 The Samsung Galaxy A21s | |
| Brand | Samsung |
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| Manufacturer | Samsung Electronics |
| Type | PLS TFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors |
| Series | Samsung Galaxy A series |
| First released | 14 May 2020; 5 years ago (2020-05-14) |
| Availability by region | June 2, 2020 (2020-06-02) |
| Predecessor | Samsung Galaxy A20 Samsung Galaxy A20s |
| Successor | Samsung Galaxy A22 Samsung Galaxy A22 5G |
| Related | Samsung Galaxy A21 Samsung Galaxy A30s |
| Dimensions | 163.7 mm (6.44 in) H 75.3 mm (2.96 in) W 8.9 mm (0.35 in) D |
| Weight | 192 g (6.8 oz) |
| Operating system | Original:Android 10 withOne UI Core 2.1 Current:Android 12 with One UI Core 4.1 |
| System-on-chip | Exynos 850 (8 nm) |
| CPU | Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55) |
| GPU | Mali-G52 |
| Memory | 3/4/6GBRAM |
| Storage | 32/64/128GB |
| Removable storage | microSDXC |
| Battery | Non-removable 5000 mAhLithium polymer |
| Charging | 15W Fast Charging |
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| Display | 6.5 in (17 cm)LED HD+ 720 x 1600 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~270 ppi density) |
| External display | PLS TFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors |
| Sound | Loudspeaker, 3.5mm auxiliary |
| Connectivity | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot, Bluetooth 5.0 |
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| Other | Fingerprint sensor (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass |
| Website | www |
| References | [1][2] |
TheSamsung Galaxy A21 is a mid-rangeAndroid smartphone designed, developed, marketed, and manufactured bySamsung Electronics as part of itsGalaxy A series.
Two models were released: the base model (simply known as theGalaxy A21) and theGalaxy A21s. The former was announced on April 8, 2020 and released exclusively for North American markets,[3] while the latter was announced on May 15, 2020 for the rest of the world.[4]
The two devices serve as successors to theSamsung Galaxy A20 and theSamsung Galaxy A20s.
While both devices share nearly the same build (glass front and plastic frame and back), the back design differs between the two devices. The base variant featured a plain back design, while the "s" variant featured a crystal-like pattern.
| Galaxy A21 | Galaxy A21s |
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Both variants have the same 6.5" PLS TFT LCD Infinity O display with HD+ 720 x 1600 resolution, 20:9aspect ratio, ~270 ppi density.[5][6]
Both devices have a quad rear camera setup, but each features a different layout. The base variant has a vertically-arranged camera setup located in the upper left corner,[5] while the "s" variant is arranged in an "L" shape located in the corner with a rectangular protrusion.[6]
The setup consists of a 16 MP (for the base variant) or 48 MP ("s" variant) wideangle camera, an 8 MPultrawide camera, a 2 MPmacro camera, and a 2 MP depth sensor.[7] It also has a single 13 MP front facing camera, which sits in a small punch hole on the front of thescreen. The rear facing cameras can record video up to1080p in 30fps. The front cameras can shoot1080p at 30 fps.
The base variant is powered by theMediaTek Helio P35 cta-core SoC (System on a chip) and only sold in 3GB ofRAM and 32GB ofinternal storage, which can be expanded via amicroSD card of up to 512GB.[5]
The "s" variant is powered byExynos 850 octa-core SoC (System on a chip) and comes withRAM ranging from 3 GB to 6 GB as well as 32GB or 64GBinternal storage, which can be expanded via amicroSD card of up to 512GB.[6]
It comes with a non-removable 5000mAh lithium polymerbattery which charges with a15WFast Charger.
Both devices originally came withAndroid 10 andOne UI Core 2.1. It was promised to have at least two OS upgrades and 4 years of security updates.
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| A21 | Android 10 (One UI Core 2.1) | Android 11 (One UI Core 3.1) October 2021[8] | Android 12 (One UI Core 4.1) September 2022[9] | August 2024[10] |
| A21s | Android 11 (One UI Core 3.0) March 2021[11] | Android 12 (One UI Core 4.1) July 2022[12] | July 2024[13] | |
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