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Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus 5G Google Pixel 3 XL
Launch
Release Date
Jan, 2021 Nov, 2018
Status
Available Available
Body & Operating System
Operating system
Android 11 Android 9.0 (Pie)
UI
One UI 3.1 NA
Dimensions
161.5 x 75.6 x 7.8 mm (6.36 x 2.98 x 0.31 in) 158 x 76.7 x 7.9 mm (6.22 x 3.02 x 0.31 in)
Weight
202 g 184 g
Body
Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus), aluminum frame
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Color Options
Phantom Black, Phantom Silver, Phantom Violet, Phantom Pink, Phantom Gold, Phantom Red Clearly White, Just Black, Not Pink
Display Specifications
Technology
Dynamic AMOLED 2X P-OLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size
6.7 inches
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6.3 inches
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Resolution
Full HD (FHD) - 1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~393 ppi density) 2K/Quad HD (QHD) - 1440 x 2960 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~523 ppi density)
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Features
120Hz refresh rate, HDR10+, 1300 nits (peak)
Always-on display
DCI-P3 100% HDR Always-on display, IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Battery & Charging
Capacity
Non-removable Li-Ion ,4800 mAh
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Non-removable Li-Po ,3430 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 18W USB Power Delivery 2.0 QI wireless charging
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 (4x2.5 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.6 GHz Kryo 385 Silver)
Chipset
Exynos 2100 (5 nm) - Global
Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 (5 nm) - USA/China
Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm)
GPU
Mali-G78 MP14 - Global
Adreno 660 - USA/China
Adreno 630
Memory & Storage
Ram
8GB RAM 4GB RAM
Storage Memory
128/256GB Built-in 64/128GB Built-in
Memory Card
No No
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
12.2 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, OIS, dual pixel PDAF
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

Dual-LED flash, Auto-HDR, panorama Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@ 0/60/120fps, 720p@240fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS) 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
Dual 8 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), PDAF 8 MP, f/2.2, 19mm (ultrawide), no AF Auto-HDR 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) Nano-SIM card & eSIM
Data
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
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 CDMA 800 / 1900
SIM 2: NO
3G Bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 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 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 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD
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 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
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)
Ultra Wideband (UWB) support
Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Extra
FM radio (Snapdragon model only) NA
Pricing
Price
US$ 1,110 USD $1,085
Resale Value
Very High Very High
Comparison Result
Score
11 Point(s) 2 Point(s)
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