| Samsung Galaxy S21 5G |
Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra 5G |
| Launch |
| Release Date |
| Jan, 2021 |
Aug, 2020 |
| Status |
| Available |
Available |
| Body & Operating System |
| Operating system |
| Android 11 |
Android 10 |
| UI |
| One UI 3.1 |
One UI 2.5 |
| Dimensions |
| 151.7 x 71.2 x 7.9 mm (5.97 x 2.80 x 0.31 in) |
164.8 x 77.2 x 8.1 mm (6.49 x 3.04 x 0.32 in) |
| Weight |
| 169 g |
208 g |
| Body |
Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), plastic back, aluminum frame
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) |
Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus), stainless steel frame
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Stylus, 9ms latency (Bluetooth integration, accelerometer, gyro) |
| Color Options |
| Phantom Gray, Phantom White, Phantom Violet, Phantom Pink |
Mystic Bronze, Mystic Black, Mystic White |
| Display Specifications |
| Technology |
| Dynamic AMOLED 2X |
Dynamic AMOLED 2X capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors |
| Size |
6.2 inches
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6.9 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 3088 pixels (~496 ppi density) |
| Protection |
| Corning Gorilla Glass Victus |
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus |
| Features |
120Hz refresh rate, HDR10+, 1300 nits (peak)
Always-on display |
HDR10+ Always-on display 120Hz@FHD/60Hz@QHD refresh rate |
| Battery & Charging |
| Capacity |
Non-removable Li-Ion ,4000 mAh
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Non-removable Li-Ion ,4500 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 Qi/PMA wireless charging
Reverse wireless charging 9W
Fast charging 25W
USB Power Delivery 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 |
Octa-core (2x2.73 GHz Mongoose M5 & 2x2.50 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55) - Global
Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 585 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 585 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 585) - USA |
| Chipset |
Exynos 2100 (5 nm) - Global
Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 (5 nm) - USA/China |
Exynos 990 (7 nm+) - Global
Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865+ (7 nm+) - USA |
| GPU |
Mali-G78 MP14 - Global
Adreno 660 - USA/China |
Mali-G77 MP11 - Global
Adreno 650 - USA |
| Memory & Storage |
| Ram |
| 8GB RAM
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12GB RAM
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| Storage Memory |
| 128/256GB Built-in |
128/256/512GB Built-in |
| Memory Card |
| No |
microSD, up to 1TB (uses shared SIM 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
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Triple 108 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.33", 0.8µm, PDAF, Laser AF, OIS
12 MP, f/3.0, 103mm (periscope telephoto), 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 5x optical zoom, 50x hybrid zoom
12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm
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| Features |
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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
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LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video 8K@24fps, 4K@30/60f s, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS Show more
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| 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
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10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.2", 1.22µm, Dual Pixel PDAF
Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Video 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps
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| Features |
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NA
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NA |
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| Network |
| SIM |
| Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM, dual stand-by) |
Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) |
| Data |
| GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G |
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G |
| 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 - (Dual SIM model only)
CDMA 800 / 1900
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| 3G Bands |
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO |
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO |
| 4G Bands |
| LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900),... |
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900),... |
| 5G Bands |
|
SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave |
2, 5, 41, 66, 71, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave
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| 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/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot |
| Bluetooth |
| 5.0, A2DP, LE |
5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX |
| GPS |
| Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO |
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO |
| USB |
| USB Type-C 3.2, USB On-The-Go |
3.2, 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) |
Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support)
ANT+
Bixby natural language commands and dictation |
| Extra |
| FM radio (Snapdragon model only) |
FM radio (Snapdragon model only; market/operator dependent) |
| Pricing |
| Price |
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US$ 888
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USD $1,392
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| Resale Value |
| Very High |
Very High |
| Comparison Result |
| Score |
| 5 Point(s) |
6 Point(s) |
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