OnePlus Nord 2 5G vs Samsung Galaxy A21 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jul 22, 2021	Apr 08, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
	$250

Design

Dimensions
6.26 x 2.88 x 0.32 inches 158.9 x 73.2 x 8.25 mm	6.61 x 3.02 x 0.32 inches 167.8 x 76.7 x 8.1 mm
Weight
6.67 oz / 189.0 g	6.81 oz / 193.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key, Other	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
	Black

Display

Size
6.4-inch, 85.82% screen-to-body	6.5-inch, 79.20% screen-to-body
Type
AMOLED, 90Hz, HDR	IPS LCD, 60Hz
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 409 PPI	1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 270 PPI

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
1.8 (Good)	Untested

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Hardware

System chip
MediaTek Dimensity 1200 MT6893 (6 nm)	Mediatek Helio P35 MT6765 (12 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 3000 MHz Cortex-A78	Octa-core 4x2.3GHz Cortex-A53 4x1.8G​Hz Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-G77 MC9	PowerVR GE8320
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB (UFS 3.1) 8GB/128GB 12GB/256GB	3GB (LPDDR4)/32GB (eMMC 5.1)
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (11)	Android (10)

Battery

Type
4500 mAh	4000 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
OnePlus Warp Charge	Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 65.0W	Wired: 15.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

13h 13min

Video

9h 25min

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Quad camera
Main camera
50 MP (OIS, Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.9 Pixel size: 1.0 μm	16 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/3.06" Pixel size: 1 μm
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
2 MP Aperture size: F2.5	2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Fourth camera
	2 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (240 fps) HDR, Time-lapse video	1080p (30 fps)
Front
32 MP Video capture: 1080p	13 MP Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.2	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,tri-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	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, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
	M4/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
aptX, aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
	FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n3, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n41, n78, SA, NSA
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 32, 66	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41	38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 19	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 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 17, 2020 FCC ID value: ZCASMA215U
Measured SAR
	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 8GB RAM

Memory	8GB

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 12GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	12GB/256GB

for Sprint

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

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