Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy S5 vs Samsung Galaxy A21

Samsung Galaxy S5
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Samsung Galaxy A21
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung
Announced February 2014 2020, April 8
Status Available April 2014 Coming soon. Exp. release 2020, April
Colors Black, White, Blue, Gold Various
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 142 x 72.5 x 8.1 mm
(5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 in)
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Weight 145 g (5.11 oz) -
SIM Type - Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM only)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features Fingerprint Sensor
IP67 Certified - Dust and Water Resistant
Water Resistant up to 1 Meter and 30 Minutes
Heart Rate Sensor
- Fingerprint Sensor
Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android 10.0
User Interface - One UI 2.0
Processor Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 [Similar] Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53), Mediatek MT6765 Helio P35 (12nm) [Similar]
GPU Adreno 330 [Similar] PowerVR GE8320 [Similar]
RAM 2 GB [Browse Similar] 3 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16/32 GB storage 64 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB microSDXC (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen HD+ Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.1 inches [Similar] 6.5 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (432 ppi) [Similar] 720 x 1600 pixels (270 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 69.63% -
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio No FM radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 16 MP, 4640 x 3480 pixels [Similar] 16 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP [Similar]
Flash LED flash No
Features Auto focus, Dual Shot, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR 16 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), AF
8 MP, f/2.2, 12mm (ultrawide)
2 MP, (macro)
2 MP, (depth)
panorama, HDR
Video Yes, 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, video stabilization, dual-video rec. 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 2.1 MP,1080p@30fps, dual video call [Similar] 13 MP
HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v3.0 (MHL 2), USB On-the-go, USB Host 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML5 Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 64 GB, 3 GB RAM eMMC 5.1
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB microSDXC (dedicated slot)
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
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 15W
Capacity 2800 mAh 4000 mAh
Stand by Up to 390 h -
Talk Time Up to 21 h -