Samsung Galaxy A21s vs Samsung Galaxy A15 5G Specs Comparison

Design

Dimensions
6.44 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches 163.7 x 75.3 x 8.9 mm	6.30 x 3.02 x 0.33 inches 160.1 x 76.8 x 8.4 mm
Weight
6.77 oz (192.0 g)	7.05 oz (200.0 g)
Materials
	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, White, Blue, Red	Blue Black, Light Blue

Display

Size
6.5-inch	6.5-inch
Resolution
1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 270 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 396 PPI
Technology
TFT	Super AMOLED
Refresh rate
	90Hz
Screen-to-body
82.94 %	84.49 %
Peak brightness
	800 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
Proximity sensor	Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 850	Mediatek Dimensity 6100+ (6 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 8x 2.0GHz Cortex-A55	Octa-core 2x2.2GHz Cortex-A76 + 6x2.0GHz Cortex-A55
GPU
Mali-G76	Mali-G57 MC2
RAM
3GB (LPDDR4)	4GB
Internal storage
32GB (eMMC 5.1), available to use: 19.5 GB	128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 512 GB	microSDXC up to 1000 GB
OS
Android (10), Samsung One UI	Android (14), One UI 16 UI

Battery

Capacity
5000 mAh	5000 mAh
Type
Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging	Fast charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 25.0W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

11h 9min

Gaming

7h 48min

Battery Life Estimate

6h 43min

Browsing

10h 41min

Video

12h 15min

Gaming

10h 19min

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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 (Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.8
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	5 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2
Third camera
2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4	2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Fourth camera
2 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps)	1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps)
Front
13 MP, Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)	13 MP, Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

PhoneArena Camera Tests

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

122

Overall

136

Photo

107

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.3
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band 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	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G
	Bands n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n28, n40, n41, n66, n71, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6
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), 20(800 DD), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+)	Bands 38(2600), 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)
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A
Dual SIM
Yes	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Dual Nano SIM
HD Voice
	Yes
VoLTE
	Yes

Buyers information

MSRP
€ 240	$ 200
In The Box
	Phone, USB Type-C cabel, SIM ejector tool, Papers

Availability

Officially announced
May 15, 2020	Dec 11, 2023

Alternative variants

with 4GB RAM

RAM	4GB
Internal storage	64GB

with 6GB RAM

RAM	6GB
Internal storage	64GB

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Full specifications
Samsung Galaxy A21s Specs	Samsung Galaxy A15 5G Specs
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