Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) vs Samsung Galaxy A21s vs Samsung Galaxy A33 5G

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Samsung
Announced January 2017 Expected Announcement - May 2020 March 2022
Status Coming Soon - January 2017 Rumored Coming Soon - April 2022
Price Rs. 28,990 ($399.00) [Similarly Priced] - -
Colors Black, White, Gold, Pink Gold Black, White, Blue Black, White, Blue, Peach
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 146.1 x 71.4 x 7.9 mm
(5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 in)
8.9 mm thickness
(0.35 in thickness)
159.7 x 74 x 8.1 mm
(6.29 x 2.91 x 0.32 in)
Weight - 191 g (6.74 oz) 186 g (6.56 oz)
SIM Type Dual-SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) LTE LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Fingerprint Sensor
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins)
Notification LED Yes - -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow) Android 10.0 Android 12
User Interface - One UI 2.0 One UI 4.1
Processor 1.9 GHz Quad-core Cortex-A72 & 1.3 GHz Quad-core Cortex-A53, Exynos 7880 Octa-core 2.0 GHz, Exynos 850 Octa-core (2x2.4 GHz & 6x2.0 GHz), Exynos 1280 processor
GPU Mali-T860 MP4 - Mali-G68
RAM 3 GB 3 GB 8 GB
Internal Memory 32 GB 64 GB 256 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB microSDXC microSDXC

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen PLS TFT Capacitive Touchscreen FHD+ Super AMOLED Screen
90Hz Refresh Rate
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M Colors
Size 5.2 inches 6.55 inches 6.4 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi) 720 x 1600 pixels (268 ppi) 1080 x 2400 pixels (411 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 71.34% - 83.77%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 16 MP 48 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP 48 MP + 8 MP + 5 MP + 2 MP
Flash LED flash LED Flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, f/1.9 aperture, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama 48 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF
8 MP, f/2.4, (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
Panorama, HDR
48 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS
8 MP, f/2.2, 123˚, (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
5 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/120fps
Front Camera 16 MP [Similar] 13 MP, f/2.3, 29mm (normal), 1/3.1", 1.12µm
HDR, Panorama
1080p@30fps [Similar]
13 MP, f/2.2, (wide), 1.12µm
1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, VoLTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE, ANT+ 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.1, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB Type-C 1.0 reversible connector Yes USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
Browser HTML5 Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 64 GB, 3 GB RAM or 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB microSDXC microSDXC
USB OTG Supported Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Battery Charging 10W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery Charging 25W
Capacity 3000 mAh 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -