Samsung Galaxy A21s vs Xiaomi Redmi 9 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	6.43 x 3.03 x 0.36 inches 163.32 x 77.01 x 9.1 mm
Weight
6.77 oz / 192.0 g	6.98 oz / 198.0 g
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, White, Blue, Red	Carbon gray, Sunset purple, Ocean green

Display

Size
6.5-inch, 82.94% screen-to-body	6.5-inch, 83.27% screen-to-body
Type
TFT	IPS LCD
Resolution
1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 270 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 395 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Features
	Oleophobic coating

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
4.6 (Poor)	1.5 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 850	MediaTek Helio G80 (12 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 8x2.0GHz Cortex-A55	Octa-core 2000 MHz Arm Cortex-A75 and Arm Cortex-A55
GPU
Mali-G76	Mali G52 MC2
Memory
3GB (LPDDR4)/32GB (eMMC 5.1) 4GB/64GB 6GB/64GB	3GB (LPDDR4)/32GB (eMMC 5.1) 4GB/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 512 GB	microSDXC
OS
Android (10)	Android

Battery

Type
5000 mAh, Li - Polymer	5020 mAh
Charging
Fast charging	Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0
Charge speed
	Wired: 18.0W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

11h 9min

Gaming

7h 48min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

9h 15min

Gaming

7h 3min

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Camera

Rear
Quad camera	Quad camera
Main camera
48 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2" Pixel size: 0.8 μm	13 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2
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	5 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Fourth camera
2 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4	2 MP (Depth information)
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps)	1080p
Front
13 MP Video capture: 1080p	8 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	b,g,n Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 b, g, n
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, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC	NFC, Infrared

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
	FM
Additional microphone(s)
	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
	Yes
VoLTE
	Yes

Alternative variants

with 4GB RAM

Memory	4GB/64GB

with 64GB storage

Memory	4GB/64GB

with 6GB RAM

Memory	6GB/64GB

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