Nokia 5.1 Plus vs Samsung Galaxy A21s Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Aug 21, 2018	May 15, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
	€240

Design

Dimensions
5.89 x 2.83 x 0.32 inches 149.51 x 71.98 x 8.096 mm	6.44 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches 163.7 x 75.3 x 8.9 mm
Weight
5.64 oz / 160.0 g	6.77 oz / 192.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Blue, White	Black, White, Blue, Red

Display

Size
5.8-inch, 78.08% screen-to-body	6.5-inch, 82.94% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	TFT
Resolution
1520x720px, 19:9 ratio, 290 PPI	1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 270 PPI

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
Untested	4.6 (Poor)

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Hardware

System chip
MediaTek Helio P60 MT6771 (12 nm)	Samsung Exynos 850
Processor
Octa-core 1800 MHz ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 8x2.0GHz Cortex-A55
GPU
Mali-G72 MP3	Mali-G76
Memory
3GB (LPDDR4)/32GB	3GB (LPDDR4)/32GB (eMMC 5.1) 4GB/64GB 6GB/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 400 GB	microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (10, 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo)	Android (10)

Battery

Type
3060 mAh	5000 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
	Fast charging

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

11h 9min

Gaming

7h 48min

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Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Quad camera
Main camera
13 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0	48 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
5 MP (Depth information)	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
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps) Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	1080p (30 fps)
Front
8 MP Video capture: 720p	13 MP Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC

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Full Specs Nokia 5.1 Plus Specs

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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
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28	1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1	1, 2, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Alternative variants

with 4GB RAM

Memory	4GB/64GB

with 6GB RAM

Memory	6GB/64GB