Samsung Galaxy A21s vs Galaxy A05s
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Here we compared two budget smartphones: the 6.5-inch Samsung Galaxy A21s (with Exynos 850) that was released on May 15, 2020, against the Samsung Galaxy A05s, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 and came out 3 years and 5 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A21s
- Shows 9% longer battery life (25:00 vs 22:55 hours)
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A05s
- 68% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (434K versus 258K)
- Higher display refresh rate β 90 Hz
- 46% higher pixel density (393 vs 270 PPI)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.1)
- More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 12
- Has 2x more RAM: 4GB versus 2GB
- Slow-motion recording at 120FPS
- The phone is 3 years and 5 months newer
- Supports higher wattage charging (25W versus 15W)
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | PLS TFT | PLS TFT |
| Size | 6.5 inches | 6.7 inches |
| Resolution | 720 x 1600 pixels | 1080 x 2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 270 ppi | 393 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 90 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 540 nits | 450 nits |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 82.9% | 82.9% |
| RGB color space | 88.4% | 98.8% |
| PWM | 500 Hz | Not detected |
| Response time | 30.4 ms | 30 ms |
| Contrast | 1500:1 | 1444:1 |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 163.6 mm (6.44 inches) | 168 mm (6.61 inches) |
| Width | 75.3 mm (2.96 inches) | 77.8 mm (3.06 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.9 mm (0.35 inches) | 8.8 mm (0.35 inches) |
| Weight | 192 g (6.77 oz) | 194 g (6.84 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | No |
| Rear material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | Black, Blue, Red | Black, Silver, Green, Purple |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, rear | Yes, in-button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Samsung Exynos 850 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 |
| Max clock | 2000 MHz | 2400 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (8) | 8 (4 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 8 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 | - 4 cores at 1.9 GHz: Kryo 265 Silver (Cortex-A53) - 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Kryo 265 Gold (Cortex-A73) |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 8 nanometers | 6 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | No | Hexagon 686 |
| Graphics | Mali-G52 MP6 | Adreno 610 |
| GPU shading units | 16 | 128 |
| GPU clock | 1001 MHz | 1114 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~48 GFLOPS | ~285.2 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | - | 347 |
| Single-core score | 300 | 414 |
| Multi-core score | 836 | 1400 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 100392 | 182403 |
| GPU | 18008 | 27317 |
| Memory | 86289 | 107950 |
| UX | 53375 | 116439 |
| Total score | 258064 | 434109 |
| Samples | [4 tests] | [9 tests] |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 4948 | 9262 |
| Video editing | 5163 | 4242 |
| Photo editing | 8993 | 14814 |
| Data manipulation | 3929 | 6512 |
| Writing score | 5825 | 9717 |
Recent User Tests
Samsung Galaxy A21s
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-18 -> HABIBO | AnTuTu 12 | 304257 |
| π 2026-05-16 (Abdul ahad) | AnTuTu 11 | 258064 |
| π 2026-03-29 -> quandzvl12 | AnTuTu 11 | 316736 |
| π 2025-10-08 (MinxK) | AnTuTu 11 | 231817 |
| π 2025-10-04 (zayedbinnahyan) | AnTuTu 11 | 218341 |
Samsung Galaxy A05s
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-07 -> Tran Gia Bao | AnTuTu 12 | 468687 |
| π 2026-08-21 -> a05stech | AnTuTu 11 | 448569 |
| π 2026-08-21 (A05stech) | AnTuTu 11 | 448569 |
| π 2026-08-18 (HΓ XuΓ’n PhΓΊc) | AnTuTu 11 | 418650 |
| π 2026-08-03 (NeonAli) | AnTuTu 11 | 434109 |
Memory
| RAM size | 2 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 1866 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 32 GB | 64 GB |
| Storage type | eMMC 5.1 | eMMC 5.1 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | Up to 512 GB | Up to 1024 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 10 (Can be upgraded to Android 12) | Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 15) |
| ROM | One UI 4.1 | One UI 7.0 Core |
| OS size | 12 GB | - |
| OS updates | 2 years | 2 years |
| Security updates | 4 years | 3 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 15 W | 25 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (50% in 60 min) | Yes (43% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 2:10 hr | 1:26 hr |
| Web browsing | 09:45 hr | 08:37 hr |
| Watching video | 14:13 hr | 11:33 hr |
| Gaming | 05:34 hr | 05:18 hr |
| Standby | 128 hr | 127 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 48 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8000 x 6000 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | No | No |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | No | 120 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 123Β° | - |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 48 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 2 MP 4) Depth: 2 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Macro: 2 MP 3) Depth: 2 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 48 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | - |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KGM2 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/2.0" (β 0.5 inch) | 1/2.8" (β 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | - |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0" (β 0.25 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | - |
| Image resolution | 2 MP | 2 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.4 |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 13 megapixels | 13 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4128 x 3096 | - |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.0 |
| Sensor | CMOS | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.1" (β 0.32 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | - |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5 | 5.1 |
| 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 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Depends on the region |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | 13 | 13 |
| 5G support | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Mono | Mono |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | Yes |
| FM radio | Yes | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Budget | Budget |
| Announced | May 2020 | September 2023 |
| Release date | June 2020 | October 2023 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $200 | $149 |
| Successor | - Samsung Galaxy A24 4G | - |
| SAR (head) | 0.23 W/kg | 0.58 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | 1.38 W/kg | 1.31 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Hall-effect sensor - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Ambient light sensor - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | - | Not included |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
After analyzing all the data, we think that the Samsung Galaxy A05s is definitely a better buy.
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