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Samsung Galaxy S21 5G LG G6
Launch
Release Date
Jan, 2021 Mar, 2017
Status
Available Discontinued
Body & Operating System
Operating system
Android 11 Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat)
UI
One UI 3.1 LG UX 6.0 UI
Dimensions
151.7 x 71.2 x 7.9 mm (5.97 x 2.80 x 0.31 in) 148.9 x 71.9 x 7.9 mm
Weight
169 g 163 g
Body
Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), plastic back, aluminum frame
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Color Options
Phantom Gray, Phantom White, Phantom Violet, Phantom Pink Astro Black, Ice Platinum, Terra Gold, Marine Blue, Mystic White, Raspberry Rose, Moroccan Blue, Lavender Violet
Display Specifications
Technology
Dynamic AMOLED 2X IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors, Multitouch
Size
6.2 inches
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5.7 inches
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Resolution
Full HD (FHD) - 1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~421 ppi density) 2K/Quad HD (QHD) - 1440 x 2880 pixels (~564 PPI pixel density)
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Features
120Hz refresh rate, HDR10+, 1300 nits (peak)
Always-on display
Dolby Vision/HDR10 compliant, Always-on display, LG UX 6.0 UI
Battery & Charging
Capacity
Non-removable Li-Ion ,4000 mAh
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(Li-Po Non removable),3300 mAh
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Charging
Fast charging 25W
USB Power Delivery 3.0
Fast Qi/PMA wireless charging 15W
Reverse wireless charging 4.5W
- Fast battery charging: 50% in 30 min (Quick Charge 3.0)
Processing Power
CPU
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
Quad-core (2 x 2.35 GHz Kryo + 2 x 1.6 GHz Kryo)
Chipset
Exynos 2100 (5 nm) - Global
Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 (5 nm) - USA/China
Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 821
GPU
Mali-G78 MP14 - Global
Adreno 660 - USA/China
Adreno 530
Memory & Storage
Ram
8GB RAM 4GB RAM
Storage Memory
128/256GB Built-in 128GB Built-in
Memory Card
No MicroSD Card (Support up t0 256GB) (dedicated slot)
Cameras
Rear/Back
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
Dual 13 MP, f/1.8, 30mm (standard), 1/3", 1.12µm, 3-axis OIS, PDAF 13 MP, f/2.4, 12mm (ultrawide), no AF
Features

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

3-axis OIS, Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, HDR, V deo (2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, HDR, 24-bit/192kHz stereo sound rec) Show more

Front
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
5 MP, f/2.2, 18mm, Video (1080p@30fps)
Features
NA NA
Network
SIM
Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM, dual stand-by) Hybrid Dual SIM, Dual Standby, (Nano-SIM)
Data
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G GPRS, EDGE, 3G (HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps), 4G (LTE-A (3CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps)
2G Bands
SIM 1: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
SIM 2: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 (Dual SIM model only)
CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA
SIM 1: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
SIM 2: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Bands
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900),... LTE...
5G Bands
SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave NO
Connectivity
WLAN (WIFI)
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth
5.0, A2DP, LE v4.2 with A2DP, LE, EDR, aptX HD
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO A-GPS support & Glonass
USB
USB Type-C 3.2, USB On-The-Go 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go
NFC
Yes Yes
Additional Features
Sensors
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)
Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, color spectrum, Fingerprint (rear-mounted)
Extra
FM radio (Snapdragon model only) Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 3/5) + aluminum frame, IP68 certified - dust/water proof over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes, MIL-STD-810G compliant, Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic, Document video/editor
Pricing
Price
US$ 888 USD $539
Resale Value
Very High Moderate
Comparison Result
Score
10 Point(s) 2 Point(s)
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