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Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G
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₹100,999
Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G
Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G
₹128,999
Battery
Charging 25W wired, PD3.015W wireless (Qi)4.5W reverse wireless 25W wired, PD3.015W wireless (Qi)4.5W reverse wireless
Type Li-Ion 4800 mAh Li-Ion 5000 mAh
Body
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus), aluminum frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus), aluminum frame
Dimensions 161.5 x 75.6 x 7.8 mm (6.36 x 2.98 x 0.31 in) 165.1 x 75.6 x 8.9 mm (6.5 x 2.98 x 0.35 in)
SIM Nano-SIM + eSIMNano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time) Nano-SIM + eSIMNano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time)
Weight 200 g (Sub6), 202 g (mmWave) (7.05 oz) 227 g (Sub6), 229 g (mmWave) (8.01 oz)
  IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min) IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)Stylus support
Comms
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.2, A2DP, LE
NFC Yes Yes
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
Radio FM radio (Snapdragon model only; market/operator dependent) FM radio (Snapdragon model only; market/operator dependent)
USB USB Type-C 3.2, OTG USB Type-C 3.2, OTG
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Display
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass Victus Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~394 ppi density) 1440 x 3200 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~515 ppi density)
Size 6.7 inches, 107.8 cm2 (~88.3% screen-to-body ratio) 6.8 inches, 112.1 cm2 (~89.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Type Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1300 nits (peak) Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1500 nits (peak)
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
  Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support)Ultra Wideband (UWB) supportCircle to Search Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support)Ultra Wideband (UWB) supportCircle to Search
Launch
Announced 2021, January 14 2021, January 14
Status Available. Released 2021, January 29 Available. Released 2021, January 29
Main Camera
Features LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama Laser AF, LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Quad - 108 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), 1/1.33", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS10 MP, f/2.4, 72mm (telephoto), 1/3.24", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom10 MP, f/4.9, 240mm (periscope telephoto), 1/3.24", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS, 10x optical zoom12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, Super Steady video
Triple 12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.76", 1.8µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS64 MP, f/2.0, 29mm (telephoto), 1/1.72", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS, 1.1x optical zoom, 3x hybrid zoom12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55" 1.4µm, Super Steady video -
Video 8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS 8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS
Memory
Card slot No No
Internal 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM 128GB 8GB RAM, 128GB 12GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 256GB 16GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 16GB RAM
  UFS 3.1 UFS 3.1
Misc
Colors Phantom Black, Phantom Silver, Phantom Violet, Phantom Pink, Phantom Gold, Phantom Red Phantom Black, Phantom Silver, Phantom Titanium, Phantom Navy, Phantom Brown, Navy
Models SM-G996B, SM-G996B/DS, SM-G996U, SM-G996U1, SM-G996W, SM-G996N, SM-G9960 SM-G998B, SM-G998B/DS, SM-G998U, SM-G998U1, SM-G998W, SM-G998N, SM-G9980
SAR 0.65 W/kg (head)     0.95 W/kg (body)     0.77 W/kg (head)     1.02 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.54 W/kg (head)     1.33 W/kg (body)     0.71 W/kg (head)     1.58 W/kg (body)    
Network
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
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 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-G998U1
5G bands 2, 5, 25, 41, 66, 71, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - SM-G996U1 2, 5, 25, 41, 66, 71, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - SM-G998U1
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (7CA) Cat20 2000/200 Mbps, 5G (5+ Gbps DL) HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (7CA) Cat20 2000/200 Mbps, 5G (5+ Gbps DL)
Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
  1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - SM-G996B 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - SM-G998B
Platform
Chipset Exynos 2100 (5 nm) - InternationalQualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm) - USA/China 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 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 Mali-G78 MP14 - InternationalAdreno 660 - USA/China
OS Android 11, up to 4 major Android upgrades, One UI 6.1 Android 11, up to 4 major Android upgrades, One UI 6.1
Selfie camera
Features HDR HDR
Single 10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.24", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF 40 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.7µm, PDAF
Video 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps
Sound
3.5mm jack No No
Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers Yes, with stereo speakers
  32-bit/384kHz audioTuned by AKG 32-bit/384kHz audioTuned by AKG
Tests
Battery (old) Endurance rating 114h Endurance rating 114h
Camera Photo / Video Photo / Video
Display 883 nits max brightness (measured) 1023 nits max brightness (measured)
Loudspeaker -25.8 LUFS (Very good) -25.5 LUFS (Very good)
Performance AnTuTu: 622276 (v8)GeekBench: 3476 (v5.1)GFXBench: 54fps (ES 3.1 onscreen) AnTuTu: 657150 (v8)GeekBench: 3518 (v5.1)GFXBench: 33fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
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