Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus 5G versus Nothing Phone 3a

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Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus 5G 8GB/128GB

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KSh 78,100

Nothing Phone 3a, 8GB/128GB

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KSh 44,500

Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus 5G 8GB/128GB Nothing Phone 3a, 8GB/128GB
Price KSh 78,100 KSh 44,500
Sales 9 - For Sep 2025 0 - For Sep 2025
Average rating 4 - 11 votes 4 - 1 votes
Likes 2 - For Sep 2025 0 - For Sep 2025
Views 614 - For Sep 2025 5 - For Sep 2025
General
Available January
2021
 March
2025
Dimensions 161.5 x 75.6 x 7.8 mm
 163.5 x 77.5 x 8.4 mm
Weight 200 g
 201 g
Colors Phantom Silver
Phantom Violet
Phantom Black
 White
Black
Blue
Network 2G, 3G, 4G, 5G 2G, 3G, 4G, 5G
Network features - 2G: 850, 900, 1800, 1900; 3G: 800, 850, 900, 1700, 1900, 2100; 4G: B1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66; 5G: N1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66
Key features IP68 dust & water resistant
Dynamic AMOLED 2X display
Gorilla Glass Victus
8K video recording
UFS 3.1 storage
S-Pen compatible
 120Hz AMOLED display with up to 1 billion colors
Up to 3000 nits peak display brightness
50MP OIS triple main camera
Customizable LED lights for charging and notifications
IP64 dust and water resistant
Up to 3 major Android updates
Platform
Operating system Android 11; One UI 3.1
 Android 15
Nothing OS 3.1
GPU Mali-G78 MP14
 Adreno 710
Processor 2.9 GHz
Octa-core
 2.5 GHz
Octa-core
4nm
Chipset Exynos 2100
 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
Graphics processor Mali-G78 MP14
 Adreno 710
RAM 8GB
 8GB
Storage 128GB UFS 3.1
 128GB
Card slot No
 No
Battery 4800mAh
Li-Po
 5000mAh
Battery features 25W Fast Charging
15W Fast Wireless Charging
4.5W Reverse Wireless Charging
 50W Fast Charging
Up to 100% in 56 Min
Up to 50% in 19 Min
Up to 26h Video Playback
7.5W Reverse Wired Charging
Platform features Samsung Knox
Game Booster
Dual Stereo Speakers
AKG Audio
IP68 Dust & Water Resistant
 IP64 Dust and Water Resistant
Dual Stereo Speakers
3 LED Notification Lights
Up to 3 Major Android Updates
Up to 6 Years Security Updates
Display
Display size 6.7 inches
1080 x 2400 pixels
 6.77 Inches
1080 x 2392 Pixels
Display type Dynamic AMOLED 2X screen
16M colors
 AMOLED Screen
1B Colors
Pixel density 394 ppi
 387 ppi
Display features Always-on Display
120Hz Refresh Rate
HDR10+
1300 Nits Peak Brightness
Gorilla Glass Victus
Eye Comfort Shield
Infinity-O Display
S-Pen compatible
 120Hz Refresh Rate
Panda Glass
HDR10+
3000 Nits Peak Brightness
100% DCI-P3
Up to 1000Hz Touch Sampling Rate
Camera
Camera resolution 12MP F1.8 + 64MP F2.0 + 12MP F2.2
 50MP F1.9 + 50MP F2.0 + 8MP F2.2
Camera features Dual Pixel PDAF
OIS
1.1x Optical Zoom
Auto-HDR
LED Flash
Color Point Filter
Backdrop Filter
Low-key Mono Filter
High-key Mono Filter
Studio Filter
Blur Filter
Night Mode
Up to 30x Digital Zoom
 50MP Wide / PDAF / OIS
50MP Telephoto / PDAF / 2x Optical Zoom
8MP 120-degree Ultrawide
HDR / Night / Portrait / Panorama
LED Flash
30x Ultra zoom
4x Lossless Zoom
Video recording 8K 24fps
4K 30/60fps
Full HD 30/60/240fps
HD 960fps
Super Steady Video
 4K 30fps
Full HD 60/30fps
Time-lapse
Video OIS
Front camera
Front camera resolution 10MP F2.2
 32MP F2.2
Front camera features Dual Pixel PDAF
Auto HDR
 HDR
Face Unlock
Video recording 4K 30/60fps
Full HD 30fps
Dual Video Call
 Full HD 30fps
Sensors & connectivity
Sensors Fingerprint
Accelerometer
Gyro
Proximity
Compass
Barometer
 Fingerprint
Accelerometer
Gyro
Proximity
Compass
Ambient Light
Connectivity USB Type C 3.2
Bluetooth 5.0
NFC
Dual band WiFi
WiFi Direct
WiFi Hotspot
GPS
GLONASS
BDS
GALILEO
USB OTG
 USB Type-C 2.0 / OTG
Bluetooth 5.4
NFC
Wi-Fi Direct / Dual-band Wi-Fi / Wi-Fi Hotspot / Wi-Fi 6
GPS / GLONASS / BDS / GALILEO / QZSS
Connectivity features WiFi 6
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