Honor 8 Lite vs Samsung Galaxy A21s Specs Comparison

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Honor 8 Lite	Samsung Galaxy A21s
Released · Feb 17, 2017	Released · Jun 19, 2020
5.2-inch	6.5-inch
Single camera	Quad camera
3GB · 16GB	3GB · 32GB
3000 mAh	5000 mAh

Design

Dimensions
5.80 x 2.87 x 0.30 inches 147.2 x 72.94 x 7.6 mm	6.44 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches 163.7 x 75.3 x 8.9 mm
Weight
5.19 oz (147.0 g)	6.77 oz (192.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Plastic
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Notification light
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Blue, White	Black, White, Blue, Red

Display

Size
5.2-inch	6.5-inch
Resolution
1920x1080px, 424 PPI	1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 270 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD	TFT
Screen-to-body
69.41 %	82.94 %
Features
Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 655	Samsung Exynos 850
Processor
Octa-core 2100 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 8x 2.0GHz Cortex-A55
GPU
Mali-T830 MP2	Mali-G76
RAM
3GB (LPDDR3)	3GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
16GB	32GB (eMMC 5.1), available to use: 19.5 GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB	microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (7.0 Nougat), Huawei Emotion UI	Android (10), Samsung One UI

Battery

Capacity
3000 mAh	5000 mAh
Type
	Li - Polymer
Charging
	Fast charging

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

11h 9min

Gaming

7h 48min

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Quad camera
Main camera
12 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.25 μm	48 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
	2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Fourth camera
	2 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
Yes Time-lapse video, Video calling, Video sharing	1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps)
Front
8 MP (Wide Angle)	13 MP, Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1	5.0
WLAN
802.11 b,g,n Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
Location
GPS, A-GPS	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Compass	Accelerometer, Gyroscope
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share

Cellular

4G (FDD)
	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800 DD), 28(700 APT)
4G (TDD)
	Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G
	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 5(850), 8(900)
Data Speed
LTE, HSPA	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Buyers information

MSRP
€ 269	€ 240

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 01, 2017	May 15, 2020

Alternative variants

with 4GB RAM


RAM	4GB
Internal storage	64GB

with 6GB RAM


RAM	6GB
Internal storage	64GB

Links

Full specifications
Honor 8 Lite Specs	Samsung Galaxy A21s Specs
PhoneArena Review
	Samsung Galaxy A21s Review