Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G – Specs, Price, Release Date & Review

Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G specs

Common | Price | Design | Screen | Hardware | Memory | Software | Main Camera | Selfie camera | Cellular | Connectivity | Battery | Audio | Sensors | Performance Benchmark

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Common

Brand and model	Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G
Other names	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)
Launch date	2021, January 14

Price

First price

$ 970

Design

Height	6.36 in (161.5 mm)
Width	2.98 in ( 75.6 mm)
Depth	0.31 in ( 7.8 mm)
Weight	7.05 oz (200 grams)
Build materials	Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus), aluminum frame
Water resistant	Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) Ultra Wideband (UWB) support IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Colors	Phantom Black, Phantom Silver, Phantom Violet, Phantom Pink, Phantom Gold, Phantom Red
Case	Buy a case from Amazon

Screen

Technology	Dynamic AMOLED 2X
Size	6.7 in
Screen Area	107.8 cm2
Resolution	1080 x 2400 px
Points per inch	394 PPI
Color Depth	16M
Ratio (height:width)	20:9
Ratio (screen:body)	88.3%
Screen Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Additional Features	-Always-on display -120Hz -HDR10+ -1300 nits (peak)
Screen protector	Buy a screen protector from Amazon

Hardware

Chipset	- Exynos 2100 (5 nm) or Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 (5 nm) - USA/China
CPU	- 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	- Mali-G78 MP14 - International -Adreno 660 - USA/China

Memory

Internal Memory	128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM
Memory Card Slot	No

Software

Operating System (OS)	Android 11, One UI 3.1
User Interface

Main Camera

Number of Cameras	Triple
Specs	-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
Features	LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video Recording	8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS
DxOMark Rating	119 (Position 112 out of 303)
DxOMark Photos	124
DxOMark Video	101

Selfie camera

Number of Cameras	Single
Specs	-10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.24'', 1.22µm, Dual Pixel PDAF
Features	Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Video Recording	4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps

Cellular

Bands	GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
-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
SIM Card	Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM, dual stand-by)
Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA), 5G
SAR EU	0.65 W/kg (head) 0.95 W/kg (body)
SAR	0.65 W/kg (head) 0.95 W/kg (body)

Connectivity

Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth	5.0, A2DP, LE
GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC	Yes
USB	USB Type-C 3.2, USB On-The-Go

Battery

Capacity	4800 mAh
Type	Li-Ion, non-removable
Charging	-Fast charging 25W -USB Power Delivery 3.0 -Fast Qi/PMA wireless charging 15W -Reverse wireless charging 4.5W

Audio

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

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer

Other specifications

Others

-Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support) -ANT+ -Bixby natural language commands and dictation

Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G AnTuTu & Geekbench Scores

The Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G scores 646221 points in AnTuTu 8, powered by the Exynos 2100 (5 nm) chipset.

Antutu Score

Antutu 8 Score	646221 (Position 34 out of 1146)

Antutu 8 Ranking
28. Huawei Mate 40 Pro	661059
29. Huawei Mate 40 Pro+	661059
30. Motorola Moto G100	660368
31. ZTE nubia Red Magic 5S	659802
32. Lenovo Legion Duel	648730
33. Lenovo Legion Pro	648022
34. Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G	646221
35. Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G	638987
36. Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max	638841
37. vivo V23 Pro	636521
38. Asus Zenfone 7 Pro ZS671KS	633203
39. Asus ROG Phone 3 ZS661KS	632274
40. Asus ROG Phone 3	632274

Geekbench Score

GeekBench 5 Single Core	1017 (Position 213 out of 1884)
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core	3105 (Position 278 out of 1873)

GeekBench 5 Single Core Ranking
207. Google Pixel 7 Pro	1030
208. Google Pixel 7	1028
209. Oppo Reno10 Pro (China)	1025
210. Asus Zenfone 8	1024
211. ZTE Axon 30S	1022
212. Realme GT Neo 3T	1022
213. Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G	1017
214. Google Pixel 6a	1015
215. Realme GT Master Explorer	1014
216. Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro 5G	1012
217. Xiaomi Black Shark 4S	1011
218. Google Pixel Fold	1007
219. vivo iQOO Neo6 SE	1006

GeekBench 5 Multi Core Ranking
272. Sony Xperia 5 III	3136
273. Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra	3133
274. Motorola Edge 20 Pro	3122
275. Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra	3119
276. Asus Zenfone 7 ZS670KS	3112
277. Google Pixel Fold	3107
278. Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G	3105
279. Xiaomi 12 Lite NE	3099
280. Xiaomi 13 Lite	3097
281. Xiaomi Civi 2	3097
282. Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G	3096
283. Oppo Reno9	3089
284. Asus ROG Phone 5s	3087

Compared to its rivals: the Samsung Galaxy S22+ 5G scores 1138152 points in AnTuTu , and the Samsung Galaxy A54 5G scores 590616 points in AnTuTu .