Samsung Galaxy A21s vs OnePlus Nord CE 5G Specs Comparison

Availability

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

Design

Dimensions
6.44 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches 163.7 x 75.3 x 8.9 mm	6.27 x 2.89 x 0.31 inches 159.2 x 73.5 x 7.9 mm
Weight
6.77 oz / 192.0 g	6.00 oz / 170.0 g
Materials
	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
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
Colors
Black, White, Blue, Red	Blue Void, Charcoal Ink, Silver Ray

Display

Size
6.5-inch, 82.94% screen-to-body	6.4-inch, 85.39% screen-to-body
Type
TFT	AMOLED, 90Hz
Resolution
1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 270 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 409 PPI

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
4.6 (Poor)	3.1 (Poor)

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Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 850	Snapdragon 750G SM7225 (8 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 8x2.0GHz Cortex-A55	Octa-core 2200 MHz Kryo 570 Gold
GPU
Mali-G76	Adreno 619
Memory
3GB (LPDDR4)/32GB (eMMC 5.1) 4GB/64GB 6GB/64GB	6GB/128GB 8GB/128GB 12GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 512 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (10)	Android (12, 11)

Battery

Type
5000 mAh, Li - Polymer	4500 mAh
Charging
Fast charging	Fast charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 30.0W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

11h 9min

Gaming

7h 48min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

9h 50min

Gaming

8h 47min

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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	64 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Pixel size: 1.4 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 (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4
Fourth camera
2 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps)	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (240 fps) HDR, Time-lapse video, EIS
Front
13 MP Video capture: 1080p (30 fps)	16 MP (EIS) Video capture: 1080p (60 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.1
WLAN
dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 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, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, NavIC, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC	NFC

Multimedia

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

Cellular

5G Bands
	n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n77, n78
LTE Bands
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 66
TDD Bands
38, 40, 41	38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19
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

Alternative variants

with 4GB RAM

Memory	4GB/64GB

With 8GB RAM

Memory	8GB

with 6GB RAM

Memory	6GB/64GB

With 12GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	12GB/256GB

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