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

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256GB 8GB RAM

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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
CDMA / EVDO / LTE

2G bands
CDMA 800 / 1900 – SGH-I535, SPH-L710

3G bands
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO – SGH-I535, SPH-L710

4G bands
13 – SGH-I535

 
25 – SPH-L710

Speed
LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps

Body

Launch
Announced
2012, June. Released 2012, July

Status
Discontinued

Display

Body
Dimensions
137.2 x 71.1 x 7.6 mm (5.40 x 2.80 x 0.30 in)

Weight
133.2 g (4.69 oz)

SIM
Micro-SIM

Platform

Display
Type
Super AMOLED

Size
4.8 inches, 63.5 cm2 (~65.1% screen-to-body ratio)

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

Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 2

 TouchWiz UI

Memory

Platform
OS
Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean), upgradаble to 4.3 (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

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 200 h

Talk time
Up to 15 h

Miscellaneous

Misc
Colors
Pebble blue, Marble white, Purple

Models
SCH-I535, SPH-L710

SAR
0.48 W/kg (head)     1.29 W/kg (body)    

SAR EU
0.88 W/kg (head)    

Price
About 280 EUR

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

Body

Launch
Announced
2012, January

Status
Discontinued

Display

Body
Dimensions

Weight

SIM
Micro-SIM

Platform

Display
Type
Super AMOLED

Size
4.65 inches, 59.6 cm2

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

Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass

 TouchWiz UI

Memory

Platform
OS
Android 2.3.5 (Gingerbread)

CPU
Dual-core 1.5 GHz

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
Yes

USB
microUSB 2.0

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 battery

Miscellaneous

Misc
Colors
Black

SAR
0.43 W/kg (head)     0.77 W/kg (body)    

SAR EU
0.30 W/kg (head)    

Price
About 430 EUR

Network

Network
Technology
GSM / HSPA

2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

3G bands
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100

Speed
HSPA 14.4/5.76 Mbps

Body

Launch
Announced
2013. Released 2013

Status
Discontinued

Display

Body
Dimensions
121.2 x 62.7 x 9.8 mm (4.77 x 2.47 x 0.39 in)

Weight
115 g (4.06 oz)

SIM
Dual SIM (Micro-SIM)

Platform

Display
Type
TFT

Size
4.0 inches, 45.5 cm2 (~59.9% screen-to-body ratio)

Resolution
480 x 800 pixels, 5:3 ratio (~233 ppi density)

Memory

Platform
OS
Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean)

CPU
Dual-core 1.0 GHz

Rear Camera

Main Camera
Single
5 MP, AF

Features
LED flash, panorama

Video
720p@30fps

Front Camera

Selfie camera
Single
VGA

Video

Sound

Sound
Loudspeaker
Yes

3.5mm jack
Yes

Communications

Comms
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot

Bluetooth
4.0, A2DP, aptX

Positioning
GPS

NFC
No

Radio
To be confirmed

USB
microUSB 2.0

Features

Features
Sensors
Accelerometer, proximity, compass

 TV tuner

Battery & Power

Battery
Type
Li-Ion 1500 mAh, removable

Miscellaneous

Misc
Colors
Black

Models
GT-S7273T

SAR EU
0.47 W/kg (head)     0.71 W/kg (body)