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Samsung Galaxy S21

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Display diagonal: 6.20 in^*
Battery capacity: 4,000 mAh^*
Horizontal pixels: Display: 1,080 px
Vertical pixels: Display: 2,400 px

Display

Display diagonal: 6.20 in^*
Display pixel density: 421 ppi^*
Resolution: 1080 × 2400^*
Panel: Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1300 nits (peak)^*
Refresh rate: 120 Hz^*
Horizontal pixels: Display: 1,080 px
Vertical pixels: Display: 2,400 px

Displays

Display^*
Diagonal
6.20 in^*
Horizontal pixels
1,080 px^*
Vertical pixels
2,400 px^*
Technology
Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1300 nits (peak)^*
Maximum refresh rate
120 Hz^*

Memory & storage

Memory configurations

8 GB RAM / 128 GB^*
Memory
8 GB^*
Capacity
128 GB^*
8 GB RAM / 256 GB^*
Memory
8 GB^*
Capacity
256 GB^*

Memory options

8 GB^*
Capacity
8 GB^*

Storage options

128 GB^*
Capacity
128 GB^*
256 GB^*
Capacity
256 GB^*

Cameras

Front selfie^*

Estimated light-capture index
≈ 1.1^* Estimated · full frame at f/2 = 100 Nominal format · 4:3 estimate

Resolution
10 MP^*
Position
Front^*
Role
selfie^*
Aperture
2.20 f-number^*
Optical format
1/3.24^*
Rear wide^*

Estimated light-capture index
≈ 5.7^* Estimated · full frame at f/2 = 100 Nominal format · 4:3 estimate

Resolution
12 MP^*
Position
Rear^*
Role
wide^*
Aperture
1.80 f-number^*
Stabilization
OIS^*
Optical format
1/1.76^*
Rear telephoto^*

Estimated light-capture index
≈ 4.8^* Estimated · full frame at f/2 = 100 Nominal format · 4:3 estimate

Resolution
64 MP^*
Position
Rear^*
Role
telephoto^*
Aperture
2 f-number^*
Stabilization
OIS^*
Optical zoom
1.10 x^*
Optical format
1/1.72^*
Rear ultrawide^*

Estimated light-capture index
≈ 1.8^* Estimated · full frame at f/2 = 100 Nominal format · 4:3 estimate

Resolution
12 MP^*
Position
Rear^*
Role
ultrawide^*
Aperture
2.20 f-number^*
Optical format
1/2.55^*

Area-based index at equal illumination, f-number and exposure time. Not a camera-quality rating; lens transmission, sensor efficiency and processing are excluded.

Area/aperture estimates assume equal scene brightness and exposure time; full frame at f/2 = 100. Nominal-format estimates assume 4:3. Lens transmission, sensor efficiency and processing are not included.

Power specifications

Battery capacity: 4,000 mAh^*

Charging

Wired^*
Rated charging power
25 W^*
Technology
wired^*
Variant / details
Source-declared charging power; compatible charger and conditions unspecified^*
Wireless^*
Rated charging power
15 W^*
Technology
wireless^*
Variant / details
Source-declared charging power; compatible charger and conditions unspecified^*
Reverse wireless^*
Rated charging power
4.50 W^*
Technology
reverse wireless^*
Variant / details
Source-declared charging power; compatible charger and conditions unspecified^*

Connectivity & software

Operating system: Android 11, up to 4 major Android upgrades, One UI 6.1^*
Cellular networks: GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE^*
Wi-Fi: Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct^*
Bluetooth: 5.0, A2DP, LE^*
NFC: Yes^*

Sensors

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

Design & dimensions

Dimensions: 151.7 x 71.2 x 7.9 mm (5.97 x 2.80 x 0.31 in)^*
Weight: 169 g^*

Colors

Phantom Gray^*
Phantom Pink^*
Phantom Violet^*
Phantom White^*

System configuration

Detailed specifications

Specifications 1 · 1 fields

model

Galaxy S21^*

Scope and conditions

explicit_quantities

aperture_declarations

optical_format_declarations

declared_pixel_matrices

Specifications 2 · 54 fields

Battery · Charging

25W wired, PD3.0 15W wireless (Qi) 4.5W reverse wireless^*

Battery · Type

Li-Ion 4000 mAh^*

Body · Build

Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), plastic back, aluminum frame^*

Body · Dimensions

151.7 x 71.2 x 7.9 mm (5.97 x 2.80 x 0.31 in)^*

Body · Features

IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)^*

Body · SIM

· Nano-SIM · Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM^*

Body · Weight

169 g (5.96 oz)^*

Comms · Bluetooth

5.0, A2DP, LE^*

Comms · NFC

Yes^*

Comms · Positioning

GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO^*

Comms · Radio

FM radio (Snapdragon model only; market/operator dependent)^*

Comms · USB

USB Type-C 3.2, OTG^*

Comms · WLAN

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

Display · Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus^*

Display · Resolution

1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~421 ppi density)^*

Display · Size

6.2 inches, 94.1 cm2 (~87.2% screen-to-body ratio)^*

Display · Type

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

Features · Features

Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support) Bixby natural language commands and dictation Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)^*

Features · Sensors

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

Launch · Announced

Not announced yet^*

Launch · Status

Cancelled^*

Main Camera · Features

LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama^*

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^*

Main Camera · Video

8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS^*

Memory · Card slot

No^*

Memory · Features

UFS 3.X^*

Memory · Internal

128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM^*

Misc · Colors

Phantom Gray, Phantom White, Phantom Violet, Phantom Pink^*

Misc · Models

SM-G990F, SM-G990F/DS^*

Network · 2G bands

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900^*

Network · 3G bands

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100^*

Network · 4G bands

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66^*

Network · Features

CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA CDMA2000 1xEV-DO^*

Network · Speed

HSPA, LTE^*

Network · Technology

GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE^*

Platform · Chipset

Exynos 2100 (5 nm) - International Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm)^*

Platform · CPU

Octa-core (1x2.9 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.80 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A55) - International Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.42 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A55^*

Platform · GPU

Mali-G78 MP14 - International Adreno 660^*

Platform · OS

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

Selfie camera · Features

HDR^*

Selfie camera · Single

10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.24", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF^*

Selfie camera · Video

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

Sound · 3.5mm jack

No^*

Sound · Features

High-bitrate audio support^*

Sound · Loudspeaker

Yes, with stereo speakers^*

Camera optical formats

Rear wide

Resolution: 12.0^* MP
Position: Rear^*
Role: wide^*
Aperture: 1.8^* f-number
Stabilization: OIS^*
Optical format: 1/1.76^*

Rear telephoto

Resolution: 64.0^* MP
Position: Rear^*
Role: telephoto^*
Aperture: 2.0^* f-number
Stabilization: OIS^*
Optical zoom: 1.1^* x
Optical format: 1/1.72^*

Rear ultrawide

Resolution: 12.0^* MP
Position: Rear^*
Role: ultrawide^*
Aperture: 2.2^* f-number
Optical format: 1/2.55^*

Camera optical formats

Front selfie

Resolution: 10.0^* MP
Position: Front^*
Role: selfie^*
Aperture: 2.2^* f-number
Optical format: 1/3.24^*

Charging

Wired

Rated charging power: 25.0^* W
Technology: wired^*
Variant / details: Source-declared charging power; compatible charger and conditions unspecified^*

Wireless

Rated charging power: 15.0^* W
Technology: wireless^*
Variant / details: Source-declared charging power; compatible charger and conditions unspecified^*

Reverse wireless

Rated charging power: 4.5^* W
Technology: reverse wireless^*
Variant / details: Source-declared charging power; compatible charger and conditions unspecified^*

Colors

Phantom Gray: Phantom Gray^*
Phantom White: Phantom White^*
Phantom Violet: Phantom Violet^*
Phantom Pink: Phantom Pink^*

Display

Diagonal: 6.2^* in
Horizontal pixels: 1,080^* px
Vertical pixels: 2,400^* px
Technology: Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1300 nits (peak)^*
Maximum refresh rate: 120.0^* Hz

Front cameras

Front selfie

Resolution: 10.0^* MP
Position: Front^*
Role: selfie^*
Aperture: 2.2^* f-number

Memory options

8 GB

Capacity: 8.0^* GB

128 GB

Capacity: 128.0^* GB

256 GB

Capacity: 256.0^* GB

8 GB RAM / 128 GB

Memory: 8.0^* GB
Capacity: 128.0^* GB

8 GB RAM / 256 GB

Memory: 8.0^* GB
Capacity: 256.0^* GB

Rear cameras

Rear wide

Resolution: 12.0^* MP
Position: Rear^*
Role: wide^*
Aperture: 1.8^* f-number
Stabilization: OIS^*

Rear telephoto

Resolution: 64.0^* MP
Position: Rear^*
Role: telephoto^*
Aperture: 2.0^* f-number
Stabilization: OIS^*
Optical zoom: 1.1^* x

Rear ultrawide

Resolution: 12.0^* MP
Position: Rear^*
Role: ultrawide^*
Aperture: 2.2^* f-number

Sensors

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

* Provisional data