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Samsung s9 vs Samsung s21 comparison

Samsung Galaxy S9
Samsung Galaxy S21
Network
Technology LTE/GSM/CDMA/HSPA/EVDO 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 1,2,3,4,7,8,12,13,14,17,18,19,20,25,26,28,29,30,32,38,39,40,41,66,71 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 (6CA) Cat18 (1200/200 Mbps), HSPA (42.2/5.76 Mbps) LTE-A(7CA)Cat20 (2000/200)Mbps, 5G(5+ Gbps DL)
Launch
Launch Date February 25, 2018 January 14, 2021
Status Available Available
Body
Weight 163 g 171g
Build Glass Frant and Back (Gorilla Glass 5), Aluminum frame Gorilla Glass Victus Front, Plastic Back With Aluminum Frame
SIM Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by), Single SIM (Nano-SIM) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM + eSIM)
Display
Display Super AMOLED Dynamic Amoled 2X
Size 5.8 Inch 6.2 Inch
Resolution (1440x2960) PIxels (1080x2400) Pixels
Platform
OS Dual-Dand, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot, Wi-Fi 802.11 (a/b/g/n/ac) Android 11, One (UI 3.1)
CPU Octa-Core (4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A55 / 4x2.8 GHz Mongoose M3) Octa-Core (4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A55 / 1x2.9GHz Cortex-X1 / 3x2.80 GHz Cortex-A78)
GPU Mali-G72 MP18 Mali-G78 MP14
Memory
Card slot MicroSD (Uses Shared SIM Slot) N/A
Main Camera
Features Auto-HDR, Panorama, and LED flash LED Flash, Geo-Tagging, Touch Focus, Face/Smile Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama, and HDR10+
Video 4K Video Recording (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 Available
3.5mm jack Yes N/A
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 (a/b/g/n/ac), Dual-Band, Wi-Fi Direct, and Hotspot 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, with A-GPS, BDS, GALILEO, and GLONASS Yes (A-GPS Support & Glonass, GALILEO, and BDS)
NFC N/A Yes
RADIO Yes Yes
USB Type-C 3.1 USB Type-C (3.2)
Features
Sensors Iris scanner / Fingerprint (rear-mounted) / Barometer / Heart Rate / SpO2 / Accelerometer / Gyro / Proximity / Compass Fingerprint (ultrasonic) / Accelerometer / Gyro / Proximity / Compass / Barometer
Battery
Type Li-Ion 3000 mA (Non-removable) Li-Po 4000 mAh (Non removable)
Charging 15W, Fast Charging Fast Charging (25W)
USB Power Delivery 3.0
Fast Qi/PMA Wireless Charging (15W)
Reverse Wireless Charging (4.5W)
Misc
Colors Lilac Purple, Burgundy Red, Sunrise Gold, Ice Blue, Midnight Black, Coral Blue, and Titanium Gray Phantom Gray, Phantom Pink, Phantom White, and Phantom Violet
Model SM-G9600, SM-G960U1, SM-G960N, SCV38, SM-G960X, SC-02K, SM-G960F, SM-G960, SM-G960F, SM-G960U, SM-G960W SM-G991B, SM-G991B/DS
Price 91,000 210,000
Brand Samsung Samsung
Model Samsung S9 Samsung S21
Samsung Galaxy S9
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
1,2,3,4,7,8,12,13,14,17,18,19,20,25,26,28,29,30,32,38,39,40,41,66,71 1,2,3,4,5,7,8,12,13,17,18,19,20,25,26,28,32,38,39,40,41,66
5G bands
N/A 5G, SA/NSA/Sub6
Network Type Speed
LTE-A (6CA) Cat18 (1200/200 Mbps), HSPA (42.2/5.76 Mbps) HSPA (42.2/5.76 Mbps), LTE-A(7CA) Cat20 (2000/200Mbps), 5G
Launch
Launch Date
February 25, 2018 January 14, 2021
Status
Available Available
Body
Weight
163 g 227g
SIM
Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by), Single SIM (Nano-SIM) Dual Sim (Nano-SIM / eSIM)
Display
Display
Super AMOLED Dynamic Amoled 2X
Size
5.8 Inch 6.8 Inch
Resolution
(1440x2960) PIxels (1440x3200) Pixels
Platform
OS
Dual-Dand, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot, Wi-Fi 802.11 (a/b/g/n/ac) One UI 3.1, Android 11
Chipset
Exynos 9810 (10 nm) EXYNOS 2100 (5nm) 
CPU
Octa-Core (4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A55 / 4x2.8 GHz Mongoose M3) Octa-Core (4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A55 / 1x2.9 GHz Cortex-X1 / 3x2.80 GHz Cortex-A78)
GPU
Mali-G72 MP18 Mali-G78 (MP14)  
Memory
Card slot
MicroSD (Uses Shared SIM Slot) N/A
Internal
64GB 4GB RAM
128GB 4GB RAM
256GB 12GB RAM
Main Camera
Features
Auto-HDR, Panorama, and LED flash LED Flash, Dual Dixel PDAF, Touch Focus, Panorama, Face/Smile Detection, Auto HDR, Geo-Tagging and HDR10+ Video
Video
4K Video Recording (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
8MP (F/1.7 Aperture) Wide 40MP (F/2.2 Aperture) Wide
Video
4K Video Recording (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 Yes, (Stereo Speakers)
3.5mm jack
Yes N/A
Comms
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 (a/b/g/n/ac), Dual-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), Dual-Band, Wi-Fi Direct, and Hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 (a/b/g/n/ac/6e), Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Dual-Band
Bluetooth
Bluetooth v5.0 LE, v5.2, A2DP
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, BDS, GALILEO, and GLONASS Yes + (A-GPS, Galileo, BDS, Glonass)
NFC
N/A Yes
RADIO
Yes FM Radio (Snapdragon model)
USB
Type-C 3.1 USB Type-C (3.2)
Features
Sensors
Iris scanner / Fingerprint (rear-mounted) / Barometer / Heart Rate / SpO2 / Accelerometer / Gyro / Proximity / Compass Compass / Barometer / Fingerprint (Under Display, Ultrasonic) / Accelerometer / Gyro / Proximity
Battery
Type
Li-Ion 3000 mA (Non-removable) Li-Ion 5000 mAh (Non-Removable)
Charging
15W, Fast Charging Fast Charging 25W
Reverse Wireless Charging 4.5W
Misc
Colors
Lilac Purple, Burgundy Red, Sunrise Gold, Ice Blue, Midnight Black, Coral Blue, and Titanium Gray Phantom Brown, Phantom Black, Phantom Silver, Phantom Titanium, and Phantom Navy
Model
SM-G9600, SM-G960U1, SM-G960N, SCV38, SM-G960X, SC-02K, SM-G960F, SM-G960, SM-G960F, SM-G960U, SM-G960W SM-G998BZKGMEA
Price
91000 242999
Brand
Samsung Samsung
Model
Samsung S9 Samsung S21

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