Sony Xperia 5 II vs Samsung Galaxy A21s
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Compared 2 smartphones : Sony Xperia 5 II Manufactured in October, 2020, with display 6.1 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 865, vs Samsung Galaxy A21s, Manufactured in June, 2020 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 850. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Sony Xperia 5 II
- Higher pixel density: 449ppi
- Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
- Lighter design: 163g vs 192g
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.1 vs 5
- Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy A21s
- Larger display: 6.5in
- Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4000mAh
Versions
| Memory Options | - 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB |
- 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 |
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 | OLED | PLS TFT |
| Size | 6.1 in | 6.5 in |
| Resolution | 1080x2520 pixels | 720x1600 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 21:9 | 20:9 |
| Pixel density | 449 ppi | 270 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max brightness | 550 nits | 540 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10 | No |
| Touch Sampling Rate | 240 Hz | n/a |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 80.8 % | 82.9 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
n/a |
| sRGB gamut | 100 % | 88.4 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | 238 Hz | 500 Hz |
| Response time | 8 ms | 30.4 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | 1500:1 |
Design & Build
| Height | 158 mm (6.22 in) | 163.6 mm (6.44 in) |
| Width | 68 mm (2.68 in) | 75.3 mm (2.96 in) |
| Thickness | 8 mm (0.31 in) | 8.9 mm (0.35 in) |
| Weight | 163 g (5.75 oz) | 192 g (6.77 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP68 | No |
| Back panel | Glass | Plastic |
| Frame | Metal | Plastic |
| Colors | - Black - Gray - Blue - Pink |
- Black - Blue - Red |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Button | Yes rear |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 | Samsung Exynos 850 |
| Max Frequency | 2840 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (8) |
| Architecture | - 4/1.8 (Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55)) - 3/2.42 (Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77)) - 1/2.84 (Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77)) |
8/2 (Cortex-A55) |
| Process | TSMC | Samsung |
| Transistor Size | 7 nm | 8 nm |
| Neural Processor | Hexagon 698 | No |
| Graphics | Adreno 650 | Mali-G52 MP1 |
| GPU Cores | 768 | 24 |
| GPU Frequency | 587 MHz | 850 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1202.1 GFLOPS | 40.8 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 1230 | 484 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 3405 | 1523 |
| CPU | 236582 | 68748 |
| GPU | 192490 | 26807 |
| Memory | 132271 | 59210 |
| UX | 184805 | 36610 |
| NanoReview Score | 746148 | 191375 |
| Max Surface Temp. | 45.9 °C | 43.2 °C |
| Stability | 91 % | 98 % |
| Graphics Test | 22 fps | 2 fps |
| Graphics Score | 3835 | 425 |
| Writing score | 15545 | 5426 |
| Web score | 9996 | 4708 |
| Video editing | 7188 | 5145 |
| Data manipulation | 9618 | 3808 |
| NanoReview Score | 12685 | 5429 |
Memory
| RAM Size | 8 GB | - 3 GB - 4 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory Frequency | 2133 MHz | 1866 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | - 128 GB - 256 GB | - 32 GB - 64 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 3.0 | eMMC 5.1 |
| Memory Card | MicroSD | MicroSD |
Software
| OS | Android 10.0 (Upgradeable to Android 12) | Android 10 (Upgradeable to Android 12) |
| OS Size | 13 GB | 12 GB |
| UI Skin | n/a | One UI 4.1 |
Battery
| Volume | 4000 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 21 W | 15 W |
| Battery Type | Li-ion | Li-Po |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | No | No |
| Reverse Charging | No | No |
| Fast Charging | Yes (45% in 30 min) | Yes (50% in 60 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 1:49 h | 2:10 h |
| Web Browsing | 08:29 h | 09:45 h |
| Video Playback | 12:46 h | 14:13 h |
| Games | 05:22 h | 05:34 h |
| Standby Mode | 96 h | 128 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 12 MP | 48 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4000x3000 pixels | 8000x6000 pixels |
| Zoom | Optical, 3x | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| 8K Recording | No | No |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | No |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 30 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 120 fps (1080p) | No |
| Wide-angle lens | 124 ° | 123 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 12 MP Telephoto: 12 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP |
Standard: 48 MP Ultra-wide: 8 MP Macro: 2 MP Depth: 2 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
Bokeh effect |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.7 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX557 | Samsung S5KGM2 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.7 | 1/2.0 |
| Pixel size | 1.8 μm | 0.8 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| Matrix | 12 MP | n/a |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | n/a |
| Focal length | 70 mm | n/a |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3T2 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/3.4 | n/a |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | n/a |
| Stabilization | Optical | n/a |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 16 mm | n/a |
| Sensor | Sony IMX363 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/2.55 | 1/4.0 |
| Pixel size | 1.4 μm | 1.12 μm |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
Front camera
| Matrix | 8 MP | 13 MP |
| Photo resolution | 3264x2448 pixels | 4128x3096 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | n/a |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K4H7 | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/4 | 1/3.1 |
| Pixel size | 1.12 μm | 1.12 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.1 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, A2DP | PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.1 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | No | No |
| 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 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 | GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900 |
| 3G Bands | HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 | B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B5(850), B8 (900) |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4(1700/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B46/B66(1700/B2100)) | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B5/B7/B8/B20/B28) |
| LTE category | 22 | 13 |
| 5G Support | Yes | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Mono |
| 3.5 mm Jack | Yes | Yes |
| FM Radio | No | Yes |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Budget |
| Announced | September, 2020 yr | May, 2020 yr |
| Release Date | October, 2020 yr | June, 2020 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 950 | 200 |
| Sensors | - Hall Sensor - Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Hall Sensor - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
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Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Sony Xperia 5 II the clear winner in this comparison.
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