Samsung Galaxy A21s vs Galaxy A71 5G

Specs compared side by side, measured on real phones shared by owners with the Device Info app.

Samsung Galaxy A21sExynos 850Change
Samsung Galaxy A71 5GExynos 980Change

Key differences

  1. Chipset: the Galaxy A21s uses the Exynos 850 (8 nm), the Galaxy A71 5G the Exynos 980 (8 nm Samsung). The Galaxy A21s's fastest core runs at 2.00 GHz, the Galaxy A71 5G's at 2.21 GHz.
  2. Screen: 6.6 inches on the Galaxy A21s, 6.7 inches on the Galaxy A71 5G. Both run at up to 60 Hz.
  3. Battery: 4,900 mAh on the Galaxy A21s, 4,370 mAh on the Galaxy A71 5G.
  4. Main camera: 12 MP on the Galaxy A21s, 16 MP on the Galaxy A71 5G.

The same on both: Wi-Fi 6 and Widevine L1.

Chipset

Chipset
Exynos 850Exynos 980
Process
8 nm8 nm Samsung
CPU
4× 2.00 GHz Cortex-A55
4× 2.00 GHz Cortex-A552× 2.21 GHz Cortex-A77
6× 1.79 GHz Cortex-A55
Top CPU speed
2.00 GHz2.21 GHz
CPU cores
88
GPU
Mali-G52Mali-G76

Memory

Versions seen
4GB | 64GB8GB | 128GB
RAM type
LPDDR4XLPDDR4X

Display

Size
6.6 in6.7 in
Resolution
720 × 16001080 × 2400
Pixel density
267 ppi393 ppi
Refresh rates
60 Hz60 Hz
HDR
—HDR10, HLG

Battery

Capacity
4,900 mAh4,370 mAh

Cameras

Back camera 1
12 MP4000 × 3000 · f/2 · 4.6 mm · OIS16 MP4624 × 3468 · f/1.8 · 5.23 mm · OIS
Back camera 2
8 MP3264 × 2448 · f/2.2 · 1.42 mm12 MP4000 × 3000 · f/2.2 · 1.74 mm · OIS
Front camera 1
12.8 MP4128 × 3096 · f/2.2 · 3.39 mm · OIS8 MP3264 × 2448 · f/2.2 · 3.75 mm
Front camera 2
8.7 MP3408 × 2556 · f/2.2 · 3.39 mm · OIS5.2 MP2640 × 1980 · f/2.2 · 3.75 mm

Megapixels are what Android reports to apps. Many phones combine pixels by default, so the advertised megapixels can be higher.

Connectivity

Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 6Wi-Fi 6
6 GHz Wi-Fi
NoNo
Bluetooth LE Audio
—No
NFC
NoYes
UWB
NoNo
USB host
YesYes

Software

Android
Android 12Android 13
UI
One UI 4.1One UI 5.0
Released with
Android 10Android 10
Widevine DRM
L1L1

Sensors

Sensors
28 sensors36 sensors
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From phones shared with the Device Info app · updated October 2026 Hardware specs only. No personal data. Privacy