Samsung Galaxy A21

Name: Samsung Galaxy A21
Brand: Samsung

Display6.5" 720 x 1600 pixels

ChipsetMediatek MT6765 Helio P35 (12 nm)

Main camera16MP

Battery4000 mAh

4.8GoSolo score

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Network

Technology

GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE

2G bands

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

3G bands

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - USA

4G bands

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66, 71 - USA

Speed

HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps

Launch

Announced

2020, April 08. Released 2020, June 26

Status

Discontinued

Body

Dimensions

167.8 x 76.7 x 8.1 mm (6.61 x 3.02 x 0.32 in)

Weight

193 g (6.81 oz)

Build

Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame

SIM

· Nano-SIM· Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Display

Type

IPS LCD

Size

6.5 inches, 102.0 cm2 (~79.3% screen-to-body ratio)

Resolution

720 x 1600 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~270 ppi density)

Platform

Android 10, One UI 2.0

Chipset

Mediatek MT6765 Helio P35 (12 nm)

CPU

Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53)

GPU

PowerVR GE8320

Memory

Card slot

microSDXC (dedicated slot)

Internal

32GB 3GB RAM

Type

eMMC 5.1

Main Camera

Modules

16 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/3.06", 1.0µm, PDAF 8 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm 2 MP (macro) Auxiliary lens

Features

LED flash, panorama, HDR

Video

1080p@30fps

Selfie Camera

Module

13 MP, f/2.0, (wide), 1/3.1", 1.12µm

Features

1080p@30fps

Comms

WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct

Bluetooth

5.0, A2DP, LE

Positioning

GPS, GLONASS, BDS

NFC

Yes (market/region dependent)

Radio

FM radio

USB

USB Type-C 2.0

Features

Sensors

Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Battery

Type

Li-Po 4000 mAh

Charging

Fast Charging

Misc

Colors

Black

Models

SM-A215U, SM-A215U1, SM-S215DL, SM-A215W

SAR

1.27 W/kg (head) 0.60 W/kg (body)

GoSolo Read / what it means4 takeaways

performance

MediaTek Helio P35, 8-core 2.3 GHzThis chipset handles light daily tasks and basic apps fine, but will struggle with heavy games or demanding video editing without noticeable lag.

battery

4000 mAh, roughly 1 day light useWith light browsing and messaging, you might reach evening; heavy use or video streaming will drain it well before bedtime.

display

6.5-inch IPS, 720p, 264 ppiText and icons will look slightly soft compared to sharper 1080p phones at this size, and you may notice a coarse grid pattern when reading closely.

storage

32 GB internal, microSD up to 512 GBWith only 3 GB RAM and 32 GB storage, system apps leave little room before you hit the limit and must move files to a microSD card to avoid slowdown.