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Samsung Galaxy S21 5G

Samsung Galaxy S21 5G
Model: Galaxy S21 5G
Brand: Samsung
Category: Smartphones
  • Release Date 2021, January 29
  • Screen 6.2", Dynamic AMOLED 2X
  • CPU Exynos 2100/Snapdragon 888 5G
  • RAM 8GB RAM
  • Camera 64MP, 8K@24fps
  • Battery 4000mAh, 25 Watt
  • Operating System Android 11, One UI 3.1

Our Expert Rating

The overall rating is based on review by our experts

9.5
  • Design 9 / 10
  • Performance 10 / 10
  • Display 10 / 10
  • Camera 10 / 10
  • Battery 9 / 10
  • Value For Money 9 / 10

Samsung Galaxy S21 5G – Full Specifications & Price

General

Announcement Date 2021, January 14
Release Date 2021, January 29
SIM Size Nano SIM
SIM Slots Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM, dual stand-by)
Water/Dust Resistance IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)

Network

Network Technologies GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
2G Bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only)
CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA
3G Bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
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

Design

Height 151.7 mm
Width 71.2 mm
Thickness 7.9 mm
Weight 169 gram
Build Material Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), plastic back, aluminum frame
Colors Phantom Gray, Phantom White, Phantom Violet, Phantom Pink

Display

Screen Size 6.2 inches
Screen Type Dynamic AMOLED 2X
Screen Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels
Brightness 1300 nits (peak)
Refresh Rate 120Hz
Touch Sampling Rate 240Hz
Aspect Ratio 20:9
Pixel Density 421 pixels per inch
Protection Layer Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Screen To Body Ratio 87.2%
Special Features HDR10+, Always-on display

Performance

Operating System Android 11
User Interface One UI 3.1
Chipset Exynos 2100 (5 nm) - International
Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm) - USA/China
Process Technology 5 nm
CPU 8 cores (1x2.9 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.80 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A55) - International
8 cores Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 680 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 680 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 680) - USA/China
GPU Mali-G78 MP14 - International
Adreno 660 - USA/China
Storage & RAM 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM
Expandable Storage No
Storage Type UFS 3.1

Rear Camera

Primary Camera 12 MP (wide), f/1.8 aperture, 26mm focal length, 1/1.76" sensor size, 1.8µm pixel size, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
Second Camera 64 MP (telephoto), f/2.0 aperture, 29mm focal length, 1/1.72" sensor size, 0.8µm pixel size, PDAF, OIS, 1.1x optical zoom, 3x hybrid zoom
Third Camera 12 MP (ultrawide), f/2.2 aperture, 13mm focal length, 120˚ field of view, 1/2.55" sensor size, 1.4µm pixel size, Super Steady video
Camera Features LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video Recording 8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec; with gyroscope EIS

Front Camera

Primary Camera 10 MP (wide), f/2.0 aperture, 26mm focal length, 1/3.24" sensor size, 1.22µm pixel size, Dual Pixel PDAF
Camera Features Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Video Recording 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps

Battery

Battery Type Lithium polymer
Battery Capacity 4000 mAh, non-removable
Charging Speed Fast charging 25 watt
USB Power Delivery 3.0
Wireless Charging Fast Qi/PMA wireless charging 15W
Reverse Wireless Charging Reverse wireless charging 4.5W

Audio

Loud Speaker Yes, with stereo speakers
Headphone Jack No
Special Features 32-bit/384kHz audio
Tuned by AKG

Connectivity

WIFI Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth V5.0; supports A2DP, LE
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC Yes
Radio FM radio (Snapdragon model only; market/operator dependent)
USB USB Type-C 3.2; supports USB OTG

Miscellaneous Features

Sensors Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Proximity, Compass, Barometer
Security Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic sensor)
Model Number SM-G991B, SM-G991B/DS, SM-G991U, SM-G991U1, SM-G991W, SM-G991N, SM-G9910
SAR Value 0.74 W/kg (head), 1.08 W/kg (body) - International
0.46 W/kg (head), 1.51 W/kg (body) - Europe
Special Features Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support)
Bixby natural language commands and dictation
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)

Prices

Price 800 USD
Price in Mexico 16000 MXN
Price in Brazil 4500 BRL
Price in France 800 EUR
Price in Russia 65000 RUB
Price in Indonesia 13000000 IDR
Price in Japan 100000 JPY
Price in Germany 800 EUR
Price in Turkey 8500 RTY
Price in Vietnam 20000000 VND
Price in Iran 38000000 IRR
Price in Italy 800 EUR
Price in Thailand 28000 THB
Price in Poland 3000 PLN

General

Announcement Date 2021, January 14
Release Date 2021, January 29
SIM Size Nano SIM
SIM Slots Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM, dual stand-by)
Water/Dust Resistance IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)

Network

Network Technologies GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
2G Bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only)
CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA
3G Bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
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

Design

Height 151.7 mm
Width 71.2 mm
Thickness 7.9 mm
Weight 169 gram
Build Material Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), plastic back, aluminum frame
Colors Phantom Gray, Phantom White, Phantom Violet, Phantom Pink

Display

Screen Size 6.2 inches
Screen Type Dynamic AMOLED 2X
Screen Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels
Brightness 1300 nits (peak)
Refresh Rate 120Hz
Touch Sampling Rate 240Hz
Aspect Ratio 20:9
Pixel Density 421 pixels per inch
Protection Layer Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Screen To Body Ratio 87.2%
Special Features HDR10+, Always-on display

Performance

Operating System Android 11
User Interface One UI 3.1
Chipset Exynos 2100 (5 nm) - International
Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm) - USA/China
Process Technology 5 nm
CPU 8 cores (1x2.9 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.80 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A55) - International
8 cores Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 680 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 680 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 680) - USA/China
GPU Mali-G78 MP14 - International
Adreno 660 - USA/China
Storage & RAM 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM
Expandable Storage No
Storage Type UFS 3.1

Rear Camera

Primary Camera 12 MP (wide), f/1.8 aperture, 26mm focal length, 1/1.76" sensor size, 1.8µm pixel size, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
Second Camera 64 MP (telephoto), f/2.0 aperture, 29mm focal length, 1/1.72" sensor size, 0.8µm pixel size, PDAF, OIS, 1.1x optical zoom, 3x hybrid zoom
Third Camera 12 MP (ultrawide), f/2.2 aperture, 13mm focal length, 120˚ field of view, 1/2.55" sensor size, 1.4µm pixel size, Super Steady video
Camera Features LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video Recording 8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec; with gyroscope EIS

Front Camera

Primary Camera 10 MP (wide), f/2.0 aperture, 26mm focal length, 1/3.24" sensor size, 1.22µm pixel size, Dual Pixel PDAF
Camera Features Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Video Recording 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps

Battery

Battery Type Lithium polymer
Battery Capacity 4000 mAh, non-removable
Charging Speed Fast charging 25 watt
USB Power Delivery 3.0
Wireless Charging Fast Qi/PMA wireless charging 15W
Reverse Wireless Charging Reverse wireless charging 4.5W

Audio

Loud Speaker Yes, with stereo speakers
Headphone Jack No
Special Features 32-bit/384kHz audio
Tuned by AKG

Connectivity

WIFI Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth V5.0; supports A2DP, LE
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC Yes
Radio FM radio (Snapdragon model only; market/operator dependent)
USB USB Type-C 3.2; supports USB OTG

Miscellaneous Features

Sensors Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Proximity, Compass, Barometer
Security Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic sensor)
Model Number SM-G991B, SM-G991B/DS, SM-G991U, SM-G991U1, SM-G991W, SM-G991N, SM-G9910
SAR Value 0.74 W/kg (head), 1.08 W/kg (body) - International
0.46 W/kg (head), 1.51 W/kg (body) - Europe
Special Features Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support)
Bixby natural language commands and dictation
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)

Prices

Price 800 USD
Price in Mexico 16000 MXN
Price in Brazil 4500 BRL
Price in France 800 EUR
Price in Russia 65000 RUB
Price in Indonesia 13000000 IDR
Price in Japan 100000 JPY
Price in Germany 800 EUR
Price in Turkey 8500 RTY
Price in Vietnam 20000000 VND
Price in Iran 38000000 IRR
Price in Italy 800 EUR
Price in Thailand 28000 THB
Price in Poland 3000 PLN

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