Product
Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G
Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G
Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G
Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G
Battery
Charging 25W wired, PD3.015W wireless (Qi)4.5W reverse wireless 25W wired, PD3.0, 50% in 30 min 15W wireless Reverse wireless
Type Li-Ion 4800 mAh Li-Ion 4500 mAh
Body
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus), aluminum frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), plastic back, aluminum frame
Dimensions 161.5 x 75.6 x 7.8 mm (6.36 x 2.98 x 0.31 in) 155.7 x 74.5 x 7.9 mm (6.13 x 2.93 x 0.31 in)
SIM Nano-SIM + eSIMNano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time) Nano-SIMNano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Weight 200 g (Sub6), 202 g (mmWave) (7.05 oz) 177 g (6.24 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)
Comms
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
NFC Yes Yes
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
Radio FM radio (Snapdragon model only; market/operator dependent) Unspecified
USB USB Type-C 3.2, OTG USB Type-C, 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/6, 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) 1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~403 ppi density)
Size 6.7 inches, 107.8 cm2 (~88.3% screen-to-body ratio) 6.4 inches, 100.5 cm2 (~86.7% screen-to-body ratio)
Type Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1300 nits (peak) Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
  Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support)Ultra Wideband (UWB) supportCircle to Search Samsung DeX (desktop experience support) Circle to Search
Launch
Announced 2021, January 14 2022, January 04
Status Available. Released 2021, January 29 Available. Released 2022, January 07
Main Camera
Features LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
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 12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.76", 1.8µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS 8 MP, f/2.4, 76mm (telephoto), 1/4.5", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom 12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 123˚ (ultrawide), 1/3.0", 1.12µm
Video 8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR10+, gyro-EIS
Memory
Card slot No No
Internal 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM
  UFS 3.1 UFS 3.1
Misc
Colors Phantom Black, Phantom Silver, Phantom Violet, Phantom Pink, Phantom Gold, Phantom Red White, Graphite, Lavender, Olive
Models SM-G996B, SM-G996B/DS, SM-G996U, SM-G996U1, SM-G996W, SM-G996N, SM-G9960 SM-G990B, SM-G990B/DS, SM-G990U, SM-G990U1, SM-G990W, SM-G990E, SM-G9900, SM-G990B2, SM-G990U2, SM-G990W2, SM-G990U3
SAR 0.65 W/kg (head)     0.95 W/kg (body)     0.77 W/kg (head)     0.90 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.54 W/kg (head)     1.33 W/kg (body)     0.95 W/kg (head)     1.48 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, 17, 20, 26, 28, 32, 38, 40, 41, 66 - International
5G bands 2, 5, 25, 41, 66, 71, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - SM-G996U1 1, 3, 5, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - International
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (7CA) Cat20 2000/200 Mbps, 5G (5+ Gbps DL) HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (5CA) Cat19 1600/200 Mbps, 5G
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 41, 66, 71, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA
Platform
Chipset Exynos 2100 (5 nm) - InternationalQualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm) - USA/China Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm) - Version 1Exynos 2100 (5 nm) - Version 2
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 (1x2.84 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.42 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A55) - Version 1Octa-core (1x2.9 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.80 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A55) - Version 2
GPU Mali-G78 MP14 - InternationalAdreno 660 - USA/China Adreno 660 - Version 1Mali-G78 MP14 - Version 2
OS Android 11, up to 4 major Android upgrades, One UI 6.1 Android 12, 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 32 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.74", 0.8µm
Video 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS
Sound
3.5mm jack No No
Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers Yes, with stereo speakers
  32-bit/384kHz audioTuned by AKG 32-bit/384kHz audio
Tests
Battery (old) Endurance rating 114h Endurance rating 92h
Camera Photo / Video Photo / Video
Display 883 nits max brightness (measured) 792 nits max brightness (measured)
Loudspeaker -25.8 LUFS (Very good) -26.9 LUFS (Good)
Performance AnTuTu: 622276 (v8)GeekBench: 3476 (v5.1)GFXBench: 54fps (ES 3.1 onscreen) AnTuTu: 566529 (v8), 719696 (v9) GeekBench: 3049 (v5.1) GFXBench: 56fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)