Samsung Galaxy A21s vs Galaxy Note8
Specs compared side by side, measured on real phones shared by owners with the Device Info app.
Key differences
- 1Chipset: the Galaxy A21s uses the Exynos 850 (8 nm), the Galaxy Note8 the Exynos 8895 (10 nm). The Galaxy A21s's fastest core runs at 2.00 GHz, the Galaxy Note8's at 2.31 GHz.
- 2Screen: 6.6 inches on the Galaxy A21s, 8.5 inches on the Galaxy Note8. Both run at up to 60 Hz.
- 3Battery: 4,900 mAh on the Galaxy A21s, 3,300 mAh on the Galaxy Note8.
- 4Main camera: 12 MP on the Galaxy A21s, 12.2 MP on the Galaxy Note8.
The same on both: Widevine L1.
Chipset
Chipset
Exynos 850Exynos 8895Process
8 nm10 nm
CPU
4× 2.00 GHz Cortex-A55
4× 2.00 GHz Cortex-A554× 2.31 GHz Mongoose M2
4× 1.69 GHz Cortex-A53
4× 2.00 GHz Cortex-A554× 2.31 GHz Mongoose M2
4× 1.69 GHz Cortex-A53
Top CPU speed
2.00 GHz2.31 GHz
CPU cores
88
GPU
Mali-G52Mali-G71
Memory
Versions seen
4GB | 64GB6GB | 64GB
RAM type
LPDDR4XLPDDR4X
Display
Size
6.6 in8.5 in
Resolution
720 × 16001440 × 2960
Pixel density
267 ppi388 ppi
Refresh rates
60 Hz60 Hz
HDR
—HDR10
Battery
Capacity
4,900 mAh3,300 mAh
Cameras
Back camera 1
12 MP4000 × 3000 · f/2 · 4.6 mm · OIS12.2 MP4032 × 3024 · f/1.7 · 4.3 mm · OIS
Back camera 2
8 MP3264 × 2448 · f/2.2 · 1.42 mm—
Front camera 1
12.8 MP4128 × 3096 · f/2.2 · 3.39 mm · OIS8 MP3264 × 2448 · f/1.7 · 2.95 mm
Front camera 2
8.7 MP3408 × 2556 · f/2.2 · 3.39 mm · OIS—
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 6—
6 GHz Wi-Fi
No—
NFC
NoYes
UWB
NoNo
USB host
YesYes
Software
Android
Android 12Android 9
UI
One UI 4.1—
Released with
Android 10Android 7.1
Widevine DRM
L1L1
Sensors
Sensors
28 sensors36 sensors
These two phones have the same specs in every row.
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