Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G
- Model: Galaxy S21+ 5G
- Brand: Samsung
- Rating: 3.62 out of 5 (26 votes)
- Price: $ 970
- Year of manufacture: 2021
- Dimensions: 161.5 x 75.6 x 7.8 mm
- Weight: 200 g
- Chipset: Exynos 2100 (5 nm)
- Built-in memory: 128GB 8GB RAM
- Screen: Dynamic AMOLED 2X 6.7 inches
- Battery: 4800 mAh
- Rear camera: Triple, 12MP
- Front camera: Single, 10MP
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Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G specs
Common | Price | Design | Screen | Hardware | Memory | Software | Main Camera | Selfie camera | Cellular | Connectivity | Battery | Audio | Sensors | Performance Benchmark
Common
| Brand and model | |
| 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 |
| Screen protector | Buy a screen protector from Amazon |
Hardware
| Chipset | - Exynos 2100 (5 nm) |
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| CPU | - Octa-core (1x2.9 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.80 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A55) - International |
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| GPU | - Mali-G78 MP14 - International |
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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 |
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Main Camera
| Number of Cameras | Triple |
| Specs |
-12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.76", 1.8µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS |
| 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 |
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-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 |
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| 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 |
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) |
Performance Benchmark
Antutu Score
| Antutu 8 Score | 646221 (Position 34 out of 1146) |
See the page Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G Antutu where you will find details about the Antutu result of the device, rankings, and similar models |
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Geekbench Score
| GeekBench 5 Single Core | 1017 (Position 213 out of 1884) |
| GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 3105 (Position 278 out of 1873) |
See the page Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G Geekbench where you will find details about the Geekbench result of the device, rankings, and similar models. |
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Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 680 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 680 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 680 - USA/China. Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G is available with internal memory of 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM.