Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy A21 vs Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)

Samsung Galaxy A21
samsung galaxy a21
Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung
Announced 2020, April 8 January 2017
Status Coming soon. Exp. release 2020, April Coming Soon - January 2017
Price - Rs. 28,990 ($399.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Various Black, White, Gold, Pink Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension - 146.1 x 71.4 x 7.9 mm
(5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 in)
Weight - -
SIM Type Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual-SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame
-
Notification LED - Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 10.0 Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow)
User Interface One UI 2.0 -
Processor Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53), Mediatek MT6765 Helio P35 (12nm) [Similar] 1.9 GHz Quad-core Cortex-A72 & 1.3 GHz Quad-core Cortex-A53, Exynos 7880 [Similar]
GPU PowerVR GE8320 [Similar] Mali-T860 MP4 [Similar]
RAM 3 GB [Browse Similar] 3 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 64 GB 32 GB
External Memory microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB

display Display

Type HD+ Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 6.5 inches [Similar] 5.2 inches [Similar]
Resolution 720 x 1600 pixels (270 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio - 71.34%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio FM radio FM radio, recording
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 16 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP [Similar] 16 MP [Similar]
Flash No LED flash
Features 16 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), AF
8 MP, f/2.2, 12mm (ultrawide)
2 MP, (macro)
2 MP, (depth)
panorama, HDR
Auto focus, f/1.9 aperture, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 13 MP
HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]
16 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, VoLTE
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE, ANT+
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser Yes HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 64 GB, 3 GB RAM eMMC 5.1 32 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB
USB OTG Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 15W
Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 4000 mAh 3000 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - -