Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy S21 5G vs Google Pixel 6a vs Sony Xperia 10 V

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Google Sony
Announced 2021, January 14 2022, May 11 May 2023
Status Coming soon. Exp. release 2021, January 29 Coming soon. Exp. release 2022, July 21 Coming Soon - June 2023
Price Rs. 69,999 ($799.99) [Similarly Priced] - -
Colors Phantom Gray, Phantom White, Phantom Violet, Phantom Pink Chalk, Charcoal, Sage Black, White, Sage Green, Lavender
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 151.7 x 71.2 x 7.9 mm
(5.97 x 2.8 x 0.31 in)
152.2 x 71.8 x 8.9 mm
(5.99 x 2.83 x 0.35 in)
155 x 68 x 8.3 mm
(6.1 x 2.68 x 0.33 in)
Weight 169 g (5.96 oz) 178 g (6.28 oz) 159 g (5.61 oz)
SIM Type Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Nano-SIM and/or eSIM Nano-SIM and eSIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only)
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66, 71 - GX7AS, GB62Z (USA/Canada)
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66, 71 - G1AZG (International)
LTE
5G Network SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - GX7AS (USA/Canada)
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 30, 40, 48, 66, 71, 77, 78, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - GB62Z (USA)
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 30, 40, 48, 66, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - G1AZG (International)
SA/NSA
Messaging
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, optical)
IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins)
- Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)
IP65/IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 11 Android 12 Android 13
User Interface One UI 3.1 - -
Processor 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 Octa-core (2x2.80 GHz Cortex-X1 & 2x2.25 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A55), Google Tensor (5 nm) Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 660 Gold & 6x1.7 GHz Kryo 660 Silver), Qualcomm SM6375 Snapdragon 695 5G (6 nm)
GPU Mali-G78 MP14 - International / Adreno 660 - USA/China/Korea Mali-G78 MP20 Adreno 619
RAM 8 GB 6 GB 6 GB
Internal Memory 256 GB 128 GB 128 GB
External Memory microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) No microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)

display Display

Type FHD+ Dynamic AMOLED 2X Display
120Hz Refresh Rate
HDR10+
1300 nits (peak)
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Always-on display
FHD+ OLED Screen
HDR
FHD+ OLED Screen
HDR
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Colors 16M Colour 16M Colors 16M Colors
Size 6.2 inches 6.1 inches 6.1 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels (424 ppi) 1080 x 2400 pixels (431 ppi) 1080 x 2520 pixels (449 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 86.12% 82.38% 82.63%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12 MP + 64 MP + 12 MP 12.2 MP + 12 MP 48 MP + 8 MP + 8 MP
Flash LED Flash Dual-LED Flash LED Flash
Features 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
12.2 MP, f/1.7, 27mm, (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.2, 17mm, 114˚ (ultrawide), 1.25µm
Pixel Shift, Auto-HDR, panorama
48 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS
8 MP, f/2.2, 54mm (telephoto), 1/4.4", 1.0µm, PDAF, 2x optical zoom
8 MP, f/2.2, 120˚, 16mm (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
HDR, Panorama
Video 8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps; gyro-EIS, OIS 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 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] 8 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1.12µm
Auto-HDR, panorama
1080p@30fps [Similar]
8 MP, f/2.0, 27mm (wide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA), 5G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA), 5G HSPA, LTE-A, 5G
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.2, A2DP, LE 5.1, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive
Wi-Fi 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, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
USB USB Type-C 3.2, USB On-The-Go USB Type-C 3.1 USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS, BDS GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS
Browser Yes Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS 3.1 128 GB, 6 GB RAM UFS 3.1 128 GB, 6 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) No microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
USB OTG Supported Not Supported Not Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint 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
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor not present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor not present barometer sensor not present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type 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 18W
USB Power Delivery 3.0
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery Charging 30W, PD, QC
Capacity 4000 mAh 4410 mAh 5000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -