Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) vs Samsung Galaxy A21s Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Dec 19, 2017	May 15, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
	€240

Design

Dimensions
5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches 149.2 x 70.6 x 8.4 mm	6.44 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches 163.7 x 75.3 x 8.9 mm
Weight
6.07 oz / 172.0 g	6.77 oz / 192.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Notification light
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Orchid grey, Blue	Black, White, Blue, Red

Display

Size
5.6-inch, 75.60% screen-to-body	6.5-inch, 82.94% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED	TFT
Resolution
2220x1080px, 18.5:9 ratio, 441 PPI	1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 270 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 4

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
1 (Excellent)	4.6 (Poor)

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Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 (14 nm)	Samsung Exynos 850
Processor
Octa-core 2200 MHz ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 8x2.0GHz Cortex-A55
GPU
Mali-G71	Mali-G76
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 4GB/32GB	3GB (LPDDR4)/32GB (eMMC 5.1) 4GB/64GB 6GB/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat)	Android (10)

Battery

Type
3000 mAh, Li - Polymer	5000 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging	Fast charging

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

11h 9min

Gaming

7h 48min

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Camera

Rear
Single camera	Quad camera
Main camera
16 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7	48 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
	2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Fourth camera
	2 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps) Hyperlapse, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	1080p (30 fps)
Front
16 MP (Dual-Camera) Video capture: 1080p	13 MP 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	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, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, ANT+, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 66	1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 11 (600/75 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Nov 14, 2017 FCC ID value: A3LSMA530F
Measured SAR
Head: 0.26 W/kg Body: 0.76 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.54 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.98 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 32 GB storage

Memory	32GB
Prices (MSRP)	€500

with 4GB RAM

Memory	4GB/64GB

with 6GB RAM

Memory	6GB/64GB

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