Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia A vs Samsung Galaxy S21 5G vs Samsung Galaxy S24

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general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Samsung Samsung
Announced May 2013 2021, January 14 January 2024
Status Coming Soon - May 2013 Coming soon. Exp. release 2021, January 29 Coming Soon - January 2024
Price - Rs. 69,999 ($799.99) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 79,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Pink, Mint Phantom Gray, Phantom White, Phantom Violet, Phantom Pink Onyx Black, Marble Grey, Cobalt Violet, Amber Yellow, Jade Green, Sandstone Orange, Sapphire Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 131 x 67 x 10.5 mm
(5.16 x 2.64 x 0.41 in)
151.7 x 71.2 x 7.9 mm
(5.97 x 2.8 x 0.31 in)
147 x 70.6 x 7.6 mm
(5.79 x 2.78 x 0.3 in)
Weight 141 g (4.97 oz) 169 g (5.96 oz) 167 g or 168 g (5.89 oz or 5.93 oz)
SIM Type - Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Nano-SIM and eSIM, Dual SIM (2 Nano-SIMs and eSIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 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)
CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G Network LTE LTE LTE
5G Network - SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave SA/NSA/Sub6 - International
SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
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, ultrasonic)
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Armor aluminum 2 frame with tougher drop and scratch resistance (advertised)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android 11 Android 14
User Interface - One UI 3.1 One UI 6.1
Processor Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm Snapdragon APQ8064 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 8-core (1x3.39 GHz Cortex-X4 & 3x3.1 GHz Cortex-A720 & 2x2.9 GHz Cortex-A720 & 2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A520), Qualcomm SM8650-AC Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (4 nm)
GPU Adreno 320 Mali-G78 MP14 - International / Adreno 660 - USA/China/Korea Adreno 750 (1 GHz)
RAM 2 GB 8 GB 8 GB
Internal Memory 32 GB 256 GB 512 GB
External Memory No microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) No

display Display

Type TFT Capacitive Touchscreen, HD Reality Display FHD+ Dynamic AMOLED 2X Display
120Hz Refresh Rate
HDR10+
1300 nits (peak)
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Always-on display
FHD+ Dynamic LTPO AMOLED 2X Screen
120Hz Refresh Rate
HDR10+, 2600 Nits (peak)
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Colors 16M colors 16M Colour 16M colors
Size 4.6 inches 6.2 inches 6.2 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (319 ppi) 1080 x 2400 pixels (424 ppi) 1080 x 2340 pixels (416 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 66.57% 86.12% 90.78%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13.1 MP, 4128x3096 pixels 12 MP + 64 MP + 12 MP 50 MP + 10 MP + 12 MP
Flash LED flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Sweep Panorama, Smile Shutter, Sony Exmor RS for mobile image sensor 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, 24mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
10 MP, f/2.4, 67mm (telephoto), 1/3.94", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom
12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55" 1.4µm, Super Steady video
Auto-HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, HDR 8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS 8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 1080p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] 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] 12 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), Dual Pixel PDAF
Dual video call, Auto-HDR, HDR10+
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 107 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Up to 296 kbps Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA), 5G HSPA, LTE-A (up to 7CA), 5G
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.3, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot 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/6e, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL) USB Type-C 3.2, USB On-The-Go USB Type-C 3.2, OTG
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
Browser HTML5 Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB, 2 GB RAM 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS 3.1 512 GB, 8 GB RAM or 256 GB, 12 GB or 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS 4.0
Expandable Storage No microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) No
USB OTG - Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Li-ion Battery 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 wired, PD3.0, 50% in 30 min (advertised)
15W wireless (Qi/PMA)
4.5W reverse wireless
Capacity 2300 mAh 4000 mAh 4000 mAh
Stand by Up to 360 h (2G)
Up to 420 h (3G)
Up to 390 h (LTE)
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Talk Time Up to 9 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 10 h 30 min (3G)
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