SAMSUNG GALAXY S21 5G

SAMSUNG GALAXY S21 5G SMARTPHONE REVIEW

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Description

SAMSUNG GALAXY S21 5G SPECIFICATIONS

Additional information

Network

Network
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

 
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 – SM-G991B

5G bands
2, 5, 25, 41, 66, 71, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave – SM-G991U1

 
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 – SM-G991B

Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (7CA) Cat20 2000/200 Mbps, 5G (5+ Gbps DL)

Launched

Body

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)

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

SIM
Nano-SIM and eSIM or Dual SIM (2 Nano-SIMs and eSIM, dual stand-by)

 IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)

Display

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

Platform
OS
Android 11, upgradable to Android 13, One UI 5

Chipset
Exynos 2100 (5 nm) – InternationalQualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm) – USA/China

CPU
Octa-core (1×2.9 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3×2.80 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4×2.2 GHz Cortex-A55) – InternationalOcta-core (1×2.84 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3×2.42 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4×1.80 GHz Cortex-A55) – USA/China

GPU
Mali-G78 MP14 – InternationalAdreno 660 – USA/China

Memory

Memory
Card slot

No

Internal
128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM

 UFS 3.1

Rear Camera

Main Camera
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

Front Camera

Selfie camera
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

Sound

Sound
Loudspeaker
Yes, with stereo speakers

3.5mm jack
No

 32-bit/384kHz audio
Tuned by AKG

Communications

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

Bluetooth
5.0, A2DP, LE

Positioning
GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO

NFC
Yes

Radio
FM radio (Snapdragon model only; market/operator dependent)

USB
USB Type-C 3.2, OTG

Features

Features
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)

Battery & Power

Battery
Type
Li-Ion 4000 mAh, non-removable

Charging
25W wired, PD3.0
15W wireless (Qi/PMA)
4.5W reverse wireless

Miscellaneous

Misc
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, SM-G991Q, SCG09

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

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

Price
€ 523.53 / $ 263.99 / £ 379.99 / C$ 669.99 / ₹ 59,999 / Rp 12,999,000

Test Benchmark

Tests
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

Price Information

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€ 377.00

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Additional information
Network

Network
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

 
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 – SM-G991B

5G bands
2, 5, 25, 41, 66, 71, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave – SM-G991U1

 
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 – SM-G991B

Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (7CA) Cat20 2000/200 Mbps, 5G (5+ Gbps DL)

Launched

Body

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)

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

SIM
Nano-SIM and eSIM or Dual SIM (2 Nano-SIMs and eSIM, dual stand-by)

 IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)

Display

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

Platform
OS
Android 11, upgradable to Android 13, One UI 5

Chipset
Exynos 2100 (5 nm) – InternationalQualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm) – USA/China

CPU
Octa-core (1×2.9 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3×2.80 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4×2.2 GHz Cortex-A55) – InternationalOcta-core (1×2.84 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3×2.42 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4×1.80 GHz Cortex-A55) – USA/China

GPU
Mali-G78 MP14 – InternationalAdreno 660 – USA/China

Memory

Memory
Card slot

No

Internal
128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM

 UFS 3.1

Rear Camera

Main Camera
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

Front Camera

Selfie camera
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

Sound

Sound
Loudspeaker
Yes, with stereo speakers

3.5mm jack
No

 32-bit/384kHz audio
Tuned by AKG

Communications

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

Bluetooth
5.0, A2DP, LE

Positioning
GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO

NFC
Yes

Radio
FM radio (Snapdragon model only; market/operator dependent)

USB
USB Type-C 3.2, OTG

Features

Features
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)

Battery & Power

Battery
Type
Li-Ion 4000 mAh, non-removable

Charging
25W wired, PD3.0
15W wireless (Qi/PMA)
4.5W reverse wireless

Miscellaneous

Misc
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, SM-G991Q, SCG09

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

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

Price
€ 523.53 / $ 263.99 / £ 379.99 / C$ 669.99 / ₹ 59,999 / Rp 12,999,000

Test Benchmark

Tests
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

Price Information

Pricing

These are the best offers from our affiliate partners. We may get a commission from qualifying sales.

128GB 8GB RAM

€ 523.53

€ 529.50

256GB 8GB RAM

€ 633.99

€ 819.95

RENEWED

€ 377.00

£ 259.00

Network

Network
Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE

2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

3G bands
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100

4G bands
4, 17

Speed
HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps

Launched

Body

Body
Dimensions
136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm (5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 in)

Weight
134 g (4.73 oz)

SIM
Micro-SIM

Display

Display
Type
Super AMOLED

Size
4.8 inches, 63.5 cm2 (~65.9% screen-to-body ratio)

Resolution
720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~306 ppi density)

Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 2

Platform

Platform
OS
Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich), upgradable to 4.1.1 (Jelly Bean), TouchWiz UI

Chipset
Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon S4 Plus

CPU
Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait

GPU
Adreno 225

Memory

Memory
Card slot

microSDXC (dedicated slot)

Internal
16GB 2GB RAM

Rear Camera

Main Camera
Single
8 MP, f/2.6, 1/3", AF

Features
LED flash

Video
1080p@30fps

Front Camera

Selfie camera
Single
1.9 MP, f/2.6

Video
720p@30fps

Sound

Sound
Loudspeaker
Yes

3.5mm jack
Yes

Communications

Comms
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot

Bluetooth
4.0, A2DP, EDR, aptX

Positioning
GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS

NFC
Yes

Radio
No

USB
microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out), OTG

Features

Features
Sensors
Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer

 S-Voice natural language commands and dictation
Dropbox (50 GB cloud storage)
MP4/DivX/XviD/WMV/H.264 player
MP3/WAV/eAAC+/AC3/FLAC player
Photo/video editor
Document editor

Battery & Power

Battery
Type
Removable Li-Ion 2100 mAh battery

Stand-by
Up to 300 h (3G)

Talk time
Up to 8 h (2G) / Up to 8 h (3G)

Miscellaneous

Misc
Colors
Pebble blue, Marble white, Garnet Red

Models
SGH-I747

SAR
0.74 W/kg (head)     0.82 W/kg (body)    

SAR EU
0.20 W/kg (head)    

Price
About 300 EUR

Test Benchmark

Tests

Display

Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal)

Audio quality

Noise -82.3dB / Crosstalk -78.4dB

Battery life

Endurance rating 40h

Network

Network
Technology
GSM / HSPA

2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

3G bands
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100

Speed
HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps

Body

Launch
Announced
2011, August. Released 2011, October

Status
Discontinued

Display

Body
Dimensions
126 x 66 x 8.9 mm (4.96 x 2.60 x 0.35 in)

Weight
121.9 g (4.27 oz)

SIM
Mini-SIM

Platform

Display
Type
Super AMOLED Plus

Size
4.3 inches, 52.6 cm2 (~63.3% screen-to-body ratio)

Resolution
480 x 800 pixels, 5:3 ratio (~217 ppi density)

Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass

 TouchWiz UI v4.0

Memory

Platform
OS
Android 2.3.4 (Gingerbread)

Chipset
Exynos 4210 Dual

CPU
Dual-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A9

GPU
Mali-400MP4

Rear Camera

Main Camera
Single
8 MP, AF

Features
LED flash

Video
1080p@30fps

Front Camera

Selfie camera
Single
2 MP

Video

Sound

Sound
Loudspeaker
Yes

3.5mm jack
Yes

Communications

Comms
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot

Bluetooth
3.0, A2DP, aptX

Positioning
GPS, A-GPS

NFC
Optional

Radio
No

USB
microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out), OTG

Features

Features
Sensors
Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

 MP4/DivX/XviD/WMV/H.264 player
MP3/WAV/eAAC+/AC3/FLAC player
Photo/video editor
Document editor

Battery & Power

Battery
Type
Removable Li-Ion 1650 mAh battery

Stand-by
Up to 400 h

Talk time
Up to 8 h

Miscellaneous

Misc
Colors
Black

SAR
0.36 W/kg (head)     0.90 W/kg (body)    

SAR EU
0.25 W/kg (head)    

Price
About 170 EUR

Network

Network
Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE

2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 – T999, T999L

3G bands
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 – T999, T999L

4G bands
4, 27 – T999L

Speed
HSPA, LTE (T999L)

Body

Launch
Announced
2012, June. Released 2012, June

Status
Discontinued

Display

Body
Dimensions
136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm (5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 in)

Weight
133 g (4.69 oz)

SIM
Micro-SIM

Platform

Display
Type
Super AMOLED

Size
4.8 inches, 63.5 cm2 (~65.9% screen-to-body ratio)

Resolution
720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~306 ppi density)

Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 2

 TouchWiz UI v5.0

Memory

Platform
OS
Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich), upgradable to 4.1.1 (Jelly Bean)

Chipset
Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon S4 Plus

CPU
Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait

GPU
Adreno 225

Rear Camera

Main Camera
Single
8 MP, f/2.6, 1/3", AF

Features
LED flash

Video
1080p@30fps

Front Camera

Selfie camera
Single
1.9 MP, f/2.6

Video
720p@30fps

Sound

Sound
Loudspeaker
Yes

3.5mm jack
Yes

Communications

Comms
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot

Bluetooth
4.0, A2DP, EDR, aptX

Positioning
GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS

NFC
Yes

Radio
No

USB
microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out), OTG

Features

Features
Sensors
Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer

 S-Voice natural language commands and dictation
Dropbox (50 GB cloud storage)
MP4/DivX/XviD/WMV/H.264 player
MP3/WAV/eAAC+/AC3/FLAC player
Photo/video editor
Document editor

Battery & Power

Battery
Type
Removable Li-Ion 2100 mAh battery

Stand-by
Up to 300 h (3G)

Talk time
Up to 13 h (3G)

Music play
Up to 48 h

Miscellaneous

Misc
Colors
Pebble blue, Marble white

Models
SGH-T999

SAR
0.43 W/kg (head)     1.26 W/kg (body)    

SAR EU
0.20 W/kg (head)    

Price
About 310 EUR

Network

Network
Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE

2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

3G bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100

 
HSDPA 900 / 2100

4G bands
3, 7, 20

Speed
HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps, LTE

Body

Launch
Announced
2011, August. Released 2011, November

Status
Discontinued

Display

Body
Dimensions
130.9 x 69.9 x 9.4 mm (5.15 x 2.75 x 0.37 in)

Weight
132 g (4.66 oz)

SIM
Mini-SIM

Platform

Display
Type
Super AMOLED Plus

Size
4.5 inches, 57.6 cm2 (~63.0% screen-to-body ratio)

Resolution
480 x 800 pixels, 5:3 ratio (~207 ppi density)

Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass

 TouchWiz UI v4.0

Memory

Platform
OS
Android 2.3 (Gingerbread), upgradable to 4.1 (Jelly Bean)

Chipset
Qualcomm APQ8060 Snapdragon S3

CPU
Dual-core 1.5 GHz Scorpion

GPU
Adreno 220

Rear Camera

Selfie camera
Single
2 MP

Video

Front Camera

Sound
Loudspeaker
Yes

3.5mm jack
Yes

Sound

Comms
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot

Bluetooth
3.0, A2DP, aptX

Positioning
GPS, A-GPS

NFC
Yes (optional)

Radio
No

USB
microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out), OTG

Communications

Features
Sensors
Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

 MP4/DivX/XviD/WMV/H.264 player
MP3/WAV/eAAC+/AC3/FLAC player
Photo/video editor
Document editor

Features

Battery
Type
Removable Li-Ion 1850 mAh battery

Stand-by
Up to 192 h

Talk time
Up to 5 h

Music play
Up to 30 h

Battery & Power

Misc
Colors
Black

SAR
0.16 W/kg (head)     0.66 W/kg (body)    

SAR EU
0.41 W/kg (head)    

Price
About 200 EUR