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Samsung Galaxy A21s

Samsung Galaxy A50

Network
Technology	GSM / HSPA / LTE	GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
		HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - SM-A505U
4G Network	1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 38, 40, 41
		1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 17, 20, 26, 29, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71 - SM-A505U
Speed	HSPA, LTE	HSPA, LTE

Launch
Announced	2020, May 15	2019, February 25
Status	Available. Released 2020, June 02	Available. Released 2019, March 18

Body
Dimensions	163.7 x 75.3 x 8.9 mm (6.44 x 2.96 x 0.35 in)	158.5 x 74.7 x 7.7 mm (6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 in)
3D size compare	Size up
Weight	192 g (6.77 oz)	166 g (5.86 oz)
Build	Glass front, plastic frame, plastic back	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, plastic frame
SIM	Nano-SIM Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM	Nano-SIM Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Display
Type	PLS LCD	Super AMOLED
Size	6.5 inches, 102.0 cm2 (~82.8% screen-to-body ratio)	6.4 inches, 100.5 cm2 (~84.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution	720 x 1600 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~270 ppi density)	1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~403 ppi density)
Protection		Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Platform
OS	Android 10, upgradable to Android 12, One UI 4.1	Android 9.0 (Pie), upgradable to Android 11, One UI 3.0
Chipset	Exynos 850 (8 nm)	Exynos 9610 (10 nm)
CPU	Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)	Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU	Mali-G52	Mali-G72 MP3

Memory
Card slot	microSDXC (dedicated slot)	microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal	32GB 2GB RAM, 32GB 3GB RAM, 32GB 4GB RAM, 64GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 4GB RAM, 64GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 3GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM	64GB 4GB RAM, 64GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM
	eMMC 5.1	UFS 2.1

Main Camera
Modules	48 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF 8 MP, f/2.2, 123˚ (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm 2 MP, f/2.4, (macro) 2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)	25 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), PDAF 8 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm 5 MP, f/2.2, (depth)
Features	LED flash, panorama, HDR	LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video	1080p@30fps	1080p@30fps

Selfie Camera
Modules	13 MP, f/2.2, (wide), 1/3.1", 1.12µm	25 MP, f/2.0, 25mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.9µm
Features		HDR
Video	1080p@30fps	1080p@30fps

Sound
Loudspeaker	Yes	Yes
3.5mm jack	Yes	Yes

Comms
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
Positioning	GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS	GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
NFC	Yes (market/region dependent)	Yes (market dependent)
Infrared port	No	No
Radio	FM radio, RDS, recording	FM radio
USB	USB Type-C 2.0	USB Type-C 2.0, OTG

Features
Sensors	Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass	Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
		ANT+ Bixby natural language commands and dictation

Battery
Type	Li-Po 5000 mAh	Li-Po 4000 mAh, non-removable
Charging	15W wired	15W wired

Misc
Colors	Black, White, Blue, Red	Black, White, Blue, Coral
SAR		1.31 W/kg (head)     0.58 W/kg (body)
SAR EU	0.42 W/kg (head)     1.54 W/kg (body)	0.27 W/kg (head)     1.39 W/kg (body)
Models	SM-A217F, SM-A217F/DS, SM-A217F/DSN, SM-A217M, SM-A217M/DS, SM-A217N	SM-A505F, SM-A505FN, SM-A505GN, SM-A505G, SM-A505FM, SM-A505YN, SM-A505W, SM-A505X, SM-A505U, SM-A505GT, SM-A505U1, SM-A505G, SM-A505N, SM-S506DL
Price	About 220 EUR	About 270 EUR

Tests
Performance	AnTuTu: 107157 (v8) GeekBench: 1100 (v5.1) GFXBench: 11fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)	AnTuTu: 144574 (v7) GeekBench: 5396 (v4.4) GFXBench: 8fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display	1287:1 contrast ratio, 490 nits max brightness (measured)	551 nits max brightness (measured)
Camera	Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
Loudspeaker	-30.0 LUFS (Average)	Voice 68dB / Noise 71dB / Ring 82dB
Audio quality		Noise -93.4dB / Crosstalk -92.3dB
Battery (old)	Endurance rating 119h	Endurance rating 98h