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Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G
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Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G

Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G is a smartphone released in January 2021. Key specs: screen size 6.7″, refresh rate 120 Hz, chipset Exynos 2100 - International, RAM 8 GB.

8.1Score
Display8.0
Performance5.9
Camera7.9
Battery4.9
Features9.1
price range$170–210
Released
January 2021
Brand
SamsungSamsung
Popularity
#72 of 4,088
Series
Samsung Galaxy S+ · 8 generations
Model numbers
SM-G996BSM-G996B/DSSM-G996USM-G996U1SM-G996WSM-G996N
6.7″Screen size
120 HzRefresh rate
Exynos 2100Chipset
8 GBRAM
12 MPMain camera
4,800 mAhBattery capacity
25 WWired charging
200 gWeight
compared with other smartphones

Why is Galaxy S21+ 5G a good choice?

Refresh rate: 120 Hzbetter than 72% of smartphones
Water resistance (IPx): IPx8better than 74% of smartphones
Thickness: 7.8 mmbetter than 87% of smartphones
Process: 5 nmbetter than 75% of smartphones
Weak points
Main camera: 12 MPworse than 93% of smartphones
Optical zoom: 1.1×worse than 100% of smartphones
Specifications

Full specifications

Design
Weight
200 g
Thickness
7.8 mm
Height
161.5 mm
Width
75.6 mm
Frame
Aluminium
Back
Glass
Ingress protection
IP68
Water resistance (IPx)
IPx8
Glass protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Colours
Phantom Black, Phantom Silver, Phantom Violet, Phantom Pink, Phantom Gold, Phantom Red
Display
Screen size
6.7″
Panel
Dynamic AMOLED 2X
OLED panel
Yes
Resolution (width)
1,080 px
Resolution (height)
2,400 px
Pixel density
394 ppi
Refresh rate
120 Hz
Peak brightness
1,300 nits
Measured brightness
883 nits
Screen-to-body ratio
88.3%
HDR
Yes
Performance
Chipset
Exynos 2100 - International
Chip maker
Qualcomm
Process
5 nm
CPU cores
8
CPU frequency
2.9 GHz
GPU
Mali-G78 MP14 - International Adreno 660 - USA/China
AnTuTu score
622,276
Geekbench 6 (multi-core)
3,476
Memory
RAM
8 GB
Storage (max)
256 GB
Storage (base)
128 GB
Storage type
UFS 3.1
Memory card slot
No
Camera
Main camera
12 MP
Main camera aperture
f/1.8
Main sensor size
1/1.76"
Rear cameras
3
Optical stabilisation
Yes
Ultra-wide camera
Yes
Telephoto camera
Yes
Optical zoom
1.1×
Max video
8K
4K video frame rate
60 fps
Selfie camera
10 MP
4K selfie video
Yes
Battery
Battery capacity
4,800 mAh
Battery type
Li-Ion
Wired charging
25 W
Charged in 30 min
54%
Wireless charging
Yes
Wireless charging power
15 W
Reverse wireless charging
Yes
Connectivity
5G
Yes
eSIM
Yes
Dual SIM
Yes
Wi-Fi standard
Wi-Fi 6
Bluetooth
5
NFC
Yes
USB
USB Type-C 3.2
USB version
3.2
Ultra Wideband
Yes
Satellite navigation
GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
Features
Stereo speakers
Yes
3.5 mm headphone jack
No
Loudspeaker loudness
-25.8 LUFS
Fingerprint sensor
Under display, ultrasonic
Barometer
Yes
Sensors
Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
SAR (head)
0.54 W/kg
Software
OS at launch
Android 11
Platform
Android
Interface
One UI 7
Major OS updates promised
4

Specs are collected from manufacturers and open databases and normalised to one format; check details with the seller before you buy.

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