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Samsung s21 vs Samsung z fold 3 comparison

Samsung Galaxy S21
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 5G
Network
Technology 5G/LTE/EVDO/HSPA/CDMA/GSM GSM/CDMA/HSPA/EVDO/LTE/5G
2G bands SIM1 and SIM2 (GSM 850/900/1800/1900)
CDMA 800/1900
GSM 850/900/1800/1900
CDMA 800/1900
3G bands HSDPA 850/900/1700(AWS)/1900/2100
CDMA2000 (1xEV-DO)
WCDMA 850/900/1900/2100
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 1,2,3,4,5,7,8,12,13,17,18,19,20,25,26,28,32,38,39,40,41,46,48,66
5G bands 1,3,5,7,8,20,28,38,40,41,66,77,78 SA/NSA/Sub6 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(5+ Gbps DL) HSPA (42.2/5.76 Mbps), LTE-A (7CA) Cat20 (2000/200 Mbps), 5G
Launch
Launch Date January 14, 2021 August 11, 2021
Status Available Available
Body
Weight 171g 271g
Build Gorilla Glass Victus Front, Plastic Back With Aluminum Frame Folded: Gorilla Glass Victus (Front)
Un-Folded: Plastic (Front), Gorilla Glass Victus (Back), and Aluminum Frame
SIM Dual SIM (Nano-SIM + eSIM) Nano-SIM and eSIM
Display
Display Dynamic Amoled 2X Foldable Dynamic AMOLED 2X
Size 6.2 Inch 7.6 Inch
Resolution (1080x2400) Pixels (1768x2208) Pixels
Platform
OS Android 11, One (UI 3.1) Android 11, One UI 4.1.1
CPU Octa-Core (4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A55 / 1x2.9GHz Cortex-X1 / 3x2.80 GHz Cortex-A78) Octa-Core (1x2.84 GHz Cortex-X1 / 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A55 / 3x2.42 GHz Cortex-A78)
GPU Mali-G78 MP14 Adreno 660
Memory
Card slot N/A N/A
Main Camera
Features LED Flash, Geo-Tagging, Touch Focus, Face/Smile Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama, and HDR10+ Phase Detection, Optical Zoom (2x), Geo-Tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama, Dual-LED Flash, and HDR
Video 8K Video Recording (24/30fps)
4K Video Recording (30/60fps)
1080p Video Recording (30/60/240fps)
4K UHD Video Recording (30fps)
1080p Video Recording (30/60fps)
720p Video Recording (30/60fps)
HD Slow-Motin Video Recording (960fps)
FHD Slow-Motin 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/6e), Dual-Band, Wi-Fi Direct, and Hotspot
Bluetooth Yes, v5.0 Bluetooth v5.2
GPS Yes (A-GPS Support & Glonass, GALILEO, and BDS) GPS, Glonass, Beidou, Galileo, and QZSS
NFC Yes Yes
RADIO Yes N/A
USB USB Type-C (3.2) USB Type-C 2.0
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (ultrasonic) / Accelerometer / Gyro / Proximity / Compass / Barometer Accelerometer / Barometer / Fingerprint Sensor / Gyro Sensor / Geomagnetic Sensor / Face Unlock / Hall Sensor / Light Sensor / Proximity Sensor
Battery
Type Li-Po 4000 mAh (Non removable) Li-Po 4400 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
Fast Wireless Charging 10W
Reverse Wireless Charging 4.5W
Misc
Colors Phantom Gray, Phantom Pink, Phantom White, and Phantom Violet Phantom Black, Phantom Green, and Phantom Silver
Model SM-G991B, SM-G991B/DS SM-F926BZKDMEA
Price 210,000 314,999
Brand Samsung Samsung
Model Samsung S21 Samsung Z Fold 3
Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 5G
Network
Technology
2G bands
SIM1 and SIM2 (GSM 1850/900/1800/1900) GSM 850/900/1800/1900
CDMA 800/1900
3G bands
HSDPA 850/900/1700 (AWS) /1900/2100 WCDMA 850/900/1900/2100
4G bands
1,2,3,4,5,7,8,12,13,17,18,19,20,25,26,28,32,38,39,40,41,66 1,2,3,4,5,7,8,12,13,17,18,19,20,25,26,28,32,38,39,40,41,46,48,66
5G bands
5G, SA/NSA/Sub6 1,3,5,7,8,20,28,38,40,41,66,77,78 - SA/NSA/Sub6
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), 5G
Launch
Launch Date
January 14, 2021 August 11, 2021
Status
Available Available
Body
Weight
227g 271g
SIM
Dual Sim (Nano-SIM / eSIM) Nano-SIM and eSIM
Display
Display
Dynamic Amoled 2X Foldable Dynamic AMOLED 2X
Size
6.8 Inch 7.6 Inch
Resolution
(1440x3200) Pixels (1768x2208) Pixels
Platform
OS
One UI 3.1, Android 11 Android 11, One UI 4.1.1
Chipset
EXYNOS 2100 (5nm)  Qualcomm (Snapdragon 888)
CPU
Octa-Core (4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A55 / 1x2.9 GHz Cortex-X1 / 3x2.80 GHz Cortex-A78) Octa-Core (1x2.84 GHz Cortex-X1 / 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A55 / 3x2.42 GHz Cortex-A78)
GPU
Mali-G78 (MP14)   Adreno 660
Memory
Card slot
N/A N/A
Internal
256GB 12GB RAM 256GB 12GB RAM
Main Camera
Features
LED Flash, Dual Dixel PDAF, Touch Focus, Panorama, Face/Smile Detection, Auto HDR, Geo-Tagging and HDR10+ Video Phase Detection, Optical Zoom (2x), Geo-Tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama, Dual-LED Flash, and HDR
Video
4K Video Recording (30/60fps)
8K Video Recording (24fps)
1080p Video Recording (30/60/240fps)
720p Video Recording (960fps)
4K UHD Video Recording (30fps)
1080p Video Recording (30/60fps)
720p Video Recording (30/60fps)
HD Slow-Motin Video Recording (960fps)
FHD Slow-Motin Video Recording (240fps)
Selfie Camera
Front Camera
40MP (F/2.2 Aperture) Wide Under Display: 4MP (F/1.8 Aperture) Wide
Cover Camera: 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)
4K UHD Video Recording (30fps)
1080p Video Recording (30/60fps)
720p Video Recording (30/60fps)
HD Slow-Motin Video Recording (960fps)
FHD Slow-Motin 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/6e), 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/6e), Dual-Band, Wi-Fi Direct, and Hotspot
Bluetooth
LE, v5.2, A2DP Bluetooth v5.2
GPS
Yes + (A-GPS, Galileo, BDS, Glonass) GPS, Glonass, Beidou, Galileo, and QZSS
NFC
Yes Yes
RADIO
FM Radio (Snapdragon model) N/A
USB
USB Type-C (3.2) USB Type-C 2.0
Features
Sensors
Compass / Barometer / Fingerprint (Under Display, Ultrasonic) / Accelerometer / Gyro / Proximity Accelerometer / Barometer / Fingerprint Sensor / Gyro Sensor / Geomagnetic Sensor / Face Unlock / Hall Sensor / Light Sensor / Proximity Sensor
Battery
Type
Li-Ion 5000 mAh (Non-Removable) Li-Po 4400 mAh (Non-Removable)
Charging
Fast Charging 25W
Reverse Wireless Charging 4.5W
Fast Charging 25W
Fast Wireless Charging 10W
Reverse Wireless Charging 4.5W
Misc
Colors
Phantom Brown, Phantom Black, Phantom Silver, Phantom Titanium, and Phantom Navy Phantom Black, Phantom Green, and Phantom Silver
Model
SM-G998BZKGMEA SM-F926BZKDMEA
Price
242999 314999
Brand
Samsung Samsung
Model
Samsung S21 Samsung Z Fold 3

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