The Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G is a smartphone released by Samsung in January 2021. It features a 6.7-inch Dynamic AMOLED 2X display, a 64MP triple-camera system, and is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 processor. It also supports 5G connectivity and has a 4500mAh battery. It runs on Android 11 with Samsung's One UI 3.1.
Launch
- Announced
- Status
- Available. Released 2021, January 29
Body
- Dimensions
- 161.5 x 75.6 x 7.8 mm (6.36 x 2.98 x 0.31 in)
- Weight
- 200 g (Sub6), 202 g (mmWave) (7.05 oz)
- Build
- Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus), aluminum frame
- Sim
- Nano-SIM and eSIM or Dual SIM (2 Nano-SIMs and eSIM, dual stand-by)
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- IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Display
- Type
- Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1300 nits (peak)
- Size
- 6.7 inches, 107.8 cm2 (~88.3% screen-to-body ratio)
- Resolution
- 1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~394 ppi density)
- Protection
- Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
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Platform
- Os
- Android 11, upgradable to Android 13, One UI 5
- Chipset
- Exynos 2100 (5 nm) - InternationalQualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm) - USA/China
- Cpu
- Octa-core (1x2.9 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.80 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A55) - InternationalOcta-core (1x2.84 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.42 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A55) - USA/China
- Gpu
- Mali-G78 MP14 - InternationalAdreno 660 - USA/China
Memory
- Card slot
- Internal
- 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM
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Main camera
- Triple
- 12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.76", 1.8µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
64 MP, f/2.0, 29mm (telephoto), 1/1.72", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS, 1.1x optical zoom, 3x hybrid zoom
12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55" 1.4µm, Super Steady video
- Features
- LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
- Video
- 8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS
Selfie camera
- Single
- 10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.24", 1.22µm, Dual Pixel PDAF
- Features
- Dual video call, Auto-HDR
- Video
Sound
- Loudspeaker
- Yes, with stereo speakers
- 3.5mm jack
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- 32-bit/384kHz audio
Tuned by AKG
Comms
- Wlan
- Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
- Bluetooth
- Positioning
- GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
- Nfc
- Radio
- FM radio (Snapdragon model only; market/operator dependent)
- Usb
Features
- Sensors
- Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
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- Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support)
Bixby natural language commands and dictation
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
Ultra Wideband (UWB) support
Battery
- Type
- Li-Ion 4800 mAh, non-removable
- Charging
- 25W wired, PD3.0
15W wireless (Qi/PMA)
4.5W reverse wireless
Misc
- Colors
- Phantom Black, Phantom Silver, Phantom Violet, Phantom Pink, Phantom Gold, Phantom Red
- Models
- SM-G996B, SM-G996B/DS, SM-G996U, SM-G996U1, SM-G996W, SM-G996N, SM-G9960
- Sar
- 0.65 W/kg (head) 0.95 W/kg (body)
- Sar eu
- 0.54 W/kg (head) 1.33 W/kg (body)
- Price
- $ 329.97 / £ 599.99 / € 725.45 / ₹ 57,979
Tests
- Performance
- AnTuTu: 622276 (v8)
GeekBench: 3476 (v5.1)
GFXBench: 54fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
- Display
- Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal)
- Camera
- Loudspeaker
- Battery life
Network
- Technology
- GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
- 2g bands
- GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only)
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- CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA
- 3g bands
- HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
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- 4g bands
- 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48, 66, 71 - SM-G996U1
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- 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 - SM-G996B
- 5g bands
- 2, 5, 25, 41, 66, 71, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - SM-G996U1
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- 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - SM-G996B
- Speed
- HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (7CA) Cat20 2000/200 Mbps, 5G (5+ Gbps DL)