Samsung Galaxy A21s vs Apple iPhone 11
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Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.5-inch Samsung Galaxy A21s (with Exynos 850) that was released on May 15, 2020, against the Apple iPhone 11, which is powered by Apple A13 Bionic and came out 8 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A21s
- Comes with 1890 mAh larger battery capacity: 5000 vs 3110 mAh
- Modern USB Type-C port
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 512GB
- Has a 0.4 inch larger screen size
- Fingerprint scanner
- Has 2 SIM card slots
- CPU with a higher amount of cores (+2)
- Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
- The phone is 8-months newer
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 11
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- 4.1x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (808K versus 197K)
- Delivers 36% higher peak brightness (675 against 495 nits)
- Handles wireless charging up to 7.5W
- Optical image stabilization
- Apple releases software updates and supports their phones a few years longer than Samsung
- Ability to record video in 4K resolution
- Slow-motion recording at 240FPS
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
- Stereo speakers
- 21% higher pixel density (326 vs 270 PPI)
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
- Ready for eSIM technology
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Value for money
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | PLS TFT | IPS LCD |
| Size | 6.5 inches | 6.1 inches |
| Resolution | 720 x 1600 pixels | 828 x 1792 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 270 ppi | 326 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 540 nits | 625 nits |
| HDR support | No | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 82.8% | 79% |
| Display features | - | - DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | 88.4% | 99.8% |
| PWM | 500 Hz | Not detected |
| Response time | 30.4 ms | 24.8 ms |
| Contrast | 1500:1 | 999:1 |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 163.6 mm (6.44 inches) | 150.9 mm (5.94 inches) |
| Width | 75.3 mm (2.96 inches) | 75.7 mm (2.98 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.9 mm (0.35 inches) | 8.3 mm (0.33 inches) |
| Weight | 192 g (6.77 oz) | 194 g (6.84 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | IP68 |
| Rear material | Plastic | Glass |
| Frame material | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Blue, Red | White, Black, Green, Red, Purple, Yellow |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, rear | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Samsung Exynos 850 | Apple A13 Bionic |
| Max clock | 2000 MHz | 2650 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (8) | 6 (2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 8 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 |
- 4 cores at 1.6 GHz: Thunder
- 2 cores at 2.65 GHz: Lightning |
| Lithography process | 8 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| Graphics | Mali-G52 MP1 | Apple A13 GPU |
| GPU shading units | 24 | 256 |
| GPU clock | 820 MHz | 1230 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~39.4 GFLOPS | ~629.8 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
| CPU | 66646 | 188856 |
| GPU | 32355 | 305641 |
| Memory | 60940 | 136959 |
| UX | 36331 | 177223 |
| Total score | 197221 | 808922 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Max surface temperature | 43.2 °C | 43.6 °C |
| Stability | 98% | 72% |
| Graphics test | 2 FPS | 45 FPS |
| Graphics score | 425 | 7532 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 4688 | - |
| Video editing | 5134 | - |
| Photo editing | 9205 | - |
| Data manipulation | 3986 | - |
| Writing score | 5248 | - |
Memory
| RAM size | 3, 4 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 1866 MHz | - |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 32, 64 GB | 64, 128, 256 GB |
| Storage type | eMMC 5.1 | NVMe |
| Memory card | MicroSD | No |
| Memory card max size | Up to 512 GB | - |
Software
| Operating system | Android 10 (Can be upgraded to Android 12) | iOS 13 (Can be upgraded to iOS 17) |
| ROM | One UI 4.1 | - |
| OS size | 12 GB | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 3110 mAh |
| Max charge power | 15 W | 18 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | Yes (7.5 W) |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (50% in 60 min) | Yes (50% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 2:10 hr | 1:45 hr |
| Web browsing | 12:44 hr | 11:39 hr |
| Watching video | 14:21 hr | 15:16 hr |
| Gaming | 05:37 hr | 05:05 hr |
| Standby | 120 hr | 121 hr |
General battery life
Camera
| Matrix | 48 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8000 x 6000 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | Quad LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | No | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | No | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 123° | 120° |
| Lenses | 4 (48 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP) | 2 (12 MP + 12 MP) |
| Wide (main) lens |
- 48 MP
- Aperture: f/2.0 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 0.8 micron - Sensor: 1/2.0" (CMOS) - Phase autofocus |
- 12 MP
- Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 1.4 micron - Sensor: 1/2.55", Apple iSight Camera (CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
| Ultra-wide lens |
- 8 MP
- Aperture: f/2.2 - Pixel size: 1.12 micron - Sensor: 1/4.0" (CMOS) |
- 12 MP
- Aperture: f/2.4 - Focal length: 13 mm |
| Macro lens |
- 2 MP
- Aperture: f/2.4 |
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| Depth lens |
- 2 MP
- Aperture: f/2.4 |
- |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode |
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode |
| Samples | - | Photo samples of Apple iPhone 11 from DxOMark |
| Megapixels | 13 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4128 x 3096 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | - | 23 mm |
| Pixel size | 1.12 microns | - |
| Sensor type | CMOS | BSI CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.1" | - |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
DxOMark camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic camera score
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features |
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Hotspot |
| Bluetooth version | 5 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP | LE, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | No |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features |
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC * | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM * | 2 | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | - |
| eSIM support * | No | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat * | 13 | 18 |
| 5G support | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Mono | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | No |
| FM radio | Yes | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Budget | Flagship |
| Announced | May 2020 | September 2019 |
| Release date | June 2020 | September 2019 |
| SAR (head) | 0.23 W/kg | 0.95 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | 1.38 W/kg | 0.99 W/kg |
| Sensors |
- Hall-effect sensor
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Barometer
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Compass - Face recognition sensor |
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Disclaimer!
NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
After analyzing all the data, we think that the Apple iPhone 11 is definitely a better buy.
