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Samsung s20 plus vs Samsung s21 comparison

Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus
Samsung Galaxy S21
Network
Technology EVDO/LTE/GSM/CDMA/HSPA 5G/LTE/EVDO/HSPA/CDMA/GSM
2G bands SIM1 and SIM2 (GSM 850/900/1800/1900)

SIM1 and SIM2 (GSM 850/900/1800/1900)
CDMA 800/1900
3G bands HSDPA 850/900/1700(AWS)/1900/2100 HSDPA 850/900/1700(AWS)/1900/2100
CDMA2000 (1xEV-DO)
4G bands 1,2,3,4,5,7,8,12,13,17,18,19,20,25,26,28,32,38,39,40,41,66 1,2,3,4,5,7,8,12,13,14,17,18,19,20,25,26,28,30,32,38,39,40,41,46,48,66,71
5G bands N/A 1,3,5,7,8,20,28,38,40,41,66,77,78 SA/NSA/Sub6
Network Type Speed LTE-A (7CA) Cat20 (2000/200 Mbps), HSPA (42.2/5.76 Mbps) LTE-A(7CA)Cat20 (2000/200)Mbps, 5G(5+ Gbps DL)
Launch
Launch Date February 11, 2020 January 14, 2021
Status Discontinued Available
Body
Weight 186g 171g
Build Gorilla Glass 6 (Glass Front+Glass Back), and Aluminum Frame Gorilla Glass Victus Front, Plastic Back With Aluminum Frame
SIM Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano SIM) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM + eSIM)
Display
Display Dynamic AMOLED Dynamic Amoled 2X
Size 6.7 Inch 6.2 Inch
Resolution (1440x3200) Pixels (1080x2400) Pixels
Platform
OS Android 10 Android 11, One (UI 3.1)
CPU Octa-Core (4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55 / 2x2.60 GHz Cortex-A76 + 2x2.73 GHz Mongoose M5) Octa-Core (4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A55 / 1x2.9GHz Cortex-X1 / 3x2.80 GHz Cortex-A78)
GPU Mali-G77 MP11 Mali-G78 MP14
Memory
Card slot MicroSDXC (Shared SIM Slot) N/A
Main Camera
Features Auto HDR, Panorama, Geo-Tagging, Touch Focus, and Face-Smile Detection LED Flash, Geo-Tagging, Touch Focus, Face/Smile Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama, and HDR10+
Video 8K UHD Video Recording (24fps)
4K Video Recording (30/60fps)
1080p Video Recording (30/60/240fps)
HD Slow-Motion Video Recording (960fps)
FHD Slow-Motion Video Recording (240fps)
8K Video Recording (24/30fps)
4K Video Recording (30/60fps)
1080p Video Recording (30/60/240fps)
Sound
Loudspeaker Yes (Stereo Speakers) Stereo Speakers Available
3.5mm jack N/A N/A
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot, Wi-Fi 802.11 (a/b/g/n/ac/6), and Dual Band Wi-Fi(802.11) A/B/G/N/AC/6, Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Dual-Band
Bluetooth Bluetooth v5.0 Yes, v5.0
GPS Yes (A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, and GALILEO) Yes (A-GPS Support & Glonass, GALILEO, and BDS)
NFC Yes Yes
RADIO N/A Yes
USB USB Type-C (3.2) USB Type-C (3.2)
Features
Sensors Gyro / Proximity / Accelerometer / Barometer / Compass / Fingerprint (Under Display, Ultrasonic) Fingerprint (ultrasonic) / Accelerometer / Gyro / Proximity / Compass / Barometer
Battery
Type Li-Po 4500 mAh (Non Removable) Li-Po 4000 mAh (Non removable)
Charging Fast Battery Charging (25W)
Power Bank/Reverse Wireless Charging (9W)
Fast Charging (25W)
USB Power Delivery 3.0
Fast Qi/PMA Wireless Charging (15W)
Reverse Wireless Charging (4.5W)
Misc
Colors Cosmic Black/Cosmic Grey/Cloud Blue Phantom Gray, Phantom Pink, Phantom White, and Phantom Violet
Model SM-G985FZADPAK SM-G991B, SM-G991B/DS
Price 187,999 210,000
Brand Samsung Samsung
Model Samsung S20 Plus Samsung S21
Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus
Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G
Network
Technology
2G bands
SIM1 and SIM2 (GSM 850/900/1800/1900)

SIM1 and SIM2 (GSM 1850/900/1800/1900)
3G bands
HSDPA 850/900/1700(AWS)/1900/2100 HSDPA 850/900/1700 (AWS) /1900/2100
4G bands
1,2,3,4,5,7,8,12,13,17,18,19,20,25,26,28,32,38,39,40,41,66 1,2,3,4,5,7,8,12,13,17,18,19,20,25,26,28,32,38,39,40,41,66
5G bands
N/A 5G, SA/NSA/Sub6
Network Type Speed
LTE-A (7CA) Cat20 (2000/200 Mbps), HSPA (42.2/5.76 Mbps) HSPA (42.2/5.76 Mbps), LTE-A(7CA) Cat20 (2000/200Mbps), 5G
Launch
Launch Date
February 11, 2020 January 14, 2021
Status
Discontinued Available
Body
Weight
186g 227g
SIM
Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano SIM) Dual Sim (Nano-SIM / eSIM)
Display
Display
Dynamic AMOLED Dynamic Amoled 2X
Size
6.7 Inch 6.8 Inch
Resolution
(1440x3200) Pixels (1440x3200) Pixels
Platform
OS
Android 10 One UI 3.1, Android 11
Chipset
Exynos 990 EXYNOS 2100 (5nm) 
CPU
Octa-Core (4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55 / 2x2.60 GHz Cortex-A76 + 2x2.73 GHz Mongoose M5) Octa-Core (4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A55 / 1x2.9 GHz Cortex-X1 / 3x2.80 GHz Cortex-A78)
GPU
Mali-G77 MP11 Mali-G78 (MP14)  
Memory
Card slot
MicroSDXC (Shared SIM Slot) N/A
Internal
128GB 8GB RAM 256GB 12GB RAM
Main Camera
Features
Auto HDR, Panorama, Geo-Tagging, Touch Focus, and Face-Smile Detection LED Flash, Dual Dixel PDAF, Touch Focus, Panorama, Face/Smile Detection, Auto HDR, Geo-Tagging and HDR10+ Video
Video
8K UHD Video Recording (24fps)
4K Video Recording (30/60fps)
1080p Video Recording (30/60/240fps)
HD Slow-Motion Video Recording (960fps)
FHD Slow-Motion Video Recording (240fps)
4K Video Recording (30/60fps)
8K Video Recording (24fps)
1080p Video Recording (30/60/240fps)
720p Video Recording (960fps)
Selfie Camera
Front Camera
10MP (F/2.2 Aperture) Wide 40MP (F/2.2 Aperture) Wide
Video
8K UHD Video Recording (24fps)
4K Video Recording (30/60fps)
1080p Video Recording (30/60/240fps)
HD Slow-Motion Video Recording (960fps)
FHD Slow-Motion Video Recording (240fps)
4K Video Recording (30/60fps)
8K Video Recording (24fps)
1080p Video Recording (30/60/240fps)
720p Video Recording (960fps)
Sound
Loudspeaker
Yes (Stereo Speakers) Yes, (Stereo Speakers)
3.5mm jack
N/A N/A
Comms
WLAN
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot, Wi-Fi 802.11 (a/b/g/n/ac/6), and Dual Band Wi-Fi 802.11 (a/b/g/n/ac/6e), Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Dual-Band
WLAN
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot, Wi-Fi 802.11 (a/b/g/n/ac/6), and Dual Band Wi-Fi 802.11 (a/b/g/n/ac/6e), Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Dual-Band
Bluetooth
Bluetooth v5.0 LE, v5.2, A2DP
GPS
Yes (A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, and GALILEO) Yes + (A-GPS, Galileo, BDS, Glonass)
NFC
Yes Yes
RADIO
N/A FM Radio (Snapdragon model)
USB
USB Type-C (3.2) USB Type-C (3.2)
Features
Sensors
Gyro / Proximity / Accelerometer / Barometer / Compass / Fingerprint (Under Display, Ultrasonic) Compass / Barometer / Fingerprint (Under Display, Ultrasonic) / Accelerometer / Gyro / Proximity
Battery
Type
Li-Po 4500 mAh (Non Removable) Li-Ion 5000 mAh (Non-Removable)
Charging
Fast Battery Charging (25W)
Power Bank/Reverse Wireless Charging (9W)
Fast Charging 25W
Reverse Wireless Charging 4.5W
Misc
Colors
Cosmic Black/Cosmic Grey/Cloud Blue Phantom Brown, Phantom Black, Phantom Silver, Phantom Titanium, and Phantom Navy
Model
SM-G985FZADPAK SM-G998BZKGMEA
Price
187999 242999
Brand
Samsung Samsung
Model
Samsung S20 Plus Samsung S21

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