Compare

Specifications
 

Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G

Samsung Galaxy Note 3

Full Differences
Change compare mode
Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G
MORE PICTURES Samsung Galaxy Note 3
MORE PICTURES
 

Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G

Samsung Galaxy Note 3

Network
Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all models
  CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA CDMA 800 / 1900 - N9009
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - N9005, N9002, N9006
  CDMA2000 1xEV-DO CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - N9009
  HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - N900W8
4G Network 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48, 66, 71 - SM-G998U1 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 - N9005
  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 - SM-G998B 2, 4 - N900W8
5G Network 2, 5, 25, 41, 66, 71, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - SM-G998U1
  1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - SM-G998B
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (7CA) Cat20 2000/200 Mbps, 5G (5+ Gbps DL) HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2021, January 14 2013, September 04. Released 2013, September
Status Available. Released 2021, January 29 Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 165.1 x 75.6 x 8.9 mm (6.5 x 2.98 x 0.35 in) 151.2 x 79.2 x 8.3 mm (5.95 x 3.12 x 0.33 in)
Weight 227 g (Sub6), 229 g (mmWave) (8.01 oz) 168 g (5.93 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus), aluminum frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, plastic frame
SIM Nano-SIM + eSIM
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time)
Micro-SIM
 IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Stylus support
Stylus
Display
Type Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1500 nits (peak) Super AMOLED
Size 6.8 inches, 112.1 cm2 (~89.8% screen-to-body ratio) 5.7 inches, 89.6 cm2 (~74.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1440 x 3200 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~515 ppi density) 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~386 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass Victus Corning Gorilla Glass 3
 Always-on display
Platform
OS Android 11, up to 4 major Android upgrades, One UI 6.1 Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to 4.4.2 (KitKat), upgradable to 5.0 (Lollipop)
Chipset Exynos 2100 (5 nm) - International
Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm) - USA/China
Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 (28 nm) - N9005, N9002
Exynos 5420 Octa (28 nm) - N9000
CPU Octa-core (1x2.9 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.80 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A55) - International
Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.42 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A55) - USA/China
Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400 - N9005, N9002
Octa-core (4x1.9 GHz Cortex-A15 & 4x1.3 GHz Cortex-A7) - N9000
GPU Mali-G78 MP14 - International
Adreno 660 - USA/China
Adreno 330 - N9005, N9002
Mali-T628 MP6 - N9000
Memory
Card slot No microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal 128GB 8GB RAM, 128GB 12GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 256GB 16GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 16GB RAM 16GB 3GB RAM, 32GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 3GB RAM
 UFS 3.1
eMMC 4.5
Main Camera
Modules 108 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), 1/1.33", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS
10 MP, f/2.4, 72mm (telephoto), 1/3.24", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom
10 MP, f/4.9, 240mm (periscope telephoto), 1/3.24", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS, 10x optical zoom
12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, Super Steady video
13 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard), 1/3.1", 1.12µm, AF
Features Laser AF, LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS 4K@30fps, 1080p@60fps (N9005, N9002)/ 1080p (N9000)
Selfie Camera
Modules 40 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.7µm, PDAF 2 MP, f/2.4, 27mm (wide)
Features HDR
Video 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
ADVERTISEMENT
Sound
Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers Yes
3.5mm jack No Yes
 32-bit/384kHz audio
Tuned by AKG
24-bit/192kHz audio
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth 5.2, A2DP, LE 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes Yes
Infrared port No Yes
Radio FM radio (Snapdragon model only; market/operator dependent) No
USB USB Type-C 3.2, OTG microUSB 3.0 (MHL 2 TV-out), OTG
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, temperature, humidity, gesture
 Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support)
Ultra Wideband (UWB) support
Circle to Search
ANT+
S-Voice natural language commands and dictation
Air gestures
Dropbox (50 GB cloud storage)
Battery
Type Li-Ion 5000 mAh Li-Ion 3200 mAh, removable
Charging 25W wired, PD3.0
15W wireless (Qi)
4.5W reverse wireless
Stand-by Up to 420 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 21 h (3G)
Misc
Colors Phantom Black, Phantom Silver, Phantom Titanium, Phantom Navy, Phantom Brown, Navy Black, White, Pink, Merlot Red, Rose Gold Black, Rose Gold White
SAR 0.77 W/kg (head)     1.02 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.71 W/kg (head)     1.58 W/kg (body)     0.29 W/kg (head)     0.36 W/kg (body)    
Models SM-G998B, SM-G998B/DS, SM-G998U, SM-G998U1, SM-G998W, SM-G998N, SM-G9980 SM-N900, SM-N9002, SM-N9005, SM-N9007, SM-N9008, SM-N9008S, SM-N9008V, SM-N9009, SM-N9009V, SM-N900A, SM-N900K, SM-N900L, SM-N900P, SM-N900R4, SM-N900S, SM-N900T, SM-N900U, SM-N900V, SM-N900W8, SM-N900X, SM-N9000Q, SM-N9006, SM-9005
Price $ 230.85 / C$ 393.25 / £ 220.50 / € 359.14 About 420 EUR
Tests
Performance AnTuTu: 657150 (v8)
GeekBench: 3518 (v5.1)
GFXBench: 33fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display 1023 nits max brightness (measured) Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal) / 3.997:1 (sunlight)
Camera Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
Loudspeaker -25.5 LUFS (Very good) -31.7 LUFS (Below average)
Audio quality Noise -96.5dB / Crosstalk -96.3dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 114h Endurance rating 75h

Popular rivals