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Samsung s23 plus vs Samsung s21 ultra comparison

Samsung Galaxy S23 Plus
Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G
Network
Technology GSM/CDMA/HSPA/EVDO/LTE/5G 5G/LTE/EVDO/HSPA/CDMA/GSM
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 1,2,3,5,7,8,12,20,25,28,38,40,41,66,75,77,78 - SA/NSA/Sub6 5G, SA/NSA/Sub6
Network Type Speed 5G, LTE-A, HSPA (42.2/5.76 Mbps) HSPA (42.2/5.76 Mbps), LTE-A(7CA) Cat20 (2000/200Mbps), 5G
Launch
Launch Date February 24, 2023 January 14, 2021
Status Available Available
Body
Weight N/A 227g
Build Gorilla Glass Victus 2 (Glass Front + Glass Back), Aluminum Frame Gorilla Glass Victus (Front and Back), Aluminum Frame
SIM Nano-SIM and eSIM or Dual SIM (2Nano-SIMs and eSIM, Dual Stand-by) Dual Sim (Nano-SIM / eSIM)
Display
Display Dynamic AMOLED 2X Dynamic Amoled 2X
Size 6.6 Inch 6.8 Inch
Resolution (1080x2340) Pixels (1440x3200) Pixels
Platform
OS Android 13, One UI 5.1 One UI 3.1, Android 11
CPU Octa-core (3x2.0 GHz Cortex-A510 / 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A710 / 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A715 / 1x3.36 GHz Cortex-X3) Octa-Core (4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A55 / 1x2.9 GHz Cortex-X1 / 3x2.80 GHz Cortex-A78)
GPU Adreno 730 Mali-G78 (MP14)  
Memory
Card slot N/A N/A
Main Camera
Features Quad-LED Flash, Optical Image Stabilization (OIS), Selfie Color Tone, Auto FPS, Portrait Video, Slow Motion, Hyperlapse, Auto HDR, Tracking Auto-Focus, Grid lines, and HDR10+ 3x Optical Zoom, HDR, Panorama, Phase Detection, and Geo-Tagging 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 (30/60fps)
720p Video Recording (30fps)
720p 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 Stereo speakers Yes, (Stereo Speakers)
3.5mm jack N/A N/A
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 (a/b/g/n/ac/6e), Tri-Band, Wi-Fi Direct, and Hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 (a/b/g/n/ac/6e), Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Dual-Band
Bluetooth Bluetooth v5.3 LE, v5.2, A2DP
GPS GPS, A-GPS, Beidou, and Glonass Yes + (A-GPS, Galileo, BDS, Glonass)
NFC N/A Yes
RADIO Unspecified FM Radio (Snapdragon model)
USB USB Type-C 3.2 (Gen1) USB Type-C (3.2)
Features
Sensors Proximity Sensor / Accelerometer / Barometer / Fingerprint Sensor / Gyro Sensor / Geomagnetic Sensor / Hall Sensor / Light Sensor Compass / Barometer / Fingerprint (Under Display, Ultrasonic) / Accelerometer / Gyro / Proximity
Battery
Type Li-Po 47000 mAh (Non-Removable) Li-Ion 5000 mAh (Non-Removable)
Charging Fast Charging 45W
15W Wireless
4.5W Reverse Wireless
Fast Charging 25W
Reverse Wireless Charging 4.5W
Misc
Colors Phantom Black, Cream, Green, Graphite, Lime, and Lavender Phantom Brown, Phantom Black, Phantom Silver, Phantom Titanium, and Phantom Navy
Model N/A SM-G998BZKGMEA
Price 319,999 242,999
Brand Samsung Samsung
Model Samsung S23 Plus Samsung S21 Ultra
Samsung Galaxy S23 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
1,2,3,5,7,8,12,20,25,28,38,40,41,66,75,77,78 - SA/NSA/Sub6 5G, SA/NSA/Sub6
Network Type Speed
5G, LTE-A, HSPA (42.2/5.76 Mbps) HSPA (42.2/5.76 Mbps), LTE-A(7CA) Cat20 (2000/200Mbps), 5G
Launch
Launch Date
February 24, 2023 January 14, 2021
Status
Available Available
Body
Weight
N/A 227g
SIM
Nano-SIM and eSIM or Dual SIM (2Nano-SIMs and eSIM, Dual Stand-by) Dual Sim (Nano-SIM / eSIM)
Display
Display
Dynamic AMOLED 2X Dynamic Amoled 2X
Size
6.6 Inch 6.8 Inch
Resolution
(1080x2340) Pixels (1440x3200) Pixels
Platform
OS
Android 13, One UI 5.1 One UI 3.1, Android 11
Chipset
Qualcomm SM8550-AC (Snapdragon 8 Gen2) 4nm EXYNOS 2100 (5nm) 
CPU
Octa-core (3x2.0 GHz Cortex-A510 / 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A710 / 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A715 / 1x3.36 GHz Cortex-X3) Octa-Core (4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A55 / 1x2.9 GHz Cortex-X1 / 3x2.80 GHz Cortex-A78)
GPU
Adreno 730 Mali-G78 (MP14)  
Memory
Card slot
N/A N/A
Internal
128GB 8GB RAM
256GB 8GB RAM
256GB 12GB RAM
Main Camera
Features
Quad-LED Flash, Optical Image Stabilization (OIS), Selfie Color Tone, Auto FPS, Portrait Video, Slow Motion, Hyperlapse, Auto HDR, Tracking Auto-Focus, Grid lines, and HDR10+ 3x Optical Zoom, HDR, Panorama, Phase Detection, and Geo-Tagging 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 (30/60fps)
720p Video Recording (30fps)
720p 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
12MP (F/2.2 Aperture) Wide 40MP (F/2.2 Aperture) Wide
Video
8K Video Recording (24fps)
4K Video Recording (30/60fps)
1080p Video Recording (30/60fps)
720p Video Recording (30fps)
720p 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
Stereo speakers Yes, (Stereo Speakers)
3.5mm jack
N/A N/A
Comms
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 (a/b/g/n/ac/6e), Tri-Band, Wi-Fi Direct, and Hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 (a/b/g/n/ac/6e), Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Dual-Band
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 (a/b/g/n/ac/6e), Tri-Band, Wi-Fi Direct, and Hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 (a/b/g/n/ac/6e), Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Dual-Band
Bluetooth
Bluetooth v5.3 LE, v5.2, A2DP
GPS
GPS, A-GPS, Beidou, and Glonass Yes + (A-GPS, Galileo, BDS, Glonass)
NFC
N/A Yes
RADIO
Unspecified FM Radio (Snapdragon model)
USB
USB Type-C 3.2 (Gen1) USB Type-C (3.2)
Features
Sensors
Proximity Sensor / Accelerometer / Barometer / Fingerprint Sensor / Gyro Sensor / Geomagnetic Sensor / Hall Sensor / Light Sensor Compass / Barometer / Fingerprint (Under Display, Ultrasonic) / Accelerometer / Gyro / Proximity
Battery
Type
Li-Po 47000 mAh (Non-Removable) Li-Ion 5000 mAh (Non-Removable)
Charging
Fast Charging 45W
15W Wireless
4.5W Reverse Wireless
Fast Charging 25W
Reverse Wireless Charging 4.5W
Misc
Colors
Phantom Black, Cream, Green, Graphite, Lime, and Lavender Phantom Brown, Phantom Black, Phantom Silver, Phantom Titanium, and Phantom Navy
Model
N/A SM-G998BZKGMEA
Price
319999 242999
Brand
Samsung Samsung
Model
Samsung S23 Plus Samsung S21 Ultra

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