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Sony Xperia XZ Premium Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G
Launch
Release Date
Jun, 2017 Jan, 2021
Status
Discontinued Available
Body & Operating System
Operating system
Android v7.0 (Nougat) Android 11
UI
na One UI 3.1
Dimensions
156 x 77 x 7.9 mm 165.1 x 75.6 x 8.9 mm (6.5 x 2.98 x 0.35 in)
Weight
195 g 227 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)
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) Stylus support
Color Options
Luminous Chrome, Deepsea Black Phantom Black, Phantom Silver, Phantom Titanium, Phantom Navy, Phantom Brown
Display Specifications
Technology
IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors, Multitouch up to 10 fingers Dynamic AMOLED 2X
Size
5.5 inches
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6.8 inches
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Resolution
4K HDR, 3840 x 2160 pixels (~801 PPI pixel density) 2K/Quad HD (QHD) - 1440 x 3200 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~515 ppi density)
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Features
Triluminos display, X-Reality Engine 120Hz refresh rate, HDR10+, 1500 nits (peak)
Always-on display
Battery & Charging
Capacity
(Li-ion Non removable) ,3230 mAh
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Non-removable Li-Ion ,5000 mAh
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Charging
- Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 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 (4 x 2.45 GHz Kryo + 4 x 1.9 GHz Kryo) 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 MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 Exynos 2100 (5 nm) - Global
Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 (5 nm) - USA/China
GPU
Adreno 540 Mali-G78 MP14 - Global
Adreno 660 - USA/China
Memory & Storage
Ram
4GB RAM 12/16GB RAM
Storage Memory
64GB built-in 128/256/512GB Built-in
Memory Card
microSD Card (supports up to 256GB) No
Cameras
Rear/Back
19 MP Motion Eye Camera, Autofocus, LED flash Quad 108 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), 1/1.33", 0.8µm, PDAF, Laser AF, OIS
10 MP, f/4.9, 240mm (periscope telephoto), 1/3.24", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS, 10x optical zoom
10 MP, f/2.4, 70mm (telephoto), 1/3.24", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom
12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, Super Steady video
Features

EIS (gyro), phase detection, 1/2.3" sensor size, geo-tagging touch focus, face detection, HDR, panorama, Video (2160p@30fps, 720p@960fps) 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
13 MP, f/2.0, 22mm, 1/3 40 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.7µm, PDAF
Dual video call, Auto-HDR Video 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps
Features
NA NA
Network
SIM
Dual-SIM, Dual Standby, Nano-SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified
Data
GPRS, EDGE, 3G (HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps), 4G (LTE-A (2CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps) 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... LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900),...
5G Bands
NO SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave
Connectivity
WLAN (WIFI)
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth
v4.2 with A2DP, LE, apt-X 5.2, A2DP, LE
GPS
Yes + A-GPS support & Glonass, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
USB
v3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector; USB Host USB Type-C 3.2, USB On-The-Go
NFC
Yes Yes
Additional Features
Sensors
Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, Fingerprint (Side-mounted, Region dependent) 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
Extra
EXMOR For Mobile, BIONZ For Mobile, IP65/68 certified - dust/water proof over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes, Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic, ANT+ support, Organizer, Document viewer, Photo/video editor, 24-bit/192kHz audio FM radio (Snapdragon model only)
Pricing
Price
US$ 701 USD $1,342
Resale Value
High Very High
Comparison Result
Score
1 Point(s) 12 Point(s)
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