Xiaomi MI Mix 2 vs. Samsung Galaxy A21s

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of Xiaomi MI Mix 2 and Samsung Galaxy A21s. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory capacities and other key specifications and features to simplify the choice of your perfect phone. Our goal is to make it easier for you to decide on the phone that will best meet your expectations by revealing the main differences between the products.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Xiaomi MI Mix 2 vs. Samsung Galaxy A21s Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Xiaomi MI Mix 2 Samsung Galaxy A21s
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number - SM-A217F/DSN
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 151.8 mm 163.7 mm Samsung Galaxy A21s has greater height than Xiaomi MI Mix 2.
Width 75.5 mm 75.3 mm Xiaomi MI Mix 2 has greater width than Samsung Galaxy A21s.
Depth 7.7 mm 8.9 mm Xiaomi MI Mix 2 is narrower than Xiaomi MI Mix 2.
Weight 185 g 192 g Xiaomi MI Mix 2 is lighter than Xiaomi MI Mix 2.
Body Colour Black White | Blue | Black
Body Material Ceramic, aerospace-grade aluminium alloy frame -
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value 1.77 W/kg (body), 0.39 W/kg (head) 1.544 W/kg (body), 0.422 W/kg (head), 2.21 W/kg (limb)
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Dual-SIM
DISPLAY Xiaomi MI Mix 2 Samsung Galaxy A21s
Display Type - LCD display
Display Technology - PLS TFT
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.99" 6.5" Samsung Galaxy A21s has larger screen size than Xiaomi MI Mix 2.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2160 x 1080 pixels 1600 x 720 pixels Xiaomi MI Mix 2 has better screen resolution than Samsung Galaxy A21s.
Display Format - HD+
Pixel Density 403 ppi -
Aspect Ratio 18:9 20:9
Colour Depth - 16.7 million colours
Contrast Ratio 1500:1 -
Display Features Night Display, Sunlight Display, Reading mode, Colour temperature adjustment, DCI-P3 Wide colour gamut Infinity O display
PROCESSOR Xiaomi MI Mix 2 Samsung Galaxy A21s
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 -
Clock Speed 2.45 GHz 2 GHz Xiaomi MI Mix 2 has higher clock speed than Samsung Galaxy A21s.
Processor Core Qty - 8-core
64-bit Architecture Yes - Xiaomi MI Mix 2 has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Qualcomm ADRENO 540 -
MEMORY Xiaomi MI Mix 2 Samsung Galaxy A21s
RAM LPDDR4X SDRAM - 6 GB 3 GB Xiaomi MI Mix 2 has more RAM than Samsung Galaxy A21s.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 64 GB 32 GB Xiaomi MI Mix 2 has more internal memory than Samsung Galaxy A21s.
User Memory - 19.5 GB
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) - microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 512 GB
CAMERA Xiaomi MI Mix 2 Samsung Galaxy A21s
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 4
Sensor Resolution 12 Megapixel 48 Megapixel Samsung Galaxy A21s has better camera resolution than Xiaomi MI Mix 2.
Sensor Name Sony Exmor RX IMX386 sensor -
Lens Type - Wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture F/2.0 F/2.0 Both phones have the same camera lens aperture.
Lens Construction 5-element -
Field of View (FoV) - 80 degree(s)
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) 4-axis OIS (Optical Image Stabilisation) - Xiaomi MI Mix 2 has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Digital Zoom - 8x
Special Effects HDR -
Camera Modes Burst mode, Panorama, low-light shots Live Focus mode
Face Recognition (Face ID) Face recognition - Xiaomi MI Mix 2 has face detection.
Light Source Dual flash LED flash
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, Slo-mo video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 120 fps 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), Two-tone flash Live Focus
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) - 8 Megapixel
Lens Type (2nd Camera) - Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) - F/2.2
Field of View (2nd Camera) - 123 degree(s)
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) - 2 Megapixel
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) - F/2.4
Camera Functions (3rd Camera) - Macro camera
Camera Features (3rd Camera) - 4cm macro photography
FOURTH CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (4th Camera) - 2 Megapixel
Lens Aperture (4th Camera) - F/2.4
Camera Functions (4th Camera) - Depth camera
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 5 Megapixel 13 Megapixel Samsung Galaxy A21s has better front camera resolution than Xiaomi MI Mix 2.
Lens Aperture (Front) - F/2.2
Focus Adjustment - Focus free
Special Effects (Front) Mirror -
Camera Modes (Front) Beautify with 36 smart beauty profiles, realtime Beautify -
Face Recognition (Face ID) Face recognition - Xiaomi MI Mix 2 has face detection.
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) -
Camera Features (Front) Selfie countdown -
BATTERY AND CHARGING Xiaomi MI Mix 2 Samsung Galaxy A21s
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3400 mAh 5000 mAh Samsung Galaxy A21s has larger battery capacity than Xiaomi MI Mix 2.
Fast Charging Technology Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 - Xiaomi MI Mix 2 has fast charging technology.
Talk Time - 3240 minutes
Run Time Details - Active online usage (4G): up to 23 hrs
Active online usage (Wi-Fi): up to 23 hrs
Playback (video): up to 21 hrs
Playback (audio): up to 109 hrs
Talk (4G): up to 3240 min
Battery Technology Lithium Ion Lithium Ion
CELLULAR Xiaomi MI Mix 2 Samsung Galaxy A21s
Technology CDMA2000 1X / GSM / WCDMA (UMTS) / TD-SCDMA WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 4G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
User Interface - One UI
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo
COMMUNICATIONS Xiaomi MI Mix 2 Samsung Galaxy A21s
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, EV-DO, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, VoLTE, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE
2G Band - 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
3G UMTS Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 6, Band 8, Band 9, Band 19 Band 1, Band 2, Band 5, Band 8
3G UMTS Frequency 2100, 1900, 1800, 1700, 850, 800, 900, 1700, 800 2100, 1900, 850, 900
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 13, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 25, Band 26, Band 27, Band 28, Band 29, Band 30, Band 34, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41 Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 20, Band 28, Band 38, Band 40, Band 41
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700c, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 1900+, FDD 850+, FDD 800 SMR, FDD 700 APT, FDD 700d, FDD 2300 WCS, TDD 2000, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500 FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 DD, FDD 700 APT, TDD 2600, TDD 2300, TDD 2500
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.0 Bluetooth 5.0 LE
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Xiaomi MI Mix 2 Samsung Galaxy A21s
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, AAC, PCM, AMR, MP3, FLAC, AAC +, eAAC+, APE (Monkey's Audio), AMR-WB, AMR-NB WAV, WMA, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, XMF, OGG, MIDI, M4A, MXMF, OGA, 3GA, AWB, IMY, RTTTL, RTX, OTA, MID
Supported Digital Video Standards MKV, XviD, MPEG-4, H.264, M4V, HEVC, H.265, ASP MKV, FLV, AVI, WMV, ASF, 3GP, M4V, WebM, 3G2, MP4
Sound Enhancements Dual ADC HD voice recording Dolby Atmos sound technology
FEATURES Xiaomi MI Mix 2 Samsung Galaxy A21s
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, vibrating alert Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert
Sensors Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, digital compass, barometer, gyro sensor, hall sensor, ultrasonic proximity sensor Accelerometer, proximity sensor, gyro sensor, geomagnetic sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Face recognition, fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features MU-MIMO technology, Chip-On-Film technology Samsung KNOX, Virtual Light Sensing
OTHERS Xiaomi MI Mix 2 Samsung Galaxy A21s
Included Accessories Power adapter, SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable, Mi MIX 2 protective cover, Type-C to audio converter Power adapter
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