Samsung Galaxy S21 Lineup Specifications

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Category

Specification

Details

Launch

Announced

2021, January 14

Status

Available. Released 2021, January 29

Models

SM-G991B, SM-G991B/DS, SM-G991U, SM-G991U1, SM-G991W, SM-G991N, SM-G9910, SM-G991Q, SCG09

Colors

Phantom Gray, Phantom White, Phantom Violet, Phantom Pink

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

(SM-G991U1) –> 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-G991B) –> 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66

5G bands

(SM-G991U1) –> 2, 5, 25, 41, 66, 71, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave

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

Speed

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

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)

Protection

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

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

Features

Always-on display

Platform

OS

Android 11, up to 4 major Android upgrades, One UI 6.1

Chipset

(USA) Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm)

(Global) Exynos 2100 (5 nm)

CPU

(USA) Octa-core (1×2.84 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3×2.42 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4×1.80 GHz Cortex-A55)

(Global) Octa-core (1×2.9 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3×2.80 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4×2.2 GHz Cortex-A55)

GPU

(USA) Adreno 660

(Global) Mali-G78 MP14

Memory

Card slot

No

Internal

128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM

Memory tech

UFS 3.0

Rear Camera

Type

Triple

1 (wide)

12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm, 1/1.76″, 1.8µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS

2 (telephoto)

64 MP, f/2.0, 29mm, 1/1.72″, 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS, 1.1x optical zoom, 3x hybrid zoom

3 (ultrawide)

12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚, 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

Selfie camera

Type

Single

1 (wide)

10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm, 1/3.24″, 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF

Features

HDR

Video

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

Sound

Loudspeaker

Yes, with stereo speakers

3.5mm jack

No

Features

32-bit/384kHz audio

Tuned by AKG

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

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer

Software features

Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support), Circle to Search

Battery

Type

Li-Ion 4000 mAh, non-removable

Charging

25W wired, PD3.0

15W wireless (Qi/PMA)

4.5W reverse wireless

Category

Specification

Details

Launch

Announced

2021, January 14

Status

Available. Released 2021, January 29

Models

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

Colors

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

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

(SM-G996U1) –> 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-G996B) –> 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66

5G bands

(SM-G996U1) –> 2, 5, 25, 41, 66, 71, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave

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

Speed

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

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)

Protection

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

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

Features

Always-on display

Platform

OS

Android 11, up to 4 major Android upgrades, One UI 6.1

Chipset

(USA) Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm)

(Global) Exynos 2100 (5 nm)

CPU

(USA) Octa-core (1×2.84 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3×2.42 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4×1.80 GHz Cortex-A55)

(Global) Octa-core (1×2.9 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3×2.80 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4×2.2 GHz Cortex-A55)

GPU

(USA/China) Adreno 660

(Global) Mali-G78 MP14

Memory

Card slot

No

Internal

128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM

Memory tech

UFS 3.0

Rear Camera

Type

Triple

1 (wide)

12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm, 1/1.76″, 1.8µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS

2 (telephoto)

64 MP, f/2.0, 29mm, 1/1.72″, 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS, 1.1x optical zoom, 3x hybrid zoom

3 (ultrawide)

12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚, 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

Selfie camera

Type

Single

1 (wide)

10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm, 1/3.24″, 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF

Features

HDR

Video

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

Sound

Loudspeaker

Yes, with stereo speakers

3.5mm jack

No

Features

32-bit/384kHz audio

Tuned by AKG

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

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer

Software features

Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support), Ultra Wideband (UWB) support, Circle to Search

Battery

Type

Li-Ion 4800 mAh, non-removable

Charging

25W wired, PD3.0

15W wireless (Qi/PMA)

4.5W reverse wireless

Category

Specification

Details

Launch

Announced

2021, January 14

Status

Available. Released 2021, January 29

Models

SM-G998B, SM-G998B/DS, SM-G998U, SM-G998U1, SM-G998W, SM-G998N, SM-G9980

Colors

Phantom Black, Phantom Silver, Phantom Titanium, Phantom Navy, Phantom Brown, Navy

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

(SM-G998U1) –> 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-G998B) –> 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66

5G bands

(SM-G998U1) –> 2, 5, 25, 41, 66, 71, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave

(SM-G998B) –> 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6

Speed

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

Body

Dimensions

165.1 x 75.6 x 8.9 mm (6.5 x 2.98 x 0.35 in)

Weight

227 g (Sub6), 229 g (mmWave) (8.01 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)

Protection

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

Extra

Stylus support

Display

Type

Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1500 nits (peak)

Size

6.8 inches, 112.1 cm2 (~89.8% screen-to-body ratio)

Resolution

1440 x 3200 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~515 ppi density)

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus

Features

Always-on display

Platform

OS

Android 11, up to 4 major Android upgrades, One UI 6.1

Chipset

(USA) Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm)

(Global) Exynos 2100 (5 nm)

CPU

(USA) Octa-core (1×2.84 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3×2.42 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4×1.80 GHz Cortex-A55)

(Global) Octa-core (1×2.9 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3×2.80 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4×2.2 GHz Cortex-A55)

GPU

(USA/China) Adreno 660

(Global) Mali-G78 MP14

Memory

Card slot

No

Internal

128GB 12GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 256GB 16GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 16GB RAM

Memory tech

UFS 3.0

Rear Camera

Type

Quad

1 (wide)

108 MP, f/1.8, 24mm, 1/1.33″, 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS

2 (telephoto)

10 MP, f/2.4, 72mm, 1/3.24″, 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom

3 (periscope telephoto)

10 MP, f/4.9, 240mm, 1/3.24″, 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS, 10x optical zoom

4 (ultrawide)

12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 1/2.55″, 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, Super Steady video

Features

Laser AF, LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama

Video

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

Selfie camera

Type

Single

1 (wide)

40 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8″, 0.7µm, PDAF

Features

HDR

Video

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

Sound

Loudspeaker

Yes, with stereo speakers

3.5mm jack

No

Features

32-bit/384kHz audio

Tuned by AKG

Comms

WLAN

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

Bluetooth

5.2, 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

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer

Software features

Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support), Ultra Wideband (UWB) support, Circle to Search

Battery

Type

Li-Ion 5000 mAh, non-removable

Charging

25W wired, PD3.0

15W wireless (Qi/PMA)

4.5W reverse wireless

Category

Specification

Details

Launch

Announced

2021, January 14

Status

Available. Released 2021, January 29

Models

SM-G990B, SM-G990B/DS, SM-G990U, SM-G990U1, SM-G990W, SM-G990E, SM-G9900, SM-G990B2, SM-G990U2, SM-G990W2, SM-G990U3

Colors

White, Graphite, Lavender, Olive

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

(SM-G996U1) –> 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-G996B) –> 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66

5G bands

(SM-G996U1) –> 2, 5, 25, 41, 66, 71, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave

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

Speed

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

Body

Dimensions

155.7 x 74.5 x 7.9 mm (6.13 x 2.93 x 0.31 in)

Weight

177 g (6.24 oz)

Build

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

SIM

Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Protection

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

Display

Type

Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+

Size

6.4 inches, 100.5 cm2 (~86.7% screen-to-body ratio)

Resolution

1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~403 ppi density)

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus

Features

Always-on display

Platform

OS

Android 12, up to 4 major Android upgrades, One UI 6.1

Chipset

(V1) Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm)

(V2) Exynos 2100 (5 nm)

CPU

(V1) Octa-core (1×2.84 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3×2.42 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4×1.80 GHz Cortex-A55)

(V2) Octa-core (1×2.9 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3×2.80 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4×2.2 GHz Cortex-A55)

GPU

(V1) Adreno 660

(V2) Mali-G78 MP14

Memory

Card slot

No

Internal

128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM

Memory tech

UFS 3.0

Rear Camera

Type

Triple

1 (wide)

12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm, 1/1.76″, 1.8µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS

2 (telephoto)

8 MP, f/2.4, 76mm (telephoto), 1/4.5″, 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom

3 (ultrawide)

12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 123˚ (ultrawide), 1/3.0″, 1.12µm

Features

LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama

Video

4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, gyro-EIS

Selfie camera

Type

Single

1 (wide)

32 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.74″, 0.8µm

Features

HDR

Video

4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS

Sound

Loudspeaker

Yes, with stereo speakers

3.5mm jack

No

Features

32-bit/384kHz audio

Tuned by AKG

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

No

USB

USB Type-C, OTG

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer

Software features

Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support), Circle to Search

Battery

Type

Li-Ion 4500 mAh, non-removable

Charging

25W wired, PD3.0, 50% in 30 min (advertised)

15W wireless (Qi/PMA)

4.5W reverse wireless

Resources:

  • GSMArena
  • Android Authority
  • PhoneArena

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