Samsung Galaxy S21 5G Specifications

Technology

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

Speed

HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA), 5G

Announced

2021, January 14

Status

Available. Released 2021, January 29

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)

Build

Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), plastic back, aluminum frame

SIM

Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (2 Nano-SIMs + eSIM, dual stand-by), IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)

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

OS

Android 11, One UI 3.1

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 Kryo 680 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 680 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 680) - USA/China

GPU

Mali-G78 MP14 - InternationalAdreno 660 - USA/China

Card slot

No

Internal

128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, UFS 3.1

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

Features

LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama

Video

8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS

Single

10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.24", 1.22µm, Dual Pixel PDAF

Features

Dual video call, Auto-HDR

Video

4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps

Loudspeaker

Yes, with stereo speakers

3.5mm jack

No, 32-bit/384kHz audio Tuned by AKG

WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot

Bluetooth

5.0, 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, USB On-The-Go

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support) Bixby natural language commands and dictation Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)

Type

Li-Ion 4000 mAh, non-removable

Charging

Fast charging 25W USB Power Delivery 3.0 Fast Qi/PMA wireless charging 15W Reverse wireless charging 4.5W

Colors

Phantom Gray, Phantom White, Phantom Violet, Phantom Pink

Models

SM-G991B, SM-G991B/DS, SM-G991U, SM-G991U1, SM-G991W, SM-G991N, SM-G9910

SAR

0.74 W/kg (head)     1.08 W/kg (body)    

SAR EU

0.46 W/kg (head)     1.51 W/kg (body)    

Price

€ 668.64 / $ 479.00 / £ 579.00 / C$ 1,013.21 / ₹ 59,990 / Rp 12,999,000

Performance

AnTuTu: 584055 (v8) GeekBench: 3238 (v5.1) GFXBench: 60fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)

Display

Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal)

Camera

Photo / Video

Loudspeaker

-26.4 LUFS (Good)

Battery life

Endurance rating 93h