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Samsung Galaxy A21s vs Samsung Galaxy S22 Specs Comparison

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7.5
Samsung Galaxy A21s
8.5
Samsung Galaxy S22
Samsung Galaxy A21s Samsung Galaxy S22
Released · Jun 19, 2020
Released · Feb 25, 2022
6.5-inch · 1600x720px
6.1-inch · 2340x1080px
Quad camera
Triple camera
3GB · 32GB
8GB · 128GB
5000 mAh
3700 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 		5.75 x 2.78 x 0.30 inches (~0.35 inches with camera bump)
146 x 70.6 x 7.6mm (~8.97 mm with camera bump)
Weight
6.77 oz (192.0 g) 5.89 oz (168.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus)
Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch) 2D Face unlock, Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, White, Blue, Red Phantom Black, White, Pink Gold, Green

Display

Size
6.5-inch 6.1-inch
Resolution
1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 270 PPI 2340x1080px, 19.5 ratio, 422 PPI
Technology
TFT Dynamic AMOLED
Refresh rate
120Hz
Screen-to-body
82.94 % 88.57 %
Peak brightness
1500 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
Proximity sensor HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 850 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SM8450 (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
8x 2.0GHz Cortex-A55 		Octa-core
1x 3.00GHz Cortex-X2 + 3x 2.50GHz Cortex-A710 + 4x 1.80GHz Cortex-A510
GPU
Mali-G76 Adreno 730
RAM
3GB (LPDDR4) 8GB (LPDDR5)
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 (14, 13, 12), One UI

Battery

Capacity
5000 mAh 3700 mAh
Type
Li - Polymer Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging Fast charging, Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 25.0W
Wireless: 15.0W
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Browsing
Untested
Video
11h 9min
Gaming
7h 48min
Battery Life Estimate
Untested
Browsing
12h 23min
Video
7h 26min
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, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Focal length: 23 mm
Sensor size: 1/1.56"
Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Sensor size: 1/4"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm 		12 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal Length: 13 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.55"
Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Third camera
2 MP (Macro)
Aperture size: F2.4 		10 MP (Telephoto)
Optical zoom: 3.0x
Aperture size: F2.4
Focal Length: 69 mm
Sensor size: 1/3.94"
Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Fourth camera
2 MP (Depth information)
Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps) 7680x4320 (8K UHD) (24 fps), 3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (240 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (960 fps)
HDR, Picture-taking during video recording, 10-bit HDR
Front
13 MP, Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD) 10 MP (PDAF, HDR), Video capture: 3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps)

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)
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0 Type-C, USB 3.2
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4
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, Barometer
Other
NFC NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack No 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, n2, n3, n5, n8, n20, n25, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n75, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave
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), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+) Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 5(850), 8(900) Bands 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 8(900)
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s LTE-A Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s)
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Dual Nano SIM + eSIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Mar 30, 2022
FCC ID value: A3LSMS901U
Measured SAR
Head: 1.03 W/kg
Body: 1.15 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.25 W/kg

Buyers information

MSRP
€ 240 $ 799 / € 849
In The Box
Phone, Type-C cable, Papers

Availability

Officially announced
May 15, 2020 Feb 09, 2022

Alternative variants

with 4GB RAM
RAM 4GB
Internal storage 64GB
With 256GB internal storage
Internal storage 256GB
MSRP $ 849
with 6GB RAM
RAM 6GB
Internal storage 64GB
International
System chip Samsung Exynos 2200 (4 nm)
Processor Octa-core
1x 2.8GHz Cortex-X2 + 3x 2.50GHz Cortex-A710 + 4x 1.7GHz Cortex-A510
GPU Xclipse 920
Weight 5.89 oz (167.0 g)
5G Bands n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n12, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n75, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6
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