Samsung Galaxy A55 5G vs Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy A55 5G

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Samsung Galaxy A55 5G or Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy A55 5G Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G
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Release date 2024, March 11 2021, January 14
Dimensions (HxWxD) 161.1 x 77.4 x 8.2 mm | 6.34 x 6.34 x 3.05 in 161.5 x 75.6 x 7.8 mm | 6.36 x 6.36 x 2.98 in
Weight 213 g | 7.51 oz 200 g | 7.05 oz
Body Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus+), glass back (Gorilla Glass), aluminum frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus), aluminum frame
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Colors Awesome Iceblue, Awesome Lilac, Awesome Navy, Awesome Lemon Phantom Black, Phantom Silver, Phantom Violet, Phantom Pink, Phantom Gold, Phantom Red
Battery 5000 mAh, Li-Ion, non-removable 4800 mAh, Li-Ion, non-removable
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Screen

Technology Super AMOLED Dynamic AMOLED 2X
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.6" in 6.7" in
Screen area 106.9 cm2 107.8 cm2
Screen format 19.5:9 (height:width) 20:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 85.8% 88.3%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2340 px 1080 x 2400 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 390 PPI 394 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+ Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Other specs - 120Hz, HDR10+, 1000 nits (HBM)
-Always-on display
- Always-on display
-120Hz
-HDR10+
-1300 nits (peak)
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 50 MP, Triple 12 MP, Triple
Camera specs -50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS
-12 MP, f/2.2, 123˚ (ultrawide), 1/3.06", 1.12µm
-5 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
-12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.76", 1.8µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
-64 MP, f/2.0, 29mm (telephoto), 1/1.72", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS, 1.1x optical zoom, 3x hybrid zoom
-12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55" 1.4µm, Super Steady video
Functions LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS 8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS
DxOMark Main Score 108 119
DxOMark Photo 110 124
DxOMark Video 117 101
Front camera, selfie 32 MP, Single 10 MP, Single
Specifications 32 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.74", 0.8µm 10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.24'', 1.22µm, Dual Pixel PDAF
Functions Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 14, One UI 6.1 Android 11, One UI 3.1
Chipset - Exynos 1480 (4 nm) - Exynos 2100 (5 nm)
- Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 (5 nm) - USA/China
CPU - Octa-core (4x2.75 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55) - Octa-core (1x2.9 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.80 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A55) - International
-Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 680 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 680 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 680 - USA/China
GPU Xclipse 530 Mali-G78 MP14 - International
Adreno 660 - USA/China
External memory microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) No
Internal memory 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 10 Total 715476
Antutu 10 CPU 210925
Antutu 10 GPU 188204
Antutu 10 Mem 120292
Antutu 10 UX 210925
Antutu 8 Total 646221
GeekBench 6 Single Core 1172
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 3524
GeekBench 5 Single Core 1017
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 3105

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM, eSIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
-4G - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 40, 41, 66
-5G - 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - International
SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only) 
CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100  
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
-4G - LTE
-5G - SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave
Speed HSPA, LTE-A, 5G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA), 5G
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC Yes (market/region dependent) Yes
USB USB Type-C 2.0, OTG USB Type-C 3.2, USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth 5.3, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation
SAR EU - 0.68 W/kg (head)     1.04 W/kg (body)    
SAR - 0.65 W/kg (head) 0.95 W/kg (body)
SAR EU - 0.65 W/kg (head) 0.95 W/kg (body)

Music and Audio

Radio No FM radio (Snapdragon only)
Headphone jack No No
Others - 32-bit/384kHz audio
-Tuned by AKG

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, compass, proximity - Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Other extras
- 25W Fast charging
- IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 min)

- Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support)
-ANT+
-Bixby natural language commands and dictation
- Fast charging 25W
-USB Power Delivery 3.0
-Fast Qi/PMA wireless charging 15W
-Reverse wireless charging 4.5W
- Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
-Ultra Wideband (UWB) support
-IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Versions
- Also known as Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus 5G
-Versions: SM-G996B, SM-G996B/DS (International); SM-G996U (USA); SM-G996U1 (USA unlocked); SM-G996W (Canada); SM-G996N (Korea); SM-G9960 (China)

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