Nokia 5.3 vs Samsung Galaxy A21 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 19, 2020	Apr 08, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
$200	$250

Design

Dimensions
6.47 x 3.02 x 0.33 inches 164.3 x 76.6 x 8.5 mm	6.61 x 3.02 x 0.32 inches 167.8 x 76.7 x 8.1 mm
Weight
6.53 oz / 185.0 g	6.81 oz / 193.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Charcoal, Cyan, Sand	Black

Display

Size
6.5-inch, 82.17% screen-to-body	6.5-inch, 79.20% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	IPS LCD, 60Hz
Resolution
1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 268 PPI	1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 270 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3

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

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 665 SM6125 (11 nm)	Mediatek Helio P35 MT6765 (12 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2000 MHz Kryo 260	Octa-core 4x2.3GHz Cortex-A53 4x1.8G​Hz Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 610	PowerVR GE8320
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB (eMMC 5.1) 3GB/64GB 6GB/64GB	3GB (LPDDR4)/32GB (eMMC 5.1)
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 512 GB	microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (11, 10)	Android (10)

Battery

Type
4000 mAh	4000 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
	Fast charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 15.0W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

9h 47min

Gaming

7h 27min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Quad camera	Quad camera
Main camera
13 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8	16 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/3.06" Pixel size: 1 μm
Second camera
5 MP (Ultra-wide)	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
2 MP (Macro)	2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Fourth camera
2 MP (Depth information)	2 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
1080p	1080p (30 fps)
Front
8 MP Video capture: 1080p	13 MP Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.0
WLAN
b,g,n,ac Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 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, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
	M4/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
aptX
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
FM	FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 28, 66	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
38	38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
	Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Apr 06, 2020 FCC ID value: 2AJOTTA-1223	Date approved: Apr 17, 2020 FCC ID value: ZCASMA215U
Measured SAR
Head: 1.03 W/kg Body: 0.95 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.33 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.97 W/kg	Head: 0.42 W/kg Body: 1.27 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.27 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.27 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 3GB RAM

Memory	3GB

for Verizon

4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 40, 41
3G Bands	5, 8, 2, 1

with 6GB RAM

Memory	6GB

for Sprint

4G (FDD) Bands	2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 25, 26, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands	41

Global version

4G (FDD) Bands	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 40, 41
3G Bands	5, 8, 2, 1

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