Xiaomi 14 vs Samsung Galaxy A21s Comparison and Differences
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Xiaomi 14 or Samsung Galaxy A21s Specs Comparison
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Common specs
| Brand and model | Xiaomi 14 | Samsung Galaxy A21s | |
| Rating | (+0) | (+0) | |
| Release date | 2023, October 26 | 2020, May 15 | |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 152.8 x 71.5 x 8.2 mm or mm | 6.02 x 6.02 x 2.81 in | 163.7 x 75.3 x 8.9 mm | 6.44 x 6.44 x 2.96 in | |
| Weight | 188 g | 6.63 oz | 192 g | 6.77 oz | |
| Body Build | Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back or silicone polymer back, aluminum frame | ||
| Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
| Colors | Black, White, Jade Green, Pink | Black, White, Blue, Red | |
| Battery | 4610 mAh, Li-Po, non-removable | 5000 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po | |
| Approximate price | € 719.0 | 190 EUR | |
| Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
| Technology | LTPO OLED | PLS TFT | |
| Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
| Display colors | 68B | 16M | |
| Screen size | 6.36" in | 6.5" in | |
| Screen area | 97.6 cm2 | 102.0 cm2 | |
| Screen format | 20:9 (height:width) | 20:9 (height:width) | |
| Screen to body ratio | 89.3% | 82.8% | |
| Screen resolution | 1200 x 2670 px | 720 x 1600 px | |
| Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 460 PPI | 270 PPI | |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass Victus | ||
| Other specs | - 120Hz, Dolby Vision, HDR10+, 1000 nits (typ), 3000 nits (peak) - |
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| Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
| Rear camera, main | 50 MP, Triple | 48 MP, Quad | |
| Camera specs | -50 MP, f/1.6, 23mm (wide), 1/1.31", 1.2µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS -50 MP, f/2.0, 75mm (telephoto), PDAF (10cm - ∞), OIS, 3.2x optical zoom -50 MP, f/2.2, 14mm, 115˚ (ultrawide) |
-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) |
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| Functions | Laser AF, Leica lens, Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama | LED flash, panorama, HDR | |
| Video | 8K@24fps (HDR), 4K@24/30/60fps (HDR10+, 10-bit Dolby Vision HDR, 10-bit LOG), 1080p@30/60/120/240/960fps, 720p@1920fps, gyro-EIS | 1080p@30fps | |
| DxOMark Main Score | 138 | ||
| DxOMark Photo | 137 | ||
| DxOMark Video | 138 | ||
| Front camera, selfie | 32 MP, Single | 13 MP, Single | |
| Specifications | 32 MP, f/2.0, 22mm (wide), 0.7µm | 13 MP, f/2.2, (wide), 1/3.1'', 1.12µm | |
| Functions | HDR, panorama | ||
| Video | 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS | 1080p@30fps |
Performance
| Operating system - OS | Android 14, up to 4 major Android upgrades, HyperOS | Android 10, One UI 2.0 | |
| Chipset | - Qualcomm SM8650-AB Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (4 nm) | - Exynos 850 (8nm) | |
| CPU | - Octa-core (1x3.3 GHz Cortex-X4 & 3x3.2 GHz Cortex-A720 & 2x3.0 GHz Cortex-A720 & 2x2.3 GHz Cortex-A520) | - Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55) | |
| GPU | Adreno 750 | Mali-G52 | |
| External memory | No | microSDXC (dedicated slot) | |
| Internal memory | 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 16GB RAM, 1TB 16GB RAM | 32GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 4GB RAM, 64GB 6GB RAM |
Benchmark
| Antutu 10 Total | 1942158 | ||
| Antutu 10 CPU | 427815 | ||
| Antutu 10 GPU | 805761 | ||
| Antutu 10 Mem | 390681 | ||
| Antutu 10 UX | 427815 | ||
| Antutu 8 Total | 117324 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Single Core | 202 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Multi Core | 844 | ||
| GeekBench 6 OpenCL | 665 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Vulkan | 596 | ||
| GeekBench 5 Single Core | 173 | ||
| GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 989 |
Communication and Connectivity
| SIM card | Nano-SIM and eSIM or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | |
| Network | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / CDMA2000 / LTE / 5G | GSM / HSPA / LTE | |
| Bands | -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 CDMA 800 -3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1x -4G - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66 - International 1, 3, 4, 5, 8, 18, 19, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66 - China -5G - 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 75, 77, 78 SA/NSA - International 1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA - China |
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE |
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| Speed | HSPA, LTE, 5G | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A | |
| GPRS | Yes | Yes | |
| Edge | Yes | Yes | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot | |
| GPS | GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (G1), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a), GALILEO (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5), NavIC (L5) | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS | |
| NFC | Yes | Yes | |
| USB | USB Type-C 3.2, OTG | 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector | |
| Bluetooth | 5.4, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, LHDC | 5.0, A2DP, LE | |
| Harmful irradiation |
SAR EU - 0.42 W/kg (head) 1.54 W/kg (body) |
Music and Audio
| Radio | No | ||
| Headphone jack | No | Yes | |
| Others | - 24-bit/192kHz Hi-Res & Hi-Res wireless audio -Snapdragon Sound |
Other features
| Sensors | - Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, proximity, gyro, compass, barometer, color spectrum , Infrared port | - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass | |
| Other extras |
- 90W Fast charging, Power Delivery 3.0, Quick Charge 4, 100% in 31 min -50W Wireless charging, 100% in 46 min -10W Reverse wireless charging - IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min) |
- Fast charging 15W |
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| Versions |
- Versions: SM-A217F/DS |
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