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Asus Smartphone for Snapdragon Insiders Samsung Galaxy S21 5G
Launch
Release Date
Aug, 2021 Jan, 2021
Status
Available Available
Body & Operating System
Operating system
Android 11 Android 11
UI
NA One UI 3.1
Dimensions
173.2 x 77.3 x 9.6 mm (6.82 x 3.04 x 0.38 in) 151.7 x 71.2 x 7.9 mm (5.97 x 2.80 x 0.31 in)
Weight
210 g 169 g
Body
NA Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), plastic back, aluminum frame
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Color Options
Midnight blue Phantom Gray, Phantom White, Phantom Violet, Phantom Pink
Display Specifications
Technology
Super AMOLED Dynamic AMOLED 2X
Size
6.78 inches
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6.2 inches
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Resolution
Full HD (FHD) - 1080 x 2400 pixels (~395 ppi density) Full HD (FHD) - 1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~421 ppi density)
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Features
144Hz refresh rate, HDR10+, 800 nits (HBM), 1200 nits (peak) brightness
Always-on display
120Hz refresh rate, HDR10+, 1300 nits (peak)
Always-on display
Battery & Charging
Capacity
Non-removable Li-Po, 4000 mAh
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Non-removable Li-Ion ,4000 mAh
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Charging
Fast charging 65W, 50% in 30 min, 100% in 50 min
Quick Charge 5.0
USB Power Delivery 3.0
Fast charging 25W
USB Power Delivery 3.0
Fast Qi/PMA wireless charging 15W
Reverse wireless charging 4.5W
Processing Power
CPU
Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 680 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 680 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 680) Octa-core (1x2.9 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.80 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A55) - Global
Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 680 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 680 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 680) - USA/China
Chipset
Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm) Exynos 2100 (5 nm) - Global
Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 (5 nm) - USA/China
GPU
Adreno 660 Mali-G78 MP14 - Global
Adreno 660 - USA/China
Memory & Storage
Ram
16GB RAM 8GB RAM
Storage Memory
512GB Built-in 128/256GB Built-in
Memory Card
No No
Cameras
Rear/Back
Triple 64 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.73", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS
8 MP, f/2.4, 80mm (telephoto), PDAF, 3x optical zoom, OIS
12 MP, f/2.2, 112°, 14mm (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF
Triple 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

Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 8K@30fps, 4K@30/60f s, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS, HDR Show more

LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video 8K@24fps, 4K@30/60f s, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS Show more

Front
24 MP, f/2.5, 27mm (wide), 0.9µm
HDR, Video 1080p@30fps
10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.24", 1.22µm, Dual Pixel PDAF
Dual video call, Auto-HDR Video 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps
Features
NA NA
Network
SIM
Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM, dual stand-by)
Data
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
2G Bands
SIM 1: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
SIM 2: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
SIM 1: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
SIM 2: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 (Dual SIM model only)
CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA
3G Bands
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G Bands
LTE bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7... LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900),...
5G Bands
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 18, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 42, 43, 46, 48, 66, 71, 77, 78, 79, 257, 258, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave
Connectivity
WLAN (WIFI)
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth
5.2, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive 5.0, A2DP, LE
GPS
Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS, NavIC Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
USB
USB Type-C USB Type-C 3.2, USB On-The-Go
NFC
Yes Yes
Additional Features
Sensors
Fingerprint (rear-mounted, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, Illuminated Snapdragon fireball icon on the back Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support)
ANT+
Bixby natural language commands and dictation
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
Extra
NA FM radio (Snapdragon model only)
Pricing
Price
US$ 1,511 USD $888
Resale Value
Moderate Very High
Comparison Result
Score
4 Point(s) 6 Point(s)
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