Samsung Galaxy J5 (2016) vs Samsung Galaxy A21 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 28, 2016	Apr 08, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
	$250

Design

Dimensions
5.74 x 2.85 x 0.32 inches 145.8 x 72.3 x 8.1 mm	6.61 x 3.02 x 0.32 inches 167.8 x 76.7 x 8.1 mm
Weight
5.57 oz / 158.0 g	6.81 oz / 193.0 g
Materials
Frame: Metal	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Biometrics
	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Soft keys
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, White	Black

Display

Size
5.2-inch, 70.63% screen-to-body	6.5-inch, 79.20% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED	IPS LCD, 60Hz
Resolution
1280x720px, 282 PPI	1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 270 PPI
Colors
16 777 216

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
3 (Average)	Untested

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 410 8916 (28 nm)	Mediatek Helio P35 MT6765 (12 nm)
Processor
Quad-core 1200 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 4x2.3GHz Cortex-A53 4x1.8G​Hz Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 306	PowerVR GE8320
Memory
2GB/16GB	3GB (LPDDR4)/32GB (eMMC 5.1)
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB	microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (7.1 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow)	Android (10)

Battery

Type
3100 mAh, Li - Ion	4000 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
	Fast charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 15.0W

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Quad camera
Main camera
13 MP (Autofocus, CMOS image sensor) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 28 mm	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
1080p (30 fps) Video calling	1080p (30 fps)
Front
5 MP (Flash)	13 MP Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1	5.0
WLAN
b,g,n Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 b, g, n	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
	M4/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, ANT+, 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, RDS	FM

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
40	38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
	LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type
Micro SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
	Yes

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback, Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Apr 17, 2020 FCC ID value: ZCASMA215U
Measured SAR
Head: 0.45 W/kg Body: 1.17 W/kg	Head: 0.42 W/kg Body: 1.27 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.27 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.27 W/kg

Alternative variants

for Verizon

4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 40, 41
3G Bands	5, 8, 2, 1

for Sprint

4G (FDD) Bands	2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 25, 26, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands	41

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