Comparison of Samsung Galaxy A21s 32Gb and Apple iPhone 4 8Gb smartphones based on their characteristics

Samsung Galaxy A21s 32Gb

Apple iPhone 4 8Gb

Manufacturer and Model

Manufacturer

Samsung

Apple

Phone model

Galaxy A21s 32Gb

iPhone 4 8Gb

Year of release

2020

2010

Appearance

Case type

Monoblock

Monoblock

Body length

164 mm

115 mm

Body width

75 mm

59 mm

Body thickness

8.9 mm

9.3 mm

Weight

192 g

137 g

Volume

109.71 cm³

62.78 cm³

Body materials and finishes

• Plastic

• Steel

Colors

• Black
• Blue
• Red
• White

• Black
• White

Processor (CPU)

Processor model

• Samsung Exynos 850

• Apple A4

CPU clock speed

2000 MHz

1000 MHz

Number of processor cores

8

1

Level 1 cache (L1)

32 + 32 kB

Level 2 cache (L2)

640 kB

Processor size

32 bits

Instruction set architecture

ARMv7

Manufacturing process

45 nm

Graphics Processor (GPU)

GPU

GPU model

• ARM Mali-G52

• PowerVR SGX535

Primary storage (RAM)

The amount of RAM

3 GB

512 MB

RAM frequency

200 MHz

Number of RAM channels

2

Internal storage

Built-in memory

• 32 GB

• 8 GB

SD card

Types of Supported Memory Cards

• microSDXC
• microSDHC
• microSD

Maximum expandable memory

512 GB

Hot swappable memory card

Mainboard

Chipset

• Apple A4 APL0398

Operating system

Operating system

Android 10.0

iOS 4

Battery

Battery capacity

5000

1420

Battery type

Li-Ion

Li-Ion

Charging the battery from USB

Call duration in GSM networks

14 h

Standby time in GSM networks

300 h

Call duration in UMTS (WCDMA) networks

7 h

Standby time on UMTS (WCDMA) networks

300 h

Duration of listening to music

40 h

Video watching duration

10 h

Duration of using Wi-Fi

10 h

Screen

Screen diagonal

6.5 in

3.5 in

Screen resolution

1600 x 720 pixels

960 x 640 pixels

Resolution formats

• HD

Pixel density

270 ppi

330 ppi

Screen technology

S-IPS

Retina Display

Color depth

24 bit

24 bit

Touch screen

Touch screen type

Capacitive

Capacitive

Anti-scratch screen

Glass screen

Aspect ratio

2.222

1.5

Auto-rotate screen

Ambient light sensor

Proximity sensor

Main photo/video camera

Camera megapixels

48 Mp

5 Mp

Maximum photo resolution

9238 x 5196 pixels

2592 x 1944 pixels

Shooting resolution formats

• Full Ultra HD
• Ultra HD
• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

Dual camera

The presence of a flash

Flash type

LED

LED

Digital zoom

5 X

Photomatrix model

OmniVision OV5650

Photomatrix type

CMOS BSI

Photomatrix size

4.54 x 3.42 mm

Photomatrix pixel size

1.773 μm

Crop factor

7.61

Aperture

f/2.8

Shooting settings

Autofocus

Face detector

Viewfinder

Touch focus

Other photo settings

• Serial shooting
• Panoramic shooting
• Hdr shooting
• Face detection

Video capability

Maximum video resolution

1920 x 1080 pixels

1280 x 720 pixels

Movie speed

30 fps

30 fps

Movie settings

Movie settings list

• White balance
• Color effects
• Scene selection mode

Front photo/video camera

Front camera megapixels

13 Mp

0.3 Mp

Maximum photo resolution

4807 x 2704 pixels

730 x 411 pixels

Shooting resolution formats

• Ultra HD
• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

Front camera video

Maximum video resolution

640 x 480 pixels

SIM card and calls

Number of SIM-cards

2

1

Mode of operation of multiple SIM-cards

Alternating

SIM card type

Nano-SIM

Micro-SIM

MP3 ringtones

Polyphonic ringtones

Vibration mode

Speakerphone

Conference call

Speed dial

Video calls

Second microphone

Noise reduction during a call

Ability to mute the microphone during a call

Extended phone book

Contacts in the phone book

Unlimited

Unlimited

Data exchange between SIM card and internal memory

Mobile communications

Cellular generation

4.5G

3.5G

GSM support

GSM frequencies

• GSM 850 MHz
• GSM 900 MHz
• GSM 1800 MHz
• GSM 1900 MHz

• GSM 850 MHz
• GSM 900 MHz
• GSM 1800 MHz
• GSM 1900 MHz

UMTS support

UMTS frequencies

• UMTS 850 MHz
• UMTS 900 MHz
• UMTS 1900 MHz
• UMTS 2100 MHz

• UMTS 850 MHz
• UMTS 900 MHz
• UMTS 1900 MHz
• UMTS 2100 MHz

LTE support

Internet data transmission standards

Data transmission standards

• HSPA+
• HSUPA
• HSDPA
• EDGE
• GPRS

• HSUPA
• HSDPA
• EDGE
• GPRS

Wi-Fi

Built-in Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi standards

• 802.11b
• 802.11g
• 802.11n

Wi-Fi Direct support

Wi-Fi hotspot mode

USB

USB connector

USB connector type

USB Type-C

Micro USB

USB standard

2.0

2.0

USB OTG support

Bluetooth

Built-in Bluetooth

Bluetooth standard

5.0

2.1 + EDR

A2DP support

AVRCP support

Navigation and positioning

Built-in GPS

A-GPS support

Installed GLONASS

Built-in digital compass

Radio

Built-in radio receiver

Radio range

87.5 - 108 МГц

Sensors and gauges

Ambient light sensor

Proximity sensor

Accelerometer

Orientation and rotation sensor

Gyroscope

Magnetometer

Connectors and interfaces

USB connector

USB Type-C

Micro USB

TRS jack (mini/micro jack)

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Images

Supported image formats

• PNG
• JPEG
• GIF
• BMP

• JPEG
• GIF
• BMP

Installed image editor

Geo tags

AirPlay support

Video

Installed video player

Supported video formats

• MP4
• AVI
• 3GPP
• WMV

• MPEG-4
• 3GPP
• QuickTime
• H.264

Video resolution formats

• Full HD
• HD

• HD

Streaming video

Installed video editor

Geo tags

Audio

Installed audio player

Supported audio formats

• AAC
• MIDI
• MP3
• WMA
• WAV

• AAC
• eAAC+
• ALAC
• M4A
• MP3
• WAV

MP3 support

Max audio bitrate

320 kbit/s

Streaming audio

Dictaphone

Voice notes

TRS jack (mini/micro jack)

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Control elements

Touch input

Multitouch

Pinch zoom

Cover Flow mode

Russified input

Documents and office

Installed Organizer (PIM)

Office document support

Supported document formats

• PDF

AirPrint support

Email

IMAP4 protocol support

Handwriting recognition

Convert text to speech

Convert speech to text

Connectivity and synchronization

PC connection

Tethering support

Synchronization over the mobile network

OTA sync

Synchronization with services

• Gmail
• Gtalk
• Facebook
• Twitter
• Youtube
• Google search
• Google maps

• MS Exchange
• Gmail
• YouTube
• ITunes

Software features

Installed browser

• HTML
• WAP

• HTML
• WAP

Receiving and sending SMS

SMS messages

SMS T9 support

SMS output in the form of a chat

MMS support

Security

Fingerprint scanner

Remote phone lock

Remotely wipe data from your phone

Remote phone search

Installed VPN

Additional features

Standalone mode (flight mode)

SAR level

SAR level

0.93 W/kg