Nokia N70 (3G) vs Samsung Galaxy A21s (SM-A217F/DSN 64GB/6GB)
Side by side comparison between Nokia N70 vs Samsung Galaxy A21s phones, differences, pros, cons and full specifications. What's the better?
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2.1"
TFT
TFT
176x208
2
MP
MP
0.3mp
32MB
RAM
RAM
Single-core
970
mAh
mAh
(Removable)
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6.5"
PLS
PLS
720x1600
48
MP
MP
13mp
6GB
RAM
RAM
Octa-core
5000
mAh
mAh
(Non removable)
What's the better phone? Samsung Galaxy A21s (SM-A217F/DSN 64GB/6GB)
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2 Advantages 
30 Advantages | 10 Common items in both devices |
| Plastic body / Plastic body, glass front |
| 60Hz |
| LED flash |
| Only digital zoom |
| Hands-free calling |
| Video calling |
| Vibrating alert |
| +3 specs and more in the table below |
Check the comparison table below for more items that are not evaluated in comparison score above.
Highlight differences Clear highlight📱 Model features | ||
| Nokia N70 (3G) | Galaxy A21s (SM-A217F/DSN 64GB/6GB) | |
| Model | N70 (3G) | Galaxy A21s (SM-A217F/DSN 64GB/6GB) |
| Other model names | Nokia N70-1, Nokia N70 3G | Galaxy A21s SM-A217F/Dual-Sim NFC (64GB + 6GB RAM) |
| Country or region available | feature not registered |  Hong Kong |
| Brand | Nokia | Samsung |
| Release date | 9/1/2005 | 6/2/2020, Announced: 5/15/2020 |
| Depth | 22.8 millimeters (0.9 inches) | 8.9 millimeters (0.35 inches) |
| Size (width x height) | 53 x 108.8 millimeters (2.09 x 4.28 in) | 75.3 x 163.7 millimeters (2.96 x 6.44 in) |
| Weight | 126 grams (4.41 ounces) | 192 grams (6.72 ounces) |
| Build, materials | Plastic body | Plastic body, glass front |
| Protection against water and others | Not supported | Not supported |
📲 Display | ||
| Nokia N70 (3G) | Galaxy A21s (SM-A217F/DSN 64GB/6GB) | |
| Display type | TFT LCD | TFT PLS |
| Screen size | 2.1" inches | 6.5" inches |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~24.3% (screen-to-body ratio) | ~82.8% (screen-to-body ratio) |
| Display resolution | 176x208 pixels | 720x1600 pixels (20:9) |
| Touchscreen | Not supported | Capacitive Multitouch |
| Pixel density (dot pitch) | 130 PPI | 270 PPI |
| Colors | 260 thousand | 16 million |
| Scratch-resistant glass | Not supported | Not supported |
| Refresh rate | 60Hz | 60Hz |
| Display features | Not supported | Not supported |
🤖 Operating System | ||
| Nokia N70 (3G) | Galaxy A21s (SM-A217F/DSN 64GB/6GB) | |
| System version | Symbian 8.1 S60 2nd Edition Feature Pack 3 | Android 10 |
| Firmware update | feature not registered | Android 12 |
| User Interface | feature not registered | One UI 2.0 / 3.1 / 4.1 |
⚙️ Processor | ||
| Nokia N70 (3G) | Galaxy A21s (SM-A217F/DSN 64GB/6GB) | |
| Chipset | 32bit: Texas Instruments OMAP 1710 | 64bit: Samsung Exynos 850 (8nm) |
| CPU | Single-core, 1 processor: 1x 220MHz ARM926TEJ (Single-core) | Octa-core, 1 processor: 8x 2GHz ARM Cortex-A55 (Octa-core) |
| GPU graphical controller | feature not registered | ARM Mali-G52 MP1 |
| Performance (benchmark) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
💽 Memory and storage | ||
| Nokia N70 (3G) | Galaxy A21s (SM-A217F/DSN 64GB/6GB) | |
| RAM memory | 32MB SDRAM | 6GB LPDDR4X |
| Internal storage | 48MB (22MB available) | 64GB (48GB available) eMMC 5.1 |
| External storage | Until 2GB MMC (dedicated slot) | Until 512GB microSD, microSDXC (dedicated slot) |
📶 Mobile networks | ||
| Nokia N70 (3G) | Galaxy A21s (SM-A217F/DSN 64GB/6GB) | |
| Dual-SIM | Not supported | Dual-SIM Standby - Call active on one sim card (dedicated slot) |
| SIM card | 1 slot (Single-SIM) Standard mini-SIM (2FF) | 2 slots (Dual-SIM) nano-SIM (4FF) |
| Maximum Download / Upload | 0.384 Mbps | 300/150 Mbps |
| Network technology | 2G | 2G, 3G, 4G |
| Frequency, bands | Expand band details Collapse details | |
| GSM MHz band | Tri-Band 900/1800/1900 | Quad-Band 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 2G network | GSM 900/1800/1900 | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 3G network | Not supported | UMTS 850/900/1900/2100 |
| Primary 4G network | Not supported | LTE Cat7/13 (1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28) TD-LTE (38, 40, 41) |
| Primary 5G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary data network | CSD, HSCSD, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS | GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, TD-LTE, LTE, LTE-A |
| Secondary 2G network | Not supported | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Secondary 3G network | Not supported | UMTS 850/900/1900/2100 |
| Secondary 4G network | Not supported | LTE Cat7/13 (1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28) TD-LTE (38, 40, 41) |
| Secondary data network | Not supported | GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, TD-LTE, LTE, LTE-A |
📷 Camera | ||
| Nokia N70 (3G) | Galaxy A21s (SM-A217F/DSN 64GB/6GB) | |
| Back camera (main camera) | 2 megapixels | (quad camera) 48 megapixels 8MP ultrawide f/2.21/4"1.12µm123° 2MP macro f/2.4 2MP depth f/2.4 |
| Main camera resolution | 1600x1200 pixels | 8000x6000 pixels |
| Video recording (primary) | CIF (352x288) 15 fps | Full HD (1920x1080) 30 fps |
| Flash | LED flash | LED flash |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered | f/2.0 (aperture) |
| Focal length | feature not registered | 26mm (lens) |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | 1/2" inches |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | 0.8µm pixel |
| Autofocus | Not supported | PDAF: phase detection autofocus |
| Touch focus | Not supported | Supported |
| Image stabilization | Not supported | EIS: Digital stabilization |
| Zoom | Only digital zoom | Only digital zoom |
| Face/smile detection | Not supported | Face detection, Smile detection |
| BSI sensor | Not supported | Not supported |
| HDR | Not supported | HDR photo on both cameras |
| Camera extras | feature not registered | feature not registered |
📸 Front camera | ||
| Nokia N70 (3G) | Galaxy A21s (SM-A217F/DSN 64GB/6GB) | |
| Front camera (secondary) | 0.3 megapixels | 13 megapixels |
| Front camera resolution | 640x480 pixels | 4128x3096 pixels |
| Video recording (secondary) | Not supported | Full HD (1920x1080) |
| Front flash | Not supported | Not supported |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered | f/2.2 (aperture) |
| Focal length | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | 1/3.1" inches |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | 1.12µm pixel |
🔉 Sound and multimedia | ||
| Nokia N70 (3G) | Galaxy A21s (SM-A217F/DSN 64GB/6GB) | |
| Loudspeaker | Mono sound (not stereo) | Mono sound (not stereo) |
| Active noise cancellation | 1 microphone | 2 microphones or more |
| Radio | FM | FM |
| TV | Not supported | Not supported |
| Video formats | MPEG4, H.263, 3GPP | MP4, H.265, H.264, H.263, XviD, MKV |
| Audio formats | MP3, WAV, AAC+, AMR, RA | MP3, WAV, WMA, eAAC+, FLAC |
🔌 Connectivity | ||
| Nokia N70 (3G) | Galaxy A21s (SM-A217F/DSN 64GB/6GB) | |
| USB | USB 2.0 proprietary connector | USB 2.0 Type-C reversible connector |
| Audio output | proprietary audio output | 3.5mm jack |
| TV output | Not supported | Not supported |
| Bluetooth | 2.0 | 5.0 + A2DP/LE |
| WiFi | Not supported | 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac [wifi5] (2.4GHz, 5GHz) + MIMO WiFi Direct, hotspot |
| DLNA | Not supported | Not supported |
| GPS | Not supported | A-GPS, GeoTagging, GLONASS, GALILEO, BeiDou |
| NFC | Not supported | Supported |
| Infrared port | Not supported | Not supported |
🧭 Sensors | ||
| Nokia N70 (3G) | Galaxy A21s (SM-A217F/DSN 64GB/6GB) | |
| Sensors | Not supported | Accelerometer Compass Face unlock 2D Fingerprint sensor (rear-mounted) Gyroscope Proximity sensor Virtual ambient light sensor |
| Vibrating alert | Supported | Supported |
🔋 Battery | ||
| Nokia N70 (3G) | Galaxy A21s (SM-A217F/DSN 64GB/6GB) | |
| Battery type | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) BL-5C | LiPo: li-ion polymer (Non removable) |
| Battery capacity | 970 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Charger, watts | Wired charging | 15W (9V/1.67A) Wired fast charging |
| Inductive / wireless charging | Not supported | Not supported |
| Talk time autonomy | 3.5 hours | feature not registered |
| Standby | 265 hours (11 days) | feature not registered |
➕ Other features | ||
| Nokia N70 (3G) | Galaxy A21s (SM-A217F/DSN 64GB/6GB) | |
| Call control | Voice recorder | Voice dialing, Voice recorder, Voice commands |
| Messaging | SMS, MMS, E-mail | SMS (T9), MMS, E-mail, Push mail |
| Hands-free calling | Supported | Supported |
| Video calling | Supported | Supported |
| Ringtones | Polyphonic and customized | Polyphonic and customized |
| Web browser | feature not registered | HTML, XHTML, HTML5 |
| Antenna | Internal antenna | Internal antenna |
| Qwerty physical keyboard | Not supported | Not supported |
| Miscellaneous | • Colors: Silver, Pearl, Black Music Edition • 64MB DV-RS-MMC card included • Video Call front camera • Java framework | • Colors: Black, White, Blue, Red |
☢️ Radiation rate | ||
| Nokia N70 (3G) | Galaxy A21s (SM-A217F/DSN 64GB/6GB) | |
| SAR 1.6W/kg (USA, Mexico, etc.) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| SAR 2W/kg (Europe, UK, etc.) | feature not registered | 0.422W/kg (head), 1.544W/kg (body) |