Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Note 4 vs Samsung Galaxy A21s vs Samsung Galaxy A12 Nacho

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Samsung
Announced September 2014 Expected Announcement - May 2020 August 2021
Status Available - October 2014 Rumored Available - August 2021
Colors Frosted white, Charcoal black, Bronze Gold, Blossom Pink Black, White, Blue Black, Blue, Red
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 153.5 x 78.6 x 8.5 mm
(6.04 x 3.09 x 0.33 in)
8.9 mm thickness
(0.35 in thickness)
164 x 75.8 x 8.9 mm
(6.46 x 2.98 x 0.35 in)
Weight 176 g (6.21 oz) 191 g (6.74 oz) 205 g (7.23 oz)
SIM Type - Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) 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 model only) 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 / 900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 LTE 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41
SAR EU - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
- W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
0.67 W/kg (head)
1.38 W/kg (body)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Fingerprint Sensor
- Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat) Android 10.0 Android 11
User Interface - One UI 2.0 One UI 3.1
Processor Quad-core 2.7 GHz Krait 450 (SM-N910S)
Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53 & 1.9GHz quad-core Cortex-A57 (SM-N910C), Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 (SM-N910S)
Exynos 5433 (SM-N910C)
Octa-core 2.0 GHz, Exynos 850 Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55), Exynos 850 (8nm)
GPU Adreno 420 (SM-N910S)
Mali-T760 (SM-N910C)
- Mali-G52
RAM 3 GB 3 GB 6 GB
Internal Memory 32 GB 64 GB 128 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSDXC microSDXC (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 PLS TFT Capacitive Touchscreen HD+ PLS IPS LCD Screen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M Colour`
Size 5.7 inches 6.55 inches 6.5 inches
Resolution 1440 x 2560 pixels (515 ppi) 720 x 1600 pixels (268 ppi) 720 x 1600 pixels (270 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 74.32% - 82.01%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 16 MP, 3456 x 4608 pixels 48 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP 48 MP + 5 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP
Flash LED Flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Smart OIS, Dual Shot, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, Panorama, HDR 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/2.0, 26mm (wide), AF
5 MP, f/2.2, 123˚ (ultrawide)
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
panorama, HDR
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, optical stabilization 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 3.7 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 13 MP, f/2.3, 29mm (normal), 1/3.1", 1.12µm
HDR, Panorama
1080p@30fps [Similar]
8 MP, f/2.0
1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA; LTE, Cat4 (N910C), Cat6 (N910S), 50 Mbps UL, 300 Mbps (N910S), 150 Mbps (N910C) DL HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 (MHL 2), USB Host Yes USB Type-C 2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Baidu 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 128 GB, 6 GB RAM or 64 GB, 4 GB RAM or 32 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSDXC microSDXC (dedicated slot)
USB OTG Supported Supported Not 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 not present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor not present gyroscope sensor not present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Battery Charging 10W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 15W
Capacity 3220 mAh 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -