Entry-level · 2020

Samsung Galaxy A21s

Name: Samsung Galaxy A21s
Brand: Samsung

Our Take CPU benches near recent entry-level phones like the Samsung Galaxy A04e

A basic entry-level phone with all-day battery — but slow 15W charging and an HD+ display show its age.

Best for Daily driver · WhatsApp · calls

Strength All-day battery (5000mAh)

Watch out 15W charging (slow), HD+ display, not Full HD

Skip if You watch a lot of video or play demanding games

6.5″ TFT LCD · 60Hz

Exynos 850 2 / 32 GB

5000 mAh 15W charging

48 MP 3 rear · 13 MP selfie

4G LTE NFC

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In the Real World

See how the Samsung Galaxy A21s looks and feels in everyday use.

Full specifications

Display

6.5″ · TFT LCD · 720 × 1600 · 60 Hz · HDR

Basic

A standard LCD panel. Fine indoors, watch out for sunlight legibility.

Screen size

6.5"

Panel type

TFT LCD

Resolution

720 × 1600 px

Refresh rate

60 Hz

Slow for 2026

Brightness

490 nits

HDR

Supported

Performance

Exynos 850 (8 nm) · 8-core 2.0 GHz · Mali-G52

Basic CPU

Best for messaging, calls, and light browsing. Avoid heavy multitasking.

Chipset

Exynos 850 (8 nm)

Current CPU tier

Entry-level

Launch class

Lower mid-range

AnTuTu

117,341

GeekBench

1,100

Graphics test

GFXBench 11 fps

CPU

8-core, 2.0 GHz

GPU

Mali-G52

Process

8 nm

RAM type

LPDDR4X RAM

Storage type

eMMC 5.1 Storage

CPU layout

4x Cortex A55 2.0 GHz + 4x Cortex A55 2.0 GHz

Camera

48 MP f/2.0 main · 13 MP selfie

A standard camera setup — sharp in daylight, expect noise in low light.

Main camera

48 MP f/2.0

Ultrawide

8 MP f/2.2

Macro

2 MP

Front camera

13 MP f/2.2

Main sensor

Samsung S5KGM2, 1/2", 0.8µm

Slow motion

No, 30 fps

Video

1080p @ 30 fps

Battery

5000 mAh · 15 W wired

All-day

A genuinely all-day battery — comfortably handles streaming and social.

Capacity

5000 mAh

Lab endurance

119:00h

Wired charging

15 W

Slow for 2026

Removable

Audio

Average (-30.0 LUFS)

Loudspeaker

Average (-30.0 LUFS)

Memory

2 GB RAM · 32 GB · expandable

Tight

RAM

2 GB

Tight for 2026

Storage

32 GB

Fills fast

Storage type

eMMC 5.1

Expandable

Yes

Connectivity

4G LTE · NFC · Wi-Fi 5

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 5

Bluetooth

5.0

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou

USB

USB-C

USB OTG

Supported

3.5mm jack

Yes

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Build & Design

192 g · 8.9 mm

Height

163.7 mm

Width

75.3 mm

Thickness

8.9 mm

Weight

192 g

Sensors

Fingerprint (rear-mounted) · accelerometer · gyro · proximity

Sensors

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

Specifications sourced from GSMArena · Read full review

How it stacks up against the rest.

Quick reads against a few phones in the same price tier. Tap any one for the deep comparison.

Apple iPhone 12

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses

78% larger battery capacity

5,000 mAh vs 2,815 mAh battery

Lower-resolution screen

TFT LCD vs OLED panel · 720 × 1600 vs 1170 × 2532 resolution · Tradeoff: 6.5″ vs 6.1″ screen

Lower benchmark score

117k vs 1.3M AnTuTu · Entry-level vs High-end tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · 1080p @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video

No 5G

No 5G vs 5G

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S20

Loses on most 5 losses

Less smooth display

TFT LCD vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · 60 Hz vs 120 Hz refresh · 720 × 1600 vs 1440 × 3200 resolution

Lower benchmark score

117k vs 623k AnTuTu · Entry-level vs Mid-range tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · 1080p @ 30 fps vs 8K @ 24 fps video

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection · 192 g vs 163 g

Starts with less storage

32 GB vs 128 GB baseline

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