38 oz
Body Build Front glass, aluminum body
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Colors Black, White, Blue, Red Black, Blue, Gold, Rose Gold
Battery 5000 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po 3600 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Battery life Talking time - Up to 24 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 91 h
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Screen

Technology PLS TFT Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.5" in 5.5" in
Screen area 102.0 cm2 83.4 cm2
Screen format 20:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 82.8% 73.1%
Screen resolution 720 x 1600 px 1080 x 1920 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 270 PPI 401 PPI
Other specs - Always-on display
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 48 MP, Quad 13 MP, Single
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)
-13 MP, f/1.7, 27mm (wide), 1/3.1'', 1.12µm, AF
Functions LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 13 MP, Single 13 MP, Single
Specifications 13 MP, f/2.2, (wide), 1/3.1'', 1.12µm 13 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide)
Functions LED flash
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 10, One UI 2.0 Android 7.0 (Nougat)
Chipset - Exynos 850 (8nm) - Exynos 7870 Octa (14 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55) - Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Mali-G52 Mali-T830 MP1
External memory microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 32GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 4GB RAM, 64GB 6GB RAM 16 GB, 3 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 8 Total 117324
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 173 118
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 989 447
GeekBench 4 Single Core 713
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 3482
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 2288

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 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 28(700), 40(2300)
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 microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 4.1, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation
SAR EU - 0.42 W/kg (head) 1.54 W/kg (body)

SAR EU - 0.57 W/kg (head)     1.33 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio
Headphone jack Yes Yes

Other features

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

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

- Versions: J730F/DS (Global Dual-SIM); J730FM/DS (UAE, Russia)

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