Samsung Galaxy M21s vs Samsung Galaxy A42 5G

Samsung Galaxy M21s

Samsung Galaxy M21s

Announced On:November, 2020

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Samsung Galaxy A42 5G

Samsung Galaxy A42 5G

Announced On:September, 2020

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Samsung Galaxy M21s vs Samsung Galaxy A42 5G

Samsung Galaxy M21s	Samsung Galaxy A42 5G

Price
EUR: €230	EUR: €175
USD: N/A	USD: $151
GBP: N/A	GBP: £128
INR: N/A	INR: N/A
PKR: N/A	PKR: N/A

Form Factor
Body
Candybar, Touchscreen	Candybar, Touchscreen
Dimensions
159.2 x 75.1 x 8.9 mm (6.27 x 2.96 x 0.35 in)	164.4 x 75.9 x 8.6 mm (6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 in)
Weight
191 g (6.74 oz)	193 g (6.81 oz)
Build
Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, plastic frame
Colors
Blue, Black	Prism Dot Black, Prism Dot White, Prism Dot Gray
Models
SM-F415F, SM-F415F/DS	SM-A426B, SM-A426B/DS, SM-A4260, SM-A426U, SM-A426U1, SM-A426N

Type
Display
Super AMOLED, 420 nits (peak)	Super AMOLED
Size
6.4 inches, 100.5 cm² (~84.1% screen-to-body ratio)	6.6 inches, 105.2 cm² (~84.3% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~403 ppi density)	720 x 1600 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~266 ppi density)
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Technology
Network
GSM / HSPA / LTE	GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
2G Bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41 Europe
5G Bands
	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28, 40, 41, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 Europe

Internal Memory
Memory
64GB ROM, 4GB RAM 128GB ROM, 6GB RAM	128GB ROM, 4GB RAM 128GB ROM, 6GB RAM 128GB ROM, 8GB RAM
Storage Type
eMMC 5.1	UFS 2.1
Card Slot
microSDXC (dedicated slot)	microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)

Speed
Connectivity
HSPA, LTE	HSPA, LTE, 5G
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth
5.0, A2DP, LE	5.0, A2DP, LE
USB
USB Type-C 2.0	USB Type-C 2.0
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
NFC
No	Yes

Main Camera
Camera
Primary: 64 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.72", 0.8µm, PDAF Secondary: 8 MP, f/2.2, 12mm (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm Third: 5 MP, f/2.2, (depth)	Primary: 48 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF Secondary: 8 MP, f/2.2, 123" (ultrawide) Third: 5 MP, f/2.4, (macro) Forth: 5 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
Camera Features
LED flash, panorama, HDR	LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video
4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS	4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@480fps
Selfie Camera
32 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.8µm Features: HDR Video: 1080p@30fps	20 MP, f/2.2, (wide) Features: HDR Video: 1080p@30fps

Radio
Multimedia
FM radio	FM radio

Operating System (OS)
Software
Android OS, v10	Android OS, v10
Upgradable
	Upgradable to Android 13
UI
One UI 2.5	One UI 5

Chipset
Hardware
Exynos 9611 (10nm)	Qualcomm SM7225 Snapdragon 750 5G (8 nm)
CPU
Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53)	Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 570 & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 570)
GPU
Mali-G72 MP3	Adreno 619
Sensors
Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass	Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
SIM
Single SIM (Nano-SIM) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)	Single SIM (Nano-SIM) Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Speakers
Yes	Yes
Audio Jack
3.5 mm	3.5 mm

Performance
Benchmarks
	AnTuTu: 324686 (v8) GeekBench: 1910 (v5.1) GFXBench: 33fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)

Battery Type
Battery
Li-Po 6000 mAh, non-removable	Li-Po 5000 mAh, non-removable
Charging
15W wired	15W wired

SAR EU
Misc
0.48 W/kg (head) 1.13 W/kg (body)	1.15 W/kg (head) 1.33 W/kg (body)

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