Samsung Galaxy S9+ vs Samsung Galaxy S21 5G Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy S9+

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Samsung Galaxy S21 5G

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Samsung Galaxy S9+ or Samsung Galaxy S21 5G Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy S9+ Samsung Galaxy S21 5G
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Release date 2018, February 2021, January 14
Dimensions (HxWxD) 158.1 x 73.8 x 8.5 mm | 6.22 x 6.22 x 2.91 in 151.7 x 71.2 x 7.9 mm | 5.97 x 5.97 x 2.8 in
Weight 189 g | 6.67 oz 169 g | 5.96 oz
Body Build Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), plastic back, aluminum frame
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Colors Midnight Black, Coral Blue, Titanium Gray, Lilac Purple, Burgundy Red, Sunrise Gold, Ice Blue, Polaris Blue Phantom Gray, Phantom White, Phantom Violet, Phantom Pink
Battery 3500 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 4000 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 6.2" in 6.2" in
Screen area 98.3 cm2 94.1 cm2
Screen format 18.5:9 (height:width) 20:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 84.2% 87.2%
Screen resolution 1440 x 2960 px 1080 x 2400 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 529 PPI 421 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Other specs - HDR10
-3D Touch (home button only)
-Always-on display
- Always-on display
-120Hz
-HDR10+
-1300 nits (peak)
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 12 MP, Dual 12 MP, Triple
Camera specs -12 MP, f/1.5-2.4, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
-12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.6'', 1.0µm, AF, OIS, 2x optical zoom
-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, auto-HDR, panorama LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video 2160p@60fps, 1080p@240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR, dual-video rec. 8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS
DxOMark Main Score 100 116
DxOMark Photo 105 123
DxOMark Video 91 93
Front camera, selfie 8 MP, Single 10 MP, Single
Specifications 8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6'', 1.22µm, AF 10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.24'', 1.22µm, Dual Pixel PDAF
Functions Dual video call, Auto-HDR Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Video 1440p@30fps 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps
DxOMark Selfie Score 81 98
DxOMark Photo 81 100
DxOMark Video 81 95

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 8.0 (Oreo) Android 11, One UI 3.1
Chipset - Exynos 9810 Octa (10 nm)
- Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) - USA/LATAM, China
- Exynos 2100 (5 nm)
- Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 (5 nm) - USA/China
CPU - Octa-core (4x2.7 GHz Mongoose M3 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55) - EMEA
-Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) - USA/LATAM, China
- 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-G72 MP18 - EMEA
Adreno 630 - USA/LATAM, China
Mali-G78 MP14 - International
Adreno 660 - USA/China
External memory microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only No
Internal memory 64/128/256 GB, 6 GB RAM - China
128 GB, 6 GB RAM - LATAM
128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 10 Total 715197
Antutu 10 CPU 205401
Antutu 10 GPU 214138
Antutu 10 Mem 131954
Antutu 10 UX 205401
Antutu 9 Total 755368
Antutu 8 Total 320731 601547
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 511
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 1781
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 2023
GeekBench 6 Vulkan 1981
GeekBench 5 Single Core 596 945
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1902 3061
GeekBench 4 Single Core 2292
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 8306
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 8586
GeekBench 4 Battery 4096

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM)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 / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) 
CDMA 800 / 1900 - USA
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - Global, USA 
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - USA
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100) - Global 
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 14(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 46, 66(1700/2100), 71(600) - 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 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (6CA) Cat18 1200/200 Mbps 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, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC Yes Yes
USB 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector USB Type-C 3.2, USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX 5.0, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation SAR - 0.74 W/kg (head) 1.08 W/kg (body)
SAR EU - 0.46 W/kg (head) 1.51 W/kg (body)

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio (USA & Canada only) FM radio (Snapdragon only)
Headphone jack Yes No
Others - 32-bit/384kHz audio
-Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
- 32-bit/384kHz audio
-Tuned by AKG

Other features

Sensors - Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2 - Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Other extras
- Samsung DeX (desktop experience support)
-ANT+
-Bixby natural language commands and dictation
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-Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 2.0)
-Qi/PMA wireless charging (market dependent)
- Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
-IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)

- 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)
-IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Versions
- Versions: G965F (Europe, Global Single-SIM); G965F/DS (Europe, Global Dual-SIM); G965U (USA); G965W (Canada); G9650 (China, LATAM)

- Versions: SM-G991B, SM-G991B/DS (International); SM-G991U (USA); SM-G991U1 (USA unlocked); SM-G991W (Canada); SM-G991N (Korea); SM-G9910 (China)

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