Sony Xperia L3 vs Samsung Galaxy A21s Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 25, 2019	May 15, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
	€240

Design

Dimensions
6.06 x 2.83 x 0.35 inches 154 x 72 x 8.9 mm	6.44 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches 163.7 x 75.3 x 8.9 mm
Weight
5.50 oz / 156.0 g	6.77 oz / 192.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Silver	Black, White, Blue, Red

Display

Size
5.7-inch, 75.78% screen-to-body	6.5-inch, 82.94% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	TFT
Resolution
1440x720px, 18:9 ratio, 282 PPI	1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 270 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5

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

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Hardware

System chip
MediaTek Helio P22 MT6762 (12 nm)	Samsung Exynos 850
Processor
Octa-core 2000 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 8x2.0GHz Cortex-A55
GPU
IMG PowerVR GE8320	Mali-G76
Memory
3GB/32GB	3GB (LPDDR4)/32GB (eMMC 5.1) 4GB/64GB 6GB/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 512 GB	microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (8.1 Oreo)	Android (10)

Battery

Type
3300 mAh, Li - Polymer	5000 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
USB Power Delivery	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
Dual camera	Quad camera
Main camera
13 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/3" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	48 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
2 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4 Sensor size: 1/5" Pixel size: 1.75 μm	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 Video calling, Video sharing	1080p (30 fps)
Front
8 MP Video capture: 1080p	13 MP Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n	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, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, 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

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20	1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28
4G (TDD) Bands
38	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 5, 8	1, 2, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 11 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

Alternative variants

with 4GB RAM

Memory	4GB/64GB

with 6GB RAM

Memory	6GB/64GB

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