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Samsung s21 plus vs Samsung s21 comparison

Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus 5G
Samsung Galaxy S21
Network
Technology 5G/LTE/EVDO/HSPA/CDMA/GSM 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 1,3,5,7,8,20,28,38,40,41,66,77,78 Sub6/SA/NSA 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) 5G, HSPA (42.2/5.76 Mbps) LTE-A(7CA)Cat20 (2000/200)Mbps, 5G(5+ Gbps DL)
Launch
Launch Date January 14, 2021 January 14, 2021
Status Available Available
Body
Weight 200g 171g
Build Gorilla Glass Victus (Glass Front + Back), Aluminum Frame Gorilla Glass Victus Front, Plastic Back With Aluminum Frame
SIM Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, eSIM) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM + eSIM)
Display
Display Dynamic AMOLED (2X) Dynamic Amoled 2X
Size 6.7 Inch 6.2 Inch
Resolution (1080x2400) Pixels (1080x2400) Pixels
Platform
OS Android 11, (UI 3.1) Android 11, One (UI 3.1)
CPU Octa-Core (4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A55 / 3x2.80 GHz Cortex-A78 / 1x2.9 GHz Cortex-X1) Octa-Core (4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A55 / 1x2.9GHz Cortex-X1 / 3x2.80 GHz Cortex-A78)
GPU Mali-G78 MP14 Mali-G78 MP14
Memory
Card slot N/A N/A
Main Camera
Features Hybrid Optic Zoom (3x), Super Resolution Zoom (30x), Geo-Tagging, Touch Focus, HDR10+, Face/Smile Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama, Optical Image Stabilization (OIS), and Tracking AF LED Flash, Geo-Tagging, Touch Focus, Face/Smile Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama, and HDR10+
Video 8K Video Recording (24fps)
4K Video Recording (30/60fps)
1080p Video Recording (30/60/240fps)
720p Video Recording (960fps)
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 Hotspot / Wi-Fi Direct / Dual-Band / Wi-Fi 802.11 (a/b/g/n/ac/6) 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, (Galileo, BDS, Glonass, and A-GPS) Yes (A-GPS Support & Glonass, GALILEO, and BDS)
NFC Yes Yes
RADIO FM Radio (Snapdragon Model) Yes
USB USB Type-C (3.2) USB Type-C (3.2)
Features
Sensors Ultrasonic Fingerprint / Accelerometer / Barometer / Ultra Wideband (UWB) / Proximity Fingerprint (ultrasonic) / Accelerometer / Gyro / Proximity / Compass / Barometer
Battery
Type Li-Ion 4800 mAh (Non-Removable) Li-Po 4000 mAh (Non removable)
Charging Fast charging (25W), USB PD (3.0), and PMA / Qi Wireless Charging (15W) Fast Charging (25W)
USB Power Delivery 3.0
Fast Qi/PMA Wireless Charging (15W)
Reverse Wireless Charging (4.5W)
Misc
Colors Phantom Pink, Phantom Silver, Phantom Black, and Phantom Violet Phantom Gray, Phantom Pink, Phantom White, and Phantom Violet
Model SM-G996B, SM-G996B/DS SM-G991B, SM-G991B/DS
Price 184,999 210,000
Brand Samsung Samsung
Model Samsung S21 Plus Samsung S21
Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus 5G
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
1,3,5,7,8,20,28,38,40,41,66,77,78 Sub6/SA/NSA 5G, SA/NSA/Sub6
Network Type Speed
LTE-A (7CA) Cat20 (2000/200 Mbps) 5G, HSPA (42.2/5.76 Mbps) HSPA (42.2/5.76 Mbps), LTE-A(7CA) Cat20 (2000/200Mbps), 5G
Launch
Launch Date
January 14, 2021 January 14, 2021
Status
Available Available
Body
Weight
200g 227g
SIM
Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, eSIM) Dual Sim (Nano-SIM / eSIM)
Display
Display
Dynamic AMOLED (2X) Dynamic Amoled 2X
Size
6.7 Inch 6.8 Inch
Resolution
(1080x2400) Pixels (1440x3200) Pixels
Platform
OS
Android 11, (UI 3.1) One UI 3.1, Android 11
Chipset
Exynos 2100 EXYNOS 2100 (5nm) 
CPU
Octa-Core (4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A55 / 3x2.80 GHz Cortex-A78 / 1x2.9 GHz Cortex-X1) Octa-Core (4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A55 / 1x2.9 GHz Cortex-X1 / 3x2.80 GHz Cortex-A78)
GPU
Mali-G78 MP14 Mali-G78 (MP14)  
Memory
Card slot
N/A N/A
Internal
256GB 8GB RAM 256GB 12GB RAM
Main Camera
Features
Hybrid Optic Zoom (3x), Super Resolution Zoom (30x), Geo-Tagging, Touch Focus, HDR10+, Face/Smile Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama, Optical Image Stabilization (OIS), and Tracking AF LED Flash, Dual Dixel PDAF, Touch Focus, Panorama, Face/Smile Detection, Auto HDR, Geo-Tagging and HDR10+ Video
Video
8K Video Recording (24fps)
4K Video Recording (30/60fps)
1080p Video Recording (30/60/240fps)
720p Video Recording (960fps)
4K Video Recording (30/60fps)
8K Video Recording (24fps)
1080p Video Recording (30/60/240fps)
720p Video Recording (960fps)
Selfie Camera
Front Camera
10MP (F2.2 Aperture) 40MP (F/2.2 Aperture) Wide
Video
8K Video Recording (24fps)
4K Video Recording (30/60fps)
1080p Video Recording (30/60/240fps)
720p Video Recording (960fps)
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
Hotspot / Wi-Fi Direct / Dual-Band / Wi-Fi 802.11 (a/b/g/n/ac/6) Wi-Fi 802.11 (a/b/g/n/ac/6e), Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Dual-Band
WLAN
Hotspot / Wi-Fi Direct / Dual-Band / Wi-Fi 802.11 (a/b/g/n/ac/6) 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, (Galileo, BDS, Glonass, and A-GPS) Yes + (A-GPS, Galileo, BDS, Glonass)
NFC
Yes Yes
RADIO
FM Radio (Snapdragon Model) FM Radio (Snapdragon model)
USB
USB Type-C (3.2) USB Type-C (3.2)
Features
Sensors
Ultrasonic Fingerprint / Accelerometer / Barometer / Ultra Wideband (UWB) / Proximity Compass / Barometer / Fingerprint (Under Display, Ultrasonic) / Accelerometer / Gyro / Proximity
Battery
Type
Li-Ion 4800 mAh (Non-Removable) Li-Ion 5000 mAh (Non-Removable)
Charging
Fast charging (25W), USB PD (3.0), and PMA / Qi Wireless Charging (15W) Fast Charging 25W
Reverse Wireless Charging 4.5W
Misc
Colors
Phantom Pink, Phantom Silver, Phantom Black, and Phantom Violet Phantom Brown, Phantom Black, Phantom Silver, Phantom Titanium, and Phantom Navy
Model
SM-G996B, SM-G996B/DS SM-G998BZKGMEA
Price
184999 242999
Brand
Samsung Samsung
Model
Samsung S21 Plus Samsung S21

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