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-G996U1

 
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 – SM-G996B

5G bands
2, 5, 25, 41, 66, 71, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave – SM-G996U1

 
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 – SM-G996B

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

Launched

Body

Body
Dimensions
161.5 x 75.6 x 7.8 mm (6.36 x 2.98 x 0.31 in)

Weight
200 g (Sub6), 202 g (mmWave) (7.05 oz)

Build
Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus), 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
6.7 inches, 107.8 cm2 (~88.3% screen-to-body ratio)

Resolution
1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~394 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)
Ultra Wideband (UWB) support

Battery & Power

Battery
Type
Li-Ion 4800 mAh, non-removable

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

Miscellaneous

Misc
Colors
Phantom Black, Phantom Silver, Phantom Violet, Phantom Pink, Phantom Gold, Phantom Red

Models
SM-G996B, SM-G996B/DS, SM-G996U, SM-G996U1, SM-G996W, SM-G996N, SM-G9960

SAR
0.65 W/kg (head)     0.95 W/kg (body)    

SAR EU
0.54 W/kg (head)     1.33 W/kg (body)    

Price
€ 714.09 / $ 348.53 / £ 599.99 / ₹ 58,479

Test Benchmark

Tests
Performance

AnTuTu: 622276 (v8)
GeekBench: 3476 (v5.1)
GFXBench: 54fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)

Display

Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal)

Camera

Photo / Video

Loudspeaker

-25.8 LUFS (Very good)

Battery life

Endurance rating 114h

Price Information

Pricing

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

128GB 8GB RAM

€ 714.09

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256GB 8GB RAM

€ 829.00

£ 699.00

RENEWED

€ 450.00

£ 339.00

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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-G996U1

 
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 – SM-G996B

5G bands
2, 5, 25, 41, 66, 71, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave – SM-G996U1

 
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 – SM-G996B

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

Launched

Body

Body
Dimensions
161.5 x 75.6 x 7.8 mm (6.36 x 2.98 x 0.31 in)

Weight
200 g (Sub6), 202 g (mmWave) (7.05 oz)

Build
Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus), 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
6.7 inches, 107.8 cm2 (~88.3% screen-to-body ratio)

Resolution
1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~394 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)
Ultra Wideband (UWB) support

Battery & Power

Battery
Type
Li-Ion 4800 mAh, non-removable

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

Miscellaneous

Misc
Colors
Phantom Black, Phantom Silver, Phantom Violet, Phantom Pink, Phantom Gold, Phantom Red

Models
SM-G996B, SM-G996B/DS, SM-G996U, SM-G996U1, SM-G996W, SM-G996N, SM-G9960

SAR
0.65 W/kg (head)     0.95 W/kg (body)    

SAR EU
0.54 W/kg (head)     1.33 W/kg (body)    

Price
€ 714.09 / $ 348.53 / £ 599.99 / ₹ 58,479

Test Benchmark

Tests
Performance

AnTuTu: 622276 (v8)
GeekBench: 3476 (v5.1)
GFXBench: 54fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)

Display

Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal)

Camera

Photo / Video

Loudspeaker

-25.8 LUFS (Very good)

Battery life

Endurance rating 114h

Price Information

Pricing

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

128GB 8GB RAM

€ 714.09

£ 599.99

256GB 8GB RAM

€ 829.00

£ 699.00

RENEWED

€ 450.00

£ 339.00

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, September. Released 2011, December

Status
Discontinued

Display

Body
Dimensions
129.8 x 68.8 x 9.5 mm (5.11 x 2.71 x 0.37 in)

Weight
130.5 g (4.59 oz)

SIM
Micro-SIM

Platform

Display
Type
Super AMOLED

Size
4.65 inches, 59.6 cm2 (~66.7% screen-to-body ratio)

Resolution
720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~316 ppi density)

Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass

Memory

Platform
OS
Android 2.3 (Gingerbread), upgradable to 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich), TouchWiz UI 4

Chipset
Qualcomm MSM8660 Snapdragon S3

CPU
Dual-core 1.5 GHz Scorpion

GPU
Adreno 220

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 1850 mAh battery

Stand-by
Up to 320 h (2G) / Up to 290 h (3G)

Talk time
Up to 12 h 40 min (2G) / Up to 5 h 50 min (3G)

Miscellaneous

Misc
Colors
Black

SAR
0.12 W/kg (head)     0.94 W/kg (body)    

SAR EU
0.20 W/kg (head)    

Price
About 180 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