Samsung Galaxy A21s vs OnePlus Nord 2 5G Specs Comparison

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

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

11h 9min

Gaming

7h 48min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

13h 13min

Video

9h 25min

Gaming

Untested

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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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