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Samsung Galaxy S5 vs Samsung Galaxy A21

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)
-
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

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

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)

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]

Multimedia

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

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

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

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

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 -
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