Samsung Galaxy S21: Specifications

Technology

GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G

Status

Coming soon. Exp. release 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 and/or eSIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM, dual stand-by)

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

Display Type

Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1300 nits (peak)

Display 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) - International
Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 (5 nm) - USA/China

CPU

Octa-core (1x2.9 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.80 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A55) - International
Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 680 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 680 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 680 - USA/China

GPU

Mali-G78 MP14 - International
Adreno 660 - USA/China

Card slot

No

Internal Storage

128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM
UFS 3.X

Main Camera

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 Front Camera

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)
ANT+
Bixby natural language commands and dictation
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)

 Battery

Li-Ion 4000 mAh, non-removable

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)

Performance

AnTuTu: 584055 (v8)

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

Display

Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal)

Loudspeaker

-26.4 LUFS (Good)

Battery life

Endurance rating 93h