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Samsung s21 vs Samsung s20 comparison

Samsung Galaxy S21
Samsung Galaxy S20
Network
Technology 5G/LTE/EVDO/HSPA/CDMA/GSM LTE/GSM/CDMA/HSPA/EVDO
2G bands SIM1 and SIM2 (GSM 850/900/1800/1900)
CDMA 800/1900
SIM1 and SIM2 (GSM 850/900/1800/1900)
3G bands HSDPA 850/900/1700(AWS)/1900/2100
CDMA2000 (1xEV-DO)
HSDPA 850/900/1700 (AWS) 1900/2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G bands 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 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 SA/NSA/Sub6 N/A
Network Type Speed LTE-A(7CA)Cat20 (2000/200)Mbps, 5G(5+ Gbps DL) HSPA (42.2/5.76) Mbps, LTE-A (7CA) (Cat20 2000/200 Mbps)
Launch
Launch Date January 14, 2021 February 11, 2020
Status Available Discontinued
Body
Weight 171g 163g
Build Gorilla Glass Victus Front, Plastic Back With Aluminum Frame Front and Back (Gorilla Glass 6), Aluminum Frame
SIM Dual SIM (Nano-SIM + eSIM) Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, Dual Stand-by)
Display
Display Dynamic Amoled 2X Dynamic AMOLED
Size 6.2 Inch 6.2 Inch
Resolution (1080x2400) Pixels (1440x3200) Pixels
Platform
OS Android 11, One (UI 3.1) Android 10, Upgradable to (Android 11)
CPU Octa-Core (4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A55 / 1x2.9GHz Cortex-X1 / 3x2.80 GHz Cortex-A78) Octa-Core (4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55 / 2x2.73 GHz Mongoose M5 / 2x2.60 GHz Cortex-A76)
GPU Mali-G78 MP14 Mali-G77 MP11
Memory
Card slot N/A MicroSD (Uses Shared SIM Slot)
Main Camera
Features LED Flash, Geo-Tagging, Touch Focus, Face/Smile Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama, and HDR10+ LED Flash, Geo-Tagging, Touch Focus, Face/Smile Detection, Auto HDR, and Panorama
Video 8K Video Recording (24/30fps)
4K Video Recording (30/60fps)
1080p Video Recording (30/60/240fps)
8K Video Recording (24fps)
4K Video Recording (30/60fps)
1080p Video Recording (30/60/240fps)
720p Video Recording (960fps)
HD Slow-Motion Video Recording (960fps)
FHD Slow-Motion Video Recording (240fps)
Sound
Loudspeaker Stereo Speakers Available Stereo Speakers
3.5mm jack N/A N/A
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi(802.11) A/B/G/N/AC/6, Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Dual-Band Wi-Fi 802.11 (a/b/g/n/ac/6), Dual-Band, Wi-Fi Direct, and Hotspot
Bluetooth Yes, v5.0 Bluetooth v5.0
GPS Yes (A-GPS Support & Glonass, GALILEO, and BDS) Yes, With A-GPS, BDS, GALILEO, and GLONASS
NFC Yes Yes
RADIO Yes FM Radio
USB USB Type-C (3.2) Type-C 3.2
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (ultrasonic) / Accelerometer / Gyro / Proximity / Compass / Barometer Accelerometer / Barometer / Fingerprint Sensor / Gyro Sensor / Geomagnetic Sensor / Hall Sensor / RGB Light Sensor / Proximity Sensor
Battery
Type Li-Po 4000 mAh (Non removable) Li-Ion 4000 mAh (Non-Removable)
Charging Fast Charging (25W)
USB Power Delivery 3.0
Fast Qi/PMA Wireless Charging (15W)
Reverse Wireless Charging (4.5W)
Fast Charging 25W
Misc
Colors Phantom Gray, Phantom Pink, Phantom White, and Phantom Violet Cloud Pink, Cloud White, Aura Red, Cosmic Grey, and Cloud Blue
Model SM-G991B, SM-G991B/DS SM-G980F, SM-G980F/DS, SM-G980
Price 210,000 170,999
Brand Samsung Samsung
Model Samsung S21 Samsung S20
Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G
Samsung Galaxy S20
Network
Technology
2G bands
SIM1 and SIM2 (GSM 1850/900/1800/1900) SIM1 and SIM2 (GSM 850/900/1800/1900)
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 1,2,3,4,5,7,8,12,13,17,18,19,20,25,26,28,32,38,39,40,41,66
5G bands
5G, SA/NSA/Sub6 N/A
Network Type Speed
HSPA (42.2/5.76 Mbps), LTE-A(7CA) Cat20 (2000/200Mbps), 5G HSPA (42.2/5.76) Mbps, LTE-A (7CA) (Cat20 2000/200 Mbps)
Launch
Launch Date
January 14, 2021 February 11, 2020
Status
Available Discontinued
Body
Weight
227g 163g
SIM
Dual Sim (Nano-SIM / eSIM) Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, Dual Stand-by)
Display
Display
Dynamic Amoled 2X Dynamic AMOLED
Size
6.8 Inch 6.2 Inch
Resolution
(1440x3200) Pixels (1440x3200) Pixels
Platform
OS
One UI 3.1, Android 11 Android 10, Upgradable to (Android 11)
Chipset
EXYNOS 2100 (5nm)  Exynos 990
CPU
Octa-Core (4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A55 / 1x2.9 GHz Cortex-X1 / 3x2.80 GHz Cortex-A78) Octa-Core (4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55 / 2x2.73 GHz Mongoose M5 / 2x2.60 GHz Cortex-A76)
GPU
Mali-G78 (MP14)   Mali-G77 MP11
Memory
Card slot
N/A MicroSD (Uses Shared SIM Slot)
Internal
256GB 12GB RAM 128GB 8GB RAM
Main Camera
Features
LED Flash, Dual Dixel PDAF, Touch Focus, Panorama, Face/Smile Detection, Auto HDR, Geo-Tagging and HDR10+ Video LED Flash, Geo-Tagging, Touch Focus, Face/Smile Detection, Auto HDR, and Panorama
Video
4K Video Recording (30/60fps)
8K Video Recording (24fps)
1080p Video Recording (30/60/240fps)
720p Video Recording (960fps)
8K Video Recording (24fps)
4K Video Recording (30/60fps)
1080p Video Recording (30/60/240fps)
720p Video Recording (960fps)
HD Slow-Motion Video Recording (960fps)
FHD Slow-Motion Video Recording (240fps)
Selfie Camera
Front Camera
40MP (F/2.2 Aperture) Wide 10MP (F/2.2 Aperture) Wide
Video
4K Video Recording (30/60fps)
8K Video Recording (24fps)
1080p Video Recording (30/60/240fps)
720p Video Recording (960fps)
8K Video Recording (24fps)
4K Video Recording (30/60fps)
1080p Video Recording (30/60/240fps)
720p Video Recording (960fps)
HD Slow-Motion Video Recording (960fps)
FHD Slow-Motion Video Recording (240fps)
Sound
Loudspeaker
Yes, (Stereo Speakers) Stereo Speakers
3.5mm jack
N/A N/A
Comms
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 (a/b/g/n/ac/6e), Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Dual-Band Wi-Fi 802.11 (a/b/g/n/ac/6), Dual-Band, Wi-Fi Direct, and Hotspot
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 (a/b/g/n/ac/6e), Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Dual-Band Wi-Fi 802.11 (a/b/g/n/ac/6), Dual-Band, Wi-Fi Direct, and Hotspot
Bluetooth
LE, v5.2, A2DP Bluetooth v5.0
GPS
Yes + (A-GPS, Galileo, BDS, Glonass) Yes, With A-GPS, BDS, GALILEO, and GLONASS
NFC
Yes Yes
RADIO
FM Radio (Snapdragon model) FM Radio
USB
USB Type-C (3.2) Type-C 3.2
Features
Sensors
Compass / Barometer / Fingerprint (Under Display, Ultrasonic) / Accelerometer / Gyro / Proximity Accelerometer / Barometer / Fingerprint Sensor / Gyro Sensor / Geomagnetic Sensor / Hall Sensor / RGB Light Sensor / Proximity Sensor
Battery
Type
Li-Ion 5000 mAh (Non-Removable) Li-Ion 4000 mAh (Non-Removable)
Charging
Fast Charging 25W
Reverse Wireless Charging 4.5W
Fast Charging 25W
Misc
Colors
Phantom Brown, Phantom Black, Phantom Silver, Phantom Titanium, and Phantom Navy Cloud Pink, Cloud White, Aura Red, Cosmic Grey, and Cloud Blue
Model
SM-G998BZKGMEA SM-G980F, SM-G980F/DS, SM-G980
Price
242999 170999
Brand
Samsung Samsung
Model
Samsung S21 Samsung S20

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