Compare products

Samsung Galaxy S21 5G

Remove


  Samsung Galaxy S21 5G

Launch

Announced 2021, January 14
Status Available. Released 2021, January 29

Network

Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (7CA) Cat20 2000/200 Mbps, 5G (5+ Gbps DL)
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA
3G bands 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-G991U1
5G bands 2, 5, 25, 41, 66, 71, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - SM-G991U1

Body

Dimensions 151.7 x 71.2 x 7.9 mm (5.97 x 2.80 x 0.31 in)
Weight 169 g (Sub6), 171 g (mmWave) (5.96 oz)
SIM Nano-SIM + eSIMNano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), plastic back, aluminum frame
IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)

Display

Type Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1300 nits (peak)
Size 6.2 inches, 94.1 cm2 (~87.2% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~421 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Always-on display

Platform

OS Android 11, up to 4 major Android upgrades, One UI 6.1
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 No
Internal 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM
UFS 3.1

Sound

Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm Jack No
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 5.0, A2DP, LE
NFC Yes
Radio FM radio (Snapdragon model only; market/operator dependent)
USB USB Type-C 3.2, OTG
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO

Features

Sensors Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support) Circle to Search

Battery

Type Li-Ion 4000 mAh
Charging 25W wired, PD3.0 15W wireless (Qi) 4.5W reverse wireless

Misc

Colors Phantom Gray, Phantom White, Phantom Violet, Phantom Pink
SAR EU 0.46 W/kg (head) 1.51 W/kg (body)
Models SM-G991B, SM-G991B/DS, SM-G991U, SM-G991U1, SM-G991W, SM-G991N, SM-G9910, SM-G991Q, SCG09
SAR 0.74 W/kg (head) 1.08 W/kg (body)
Price $ 187.92 / € 169.46 / £ 163.72

Main Camera

Features LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video 8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS
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

Selfie camera

Single 10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.24", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF
Features HDR
Video 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps

Tests

Performance AnTuTu: 584055 (v8) GeekBench: 3238 (v5.1) GFXBench: 60fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display 856 nits max brightness (measured)
Camera Photo / Video
Loudspeaker -26.4 LUFS (Good)
Battery (old) Endurance rating 93h