OnePlus Nord 2T vs Samsung Galaxy A21

OnePlus Nord 2T

Samsung Galaxy A21

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800, 1900
3G network

HSDPA 800, 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1800, 1900, 2100

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100 - USA; CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G network

LTE frequency band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66

LTE frequency band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66, 71 - USA
5G network

5G band 1, 3, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 41, 78 SA/NSA

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HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
LTE speed

LTE-A (CA), Cat18, 1200 Mbps download, 150 Mbps upload

LTE, Cat4, 151 Mbps download, 51 Mbps upload
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), plastic frame

Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame
SIM

Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Height

159.1 mm

167.8 mm
Width

73.2 mm

76.7 mm
Thickness

8.2 mm

8.1 mm
Weight

190 g

193 g
Colors

Gray, Jade Fog

Black

Display
Display type

AMOLED

IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

6.43 inches

6.5 inches
Resolution

1080 x 2400 pixels

720 x 1600 pixels
Pixel density

409 ppi

270 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

Scratch resistant, 2.5D curved glass screen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5

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Display features

90Hz, HDR10+

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Main camera
Camera type

Triple

Quad
Main camera

(wide) , 50 MP, f/1.9 , 24 mm, 1/1.56" , 1.0 µm, 10x digital zoom

16 MP, f/1.8 , 1/3.06" , 1.0 µm
(ultrawide) , 8 MP, f/2.2 , 120˚

8 MP, f/2.2 , 1/4.0" , 1.12 µm
(depth) , 2 MP, f/2.4

2 MP, f/2.4
2 MP, f/2.4
Primary camera resolution

8192 x 6144 pixels

4608 x 3456 pixels
Primary camera video

4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120/480fps, gyro-EIS

1080p@30fps
Primary camera flash

dual-LED flash

LED flash
Camera features

Autofocus, continuous autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, digital image stabilization, optical image stabilization, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode, macro-mode, phase detection autofocus, DOL HDR

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode

Selfie camera
Selfie camera type

Single

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Selfie camera

(wide) , 32 MP, f/2.4 , 1/2.8" , 0.8 µm

13 MP, f/2.0
Selfie camera resolution

6592 x 5480 pixels

4160 x 3120 pixels
Selfie camera features

Face unlock, face detection, digital image stabilization, HDR

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Selfie camera video

1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS

1080p@30fps

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5GHz, 802.11ac, 802.11ax

Wi-Fi 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

Yes
USB

Type-C 2.0

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
USB On-The-Go

Yes

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Bluetooth

v5.2

v5.0
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth AptX

aptX HD

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NFC

Yes

Yes (market dependent)
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

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Beidou

-

Yes
BDS

Yes

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NavIC

Yes

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