Samsung Galaxy A21s vs HTC Desire 20 Plus

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Comparing the Samsung Galaxy A21s vs HTC Desire 20 Plus across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: HTC Desire 20 Plus runs at a higher processing speed of 2.3 GHz, while Samsung Galaxy A21s runs at 2.0 GHz, making HTC Desire 20 Plus the better performer.


Display: Both Samsung Galaxy A21s and HTC Desire 20 Plus offer the same screen size of 6.5 inches, but HTC Desire 20 Plus features a IPS LCD display compared to Samsung Galaxy A21s's PLS TFT LCD, making HTC Desire 20 Plus the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Both Samsung Galaxy A21s and HTC Desire 20 Plus feature a 48 MP primary rear camera.


Front Camera: HTC Desire 20 Plus offers a higher front camera resolution with 16 MP, while Samsung Galaxy A21s offers 13 MP, making HTC Desire 20 Plus better for front camera photography.


Battery: Both Samsung Galaxy A21s and HTC Desire 20 Plus offer the same 5000 mAh battery capacity.


Storage: Samsung Galaxy A21s offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while HTC Desire 20 Plus offers 128 GB, making Samsung Galaxy A21s the better option for storage.

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Samsung Galaxy A21s
₹13,999
(Out of Stock)
HTC Desire 20 Plus
₹21,690
(Not Released in India)
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Summary

Spec Score

75%
79%

Release Date

17 Jun, 2020
08 Jan, 2022

Performance

Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 850
Snapdragon 720G
Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.3 GHz)
4 GB RAM
6 GB RAM

Display

6.5 inches (16.51 cm)
6.5 inches (16.51 cm)
PLS TFT LCD
IPS LCD
720x1600 px (HD+)
720x1600 px (HD+)
60 Hz Refresh Rate
N/A

Rear Camera

48 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
48 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
5 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
2 MP
Macro Camera
5 MP
Macro Camera
2 MP
Depth Camera
2 MP
Depth Camera

Front Camera

13 MP
16 MP

Battery

5000 mAh
5000 mAh
15W Fast Charging
Quick Charging
No Wireless Charging
N/A

Storage

64 GB
128 GB
eMMC 5.1
N/A

Expert Review

7.0/10
N/A

Pros

  • Good battery life
  • Nice display
  • Daylight photography is good
  • Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

  • Low-light camera performance needs improvement
  • Chipset could have been better
  • Macro sensor is iffy
  • Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.2/5
(26,106 ratings)
N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

121,139
AnTuTu Score
N/A
16h 19m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
N/A

Video

Videos
2 More Videos
There are no videos available for the device.

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

Jun 17, 2020
(Official)
N/A

Operating System

Android v10 (Q)
Android v10 (Q)

Custom UI

Samsung One UI
N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good

Chipset

Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 850
Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G

Processor

Octa core

2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55 2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55
Octa core

2.3 GHz, Dual core, Kryo 460 1.8 GHz, Hexa Core, Kryo 460

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

8 nm
N/A

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G52 MP1
Adreno 618

RAM

4 GB / 6 GB
6 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
LPDDR4X

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

121,139
N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

31.0 s
N/A

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

6.0 %
N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

15.5 %
N/A
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

PLS TFT LCD
IPS LCD

Screen Size

6.5 inches  (16.51 cm)
6.5 inches  (16.51 cm)

Resolution

720x1600 px (HD+)
720x1600 px (HD+)

Refresh Rate

60 Hz
N/A

Aspect Ratio

20:9
20:9

Pixel Density

270 ppi
270 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

82.75 %
81.72 %

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display
Yes with waterdrop notch

Design

Height

163.7 mm
164.9 mm

Width

75.3 mm
75.7 mm

Thickness

8.9 mm
9 mm

Weight

192 grams
203 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic
N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Very Good

Resolution

48 MP
Primary Camera8x Digital Zoomf/2.0 Wide Angle26 mm focal length 1/2" sensor size 0.8µm pixel size
48 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle26 mm focal length 1/2" sensor size 0.8µm pixel size
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size
5 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera
5 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes

OIS

No
N/A

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

8000 x 6000 Pixels
8000 x 6000 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

8 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
3840x2160 @ 30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

13 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera1/3.1" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size
16 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Autofocus

No
N/A

Flash

No
N/A

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Excellent

Capacity

5000 mAh
5000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 54 Hours(4G)
N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 15W Fast Charging
Yes Quick Charging v4.0

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

16h 19m
N/A

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

1h 44m 7s
N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB / 128 GB
128 GB

Storage Type

eMMC 5.1
N/A

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 512 GB
Yes Up to 512 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)

SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)

SAR Value

Head: 0.831 W/kg
N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 b/g/n/ac) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0
Yes v5.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

No
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear
Rear

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope