Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy S21 5G vs Samsung Galaxy A54 vs OnePlus Nord 3

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung OnePlus
Announced 2021, January 14 March 2023 July 2023
Status Coming soon. Exp. release 2021, January 29 Coming Soon - March 2023 Coming Soon - July 2023
Price Rs. 69,999 ($799.99) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 38,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 33,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Phantom Gray, Phantom White, Phantom Violet, Phantom Pink Lime, Graphite, Violet, White Misty Green, Tempest Gray
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 151.7 x 71.2 x 7.9 mm
(5.97 x 2.8 x 0.31 in)
158.2 x 76.7 x 8.2 mm
(6.23 x 3.02 x 0.32 in)
162 x 75.1 x 8.2 mm
(6.38 x 2.96 x 0.32 in)
Weight 169 g (5.96 oz) 202 g (7.13 oz) 193.5 g (6.81.0.18 oz)
SIM Type Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM, eSIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only)
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
CDMA 800
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 26, 28, 32, 38, 40, 41, 66 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 - International
1, 3, 4, 5, 8, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41 - India
5G Network SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave 1, 3, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - International
SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA - International
1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 40, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA - India
SAR EU - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
0.69 W/kg (head)
1.34 W/kg (body)
- W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
Messaging
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor (under display, ultrasonic)
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support) ANT+
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 min)
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
IP54, dust and water resistant

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 11 Android 13 Android 13
User Interface One UI 3.1 One UI 5.1 OxygenOS 13.1
Processor Octa-core (1x2.9 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.80 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A55) - International / Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 680 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 680 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 680 - USA/China/Korea, Exynos 2100 - International / Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 - USA/China/Korea Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55), Exynos 1380 (5 nm) Octa-core (1x3.05 GHz Cortex-X2 & 3x2.85 GHz Cortex-A710 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A510), Mediatek MT6983 Dimensity 9000 (4 nm)
GPU Mali-G78 MP14 - International / Adreno 660 - USA/China/Korea Mali-G68 MP5 Mali-G710 MC10
RAM 8 GB 8 GB 16 GB
Internal Memory 256 GB 256 GB 256 GB
External Memory microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) No

display Display

Type FHD+ Dynamic AMOLED 2X Display
120Hz Refresh Rate
HDR10+
1300 nits (peak)
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Always-on display
FHD+ Super AMOLED Screen
120Hz Refresh Rate
1000 nits (HBM)
FHD+ Fluid AMOLED Screen
120Hz Refresh Rate
HDR10+, 1450 nits (peak)
Dragontrail Glass
Colors 16M Colour 16M Colors 1B colors
Size 6.2 inches 6.4 inches 6.74 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels (424 ppi) 1080 x 2340 pixels (403 ppi) 1240 x 2772 pixels (451 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 86.12% 82.74% 89.61%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack no no no
Radio FM radio (Snapdragon model only; market/operator dependent) No No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12 MP + 64 MP + 12 MP 50 MP + 12 MP + 5 MP 50 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP
Flash LED Flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features 12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.76", 1.8µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
64 MP, f/2.0, 29mm (telephoto), 1/1.72", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS, 1.1x optical zoom, 3x hybrid zoom
12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1.4µm, Super Steady video
Auto-HDR, Panorama
50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.2, 123˚ (ultrawide), 1.12µm
5 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
Panorama, HDR
50 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, multi-directional PDAF, OIS
8 MP, f/2.2, 112˚ (ultrawide), 1/4", 1.12µm
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
HDR, Panorama
Video 8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@480fps 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS
Front Camera 10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.2", 1.22µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, Dual video call, Auto-HDR, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 32 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.8µm
4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps [Similar]
16 MP, f/2.4, 24mm (wide), 1.0µm
HDR
1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA), 5G HSPA, LTE-A, 5G HSPA, LTE, 5G
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.3, A2DP, LE 5.2, A2DP, LE, aptX HD
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
USB USB Type-C 3.2, USB On-The-Go USB Type-C 2.0, OTG USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS
Browser Yes Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS 3.1 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM 256 GB, 16 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS 3.1
Expandable Storage microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) No
USB OTG Supported Not Supported Not Supported

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 25W
USB Power Delivery 3.0
Fast Qi/PMA wireless charging 15W
Power bank/Reverse wireless charging 4.5W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery Charging 25W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 80W, 1-60% in 15 min, 1-100% in 32 min (advertised)
Capacity 4000 mAh 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -