Samsung Galaxy J3 Emerge vs Samsung Galaxy A21 Specs Comparison

Design

Dimensions
5.55 x 2.76 x 0.34 inches 140.9 x 70.1 x 8.7 mm	6.61 x 3.02 x 0.32 inches 167.8 x 76.7 x 8.1 mm
Weight
5.19 oz (147.0 g)	6.81 oz (193.0 g)
Materials
	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Biometrics
	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Silver	Black

Display

Size
5.0-inch	6.5-inch
Resolution
1280x720px, 294 PPI	1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 270 PPI
Technology
TFT	IPS LCD
Refresh rate
	60Hz
Screen-to-body
69.74 %	79.20 %
Colors
16 777 216
Features
Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 8917 (28 nm)	Mediatek Helio P35 MT6765 (12 nm)
Processor
Quad-core 1400 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 4x 2.3GHz Cortex-A53 + 4x 1.8GHz Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 308	PowerVR GE8320
RAM
1.5GB (LPDDR3)	3GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
16GB, available to use: 9.1 GB	32GB (eMMC 5.1), available to use: 19.8 GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (6.0 Marshmallow)	Android (10), Samsung One UI

Battery

Capacity
2600 mAh	4000 mAh
Type
Li - Ion	Li - Polymer
Charging
	Fast charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 15.0W

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Quad camera
Main camera
5 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.9	16 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/3.06" Pixel size: 1 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
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps)
Front
2 MP	13 MP, Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.0
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,dual-band Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T3	M4/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass
Other
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

Cellular

4G (FDD)
Bands 2(1900), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 12(700 a), 25(1900+), 26(850+)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 17(700 b), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD)
Bands 41(2600+)	Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G
Bands 5(850), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSPA	LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes	Yes

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording, TTY/TDD

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Oct 24, 2016 FCC ID value: A3LSMJ327P	Date approved: Apr 17, 2020 FCC ID value: ZCASMA215U
Measured SAR
Head: 0.49 W/kg Body: 0.53 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.24 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.94 W/kg	Head: 0.42 W/kg Body: 1.27 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.27 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.27 W/kg

Buyers information

MSRP
	$ 250
In The Box
	This is the official Samsu​ng Galaxy A21 User Guide in English provided from the manufacturer.

Availability

Officially announced
Jan 06, 2017	Apr 08, 2020

Alternative variants

OS	Android (8.0 Oreo)
4G (FDD)	Bands 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 13(700 c)
HD Voice	Yes
VoLTE	Yes
Other	UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)
FCC approval	Date approved: Oct 11, 2017 FCC ID value: A3LSMJ327V
Measured SAR	Head: 0.54 W/kg Body: 0.82 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.41 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.99 W/kg

for Verizon

4G (FDD)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800 DD), 28(700 APT)
4G (TDD)	Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G	Bands 5(850), 8(900), 2(1900), 1(2100)

OS	Android (8.0 Oreo)
Colors	Black
4G (FDD)	Bands 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 13(700 c)
HD Voice	Yes
VoLTE	Yes
Other	UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)
FCC approval	Date approved: Oct 11, 2017 FCC ID value: A3LSMJ327V
Measured SAR	Head: 0.54 W/kg Body: 0.82 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.41 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.99 W/kg

for Sprint

4G (FDD)	Bands 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD)	Bands 41(2600+)

Links

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Samsung Galaxy J3 Emerge Specs	Samsung Galaxy A21 Specs
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