Samsung Galaxy A21s vs OnePlus Nord 2 5G Specs Comparison

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7.5
Samsung Galaxy A21s
9.3
OnePlus Nord 2 5G
Samsung Galaxy A21s OnePlus Nord 2 5G
Released · Jun 19, 2020
Released · Jul 29, 2021
6.5-inch
6.4-inch
Quad camera
Triple camera
3GB · 32GB
6GB · 128GB
5000 mAh
4500 mAh
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Design

Dimensions
6.44 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches
163.7 x 75.3 x 8.9 mm
6.26 x 2.88 x 0.32 inches
158.9 x 73.2 x 8.25 mm
Weight
6.77 oz (192.0 g) 6.67 oz (189.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch) 2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key, Other
Colors
Black, White, Blue, Red

Display

Size
6.5-inch 6.4-inch
Resolution
1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 270 PPI 2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 409 PPI
Technology
TFT AMOLED
Refresh rate
90Hz
Screen-to-body
82.94 % 85.82 %
Features
Proximity sensor HDR support, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 850 MediaTek Dimensity 1200 MT6893 (6 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
8x 2.0GHz Cortex-A55
Octa-core
3000 MHz
Cortex-A78
GPU
Mali-G76 Mali-G77 MC9
RAM
3GB (LPDDR4) 6GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
32GB (eMMC 5.1), available to use: 19.5 GB 128GB (UFS 3.1)
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 512 GB not expandable
OS
Android (10), Samsung One UI Android (11), OxygenOS 11.3 UI

Battery

Capacity
5000 mAh 4500 mAh
Type
Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging OnePlus Warp Charge
Charge speed
Wired: 65.0W
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Battery Life Estimate
Untested
Browsing
Untested
Video
11h 9min
Gaming
7h 48min
Battery Life Estimate
Untested
Browsing
13h 13min
Video
9h 25min
Gaming
Untested

Camera

Rear
Quad camera Triple camera
Main camera
48 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.0
Focal length: 26 mm
Sensor size: 1/2"
Pixel size: 0.8 μm
50 MP (OIS, Autofocus)
Aperture size: F1.9
Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Sensor size: 1/4"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
8 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Third camera
2 MP (Macro)
Aperture size: F2.4
2 MP
Aperture size: F2.5
Fourth camera
2 MP (Depth information)
Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED Dual LED
Video recording
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps) 3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (120 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (240 fps)
HDR, Time-lapse video
Front
13 MP, Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD) 32 MP, Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0 5.2
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,ax(Wi-Fi 6),tri-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0 Type-C, USB 2.0
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass
Other
NFC NFC

Multimedia

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

Cellular

5G
Bands n1, n3, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n41, n78, SA, NSA
4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800 DD), 28(700 APT) Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+) Bands 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 5(850), 8(900) Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900), 19(800)
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM

Buyers information

MSRP
€ 240

Availability

Officially announced
May 15, 2020 Jul 22, 2021

Alternative variants

with 4GB RAM
RAM 4GB
Internal storage 64GB
With 8GB RAM
RAM 8GB
with 6GB RAM
RAM 6GB
Internal storage 64GB
With 12GB RAM and 256GB internal storage
RAM 12GB
Internal storage 256GB
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