Samsung Galaxy A21s vs Xiaomi 17 Pro Max
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Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy A21s Manufactured in June, 2020, with display 6.5 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 850, vs Xiaomi 17 Pro Max, Manufactured in September, 2025 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy A21s
- Lighter design: 192g vs 219g
- Supports Dolby Atmos
Reasons to choose Xiaomi 17 Pro Max
- Larger display: 6.9in
- Higher pixel density: 416ppi
- Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
- Higher battery capacity: 7500mAh vs 5000mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5
- Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
- Supports DisplayPort
- Infrared port
- Includes charger
Versions
| Memory Options | - 2/32 GB - 3/32 GB - 3/64 GB - 3/128 GB - 4/32 GB - 4/64 GB - 4/128 GB - 6/64 GB - 6/128 GB |
- 12/512 GB - 16/512 GB - 16/1024 GB |
Review
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
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Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonDisplay
| Type | PLS TFT | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.5 in | 6.9 in |
| Resolution | 720x1600 pixels | 1200x2608 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 270 ppi | 416 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max brightness | 540 nits | 120 nits |
| HDR support | No | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 82.9 % | 92.4 % |
| Features | n/a | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
| sRGB gamut | 88.4 % | n/a |
| PWM (Flicker) | 500 Hz | n/a |
| Response time | 30.4 ms | n/a |
| Contrast | 1500:1 | n/a |
Design & Build
| Height | 163.6 mm (6.44 in) | 162.9 mm (6.41 in) |
| Width | 75.3 mm (2.96 in) | 77.6 mm (3.06 in) |
| Thickness | 8.9 mm (0.35 in) | 8 mm (0.31 in) |
| Weight | 192 g (6.77 oz) | 219 g (7.72 oz) |
| Water resistance | No | IP68 |
| Cooling system | n/a | Vapor chamber |
| Back panel | Plastic | n/a |
| Frame | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | - Black - Blue - Red |
- White - Black - Green - Purple |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes rear | Yes, In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Samsung Exynos 850 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 |
| Max Frequency | 2000 MHz | 4610 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (8) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | 8/2 (Cortex-A55) | 6/3.63 () |
| Process | Samsung | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 8 nm | 3 nm |
| Neural Processor | No | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Mali-G52 MP1 | Adreno 840 |
| GPU Cores | 24 | 1536 |
| GPU Frequency | 850 MHz | 1200 MHz |
| FLOPS | 40.8 GFLOPS | 3686.4 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 484 | 3891 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 1523 | 11680 |
| CPU | 68748 | 867585 |
| GPU | 26807 | 1185826 |
| Memory | 59210 | 526143 |
| UX | 36610 | 708900 |
| NanoReview Score | 191375 | 3288454 |
| Max Surface Temp. | 43.2 °C | n/a |
| Stability | 98 % | n/a |
| Graphics Test | 2 fps | n/a |
| Graphics Score | 425 | n/a |
| Writing score | 5426 | n/a |
| Web score | 4708 | n/a |
| Video editing | 5145 | n/a |
| Data manipulation | 3808 | n/a |
| NanoReview Score | 5429 | n/a |
Memory
| RAM Size | - 3 GB - 4 GB |
12 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory Frequency | 1866 MHz | 5300 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage Capacity | - 32 GB - 64 GB | 512 GB |
| Storage Type | eMMC 5.1 | UFS 4.1 |
| Memory Card | MicroSD | No |
Software
| OS | Android 10 (Upgradeable to Android 12) | Android 16 |
| OS Size | 12 GB | n/a |
| UI Skin | One UI 4.1 | HyperOS 3 |
Battery
| Volume | 5000 mAh | 7500 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 15 W | 100 W |
| Battery Type | Li-Po | Silicon Carbon (Si/C) |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | No | Yes (50 W) |
| Reverse Charging | No | Yes, (Wireless) |
| Fast Charging | Yes (50% in 60 min) | Yes |
| Full Charge Time | 2:10 h | n/a |
| Web Browsing | 09:45 h | n/a |
| Video Playback | 14:13 h | n/a |
| Games | 05:34 h | n/a |
| Standby Mode | 128 h | n/a |
Main camera
| Matrix | 48 MP | 50 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8000x6000 pixels | 8192x6144 pixels |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 5x |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| 8K Recording | No | Yes (Up to 30 fps) |
| 4K Recording | No | Yes (Up to 120 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 30 fps) | Yes (Up to 120 fps) |
| Slow Motion | No | 1920 fps (720p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 123 ° | 102 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 48 MP Ultra-wide: 8 MP Macro: 2 MP Depth: 2 MP |
Standard: 50 MP Telephoto: 50 MP Ultra-wide: 50 MP |
| Features | Bokeh effect | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Matrix | 48 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/1.7 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KGM2 | Omnivision 950L LightHunter |
| Sensor size | 1/2.0 | 1/1.28 |
| Pixel size | 0.8 μm | 1.22 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Laser autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| Matrix | n/a | 50 MP |
| Aperture | n/a | f/2.6 |
| Focal length | n/a | 115 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Samsung S5KJN5 |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/2.0 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 0.64 μm |
| Stabilization | n/a | Optical |
| Matrix | 8 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | n/a | 17 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Omnivision OV50M |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0 | 1/2.76 |
| Pixel size | 1.12 μm | 0.64 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Front camera
| Matrix | 13 MP | 50 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4128x3096 pixels | 8192x6144 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | n/a | 21 mm |
| Sensor | CMOS | Omnivision OV50M |
| Sensor size | 1/3.1 | 1/2.88 |
| Pixel size | 1.12 μm | 0.61 μm |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5 | 5.4 |
| Bluetooth features | PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 3.2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | n/a | Yes |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS - NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | No | Yes |
| SIM Count* | 2 | 2 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | No | No |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900 | GSM B2 / B3 / B5 / B8 |
| 3G Bands | B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B5(850), B8 (900) | WCDMA B1 / B2 / B4 / B5 / B6 / B8 / B19 |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B5/B7/B8/B20/B28) | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B66/B71) |
| LTE category | 13 | n/a |
| 5G Support | No | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Mono | n/a |
| 3.5 mm Jack | Yes | No |
| FM Radio | Yes | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | n/a |
Other
| Class | Budget | Flagship |
| Announced | May, 2020 yr | September, 2025 yr |
| Release Date | June, 2020 yr | September, 2025 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 200 | n/a |
| MSRP ($) | n/a | 999 |
| Sensors | - Hall Sensor - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
| Charger Included | n/a | Yes, 100 W |
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Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Xiaomi 17 Pro Max the clear winner in this comparison.
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