Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra: Specifications

Technology

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

Status

Coming soon. Exp. release 2021, January 29

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), 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)
Stylus support

Display Type

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

Display 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

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 12GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 16GB RAM
UFS 3.1

Main Camera

108 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.33", 0.8µm, PDAF, Laser AF, OIS
10 MP, f/4.9, 240mm (periscope telephoto), 1/3.24", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS, 10x optical zoom
10 MP, f/2.4, 70mm (telephoto), 1/3.24", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom
12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, 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

40 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.7µm, 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/6e, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot

Bluetooth

5.2, 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)
Ultra Wideband (UWB) support

 Battery

Li-Ion 5000 mAh, non-removable

Fast charging 25W
USB Power Delivery 3.0
Fast Qi/PMA wireless charging 15W
Reverse wireless charging 4.5W

Colors

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

Models

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

SAR

0.77 W/kg (head) 1.02 W/kg (body)

SAR EU

0.71 W/kg (head) 1.58 W/kg (body)

Loudspeaker

-25.5 LUFS (Very good)