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Samsung Galaxy S21 5G

Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+

Network
Technology	GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G	GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
	CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA
3G Network	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - G928T, G928A
	CDMA2000 1xEV-DO	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - G928I, G928G
		HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - G928F
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-G991U1	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20 - G928T
	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 - SM-G991B	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 17, 20 - G928A
		1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 26, 28, 40 - G928I, G928G
		1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26 - G928F
5G Network	2, 5, 25, 41, 66, 71, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - SM-G991U1
	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - SM-G991B
Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (7CA) Cat20 2000/200 Mbps, 5G (5+ Gbps DL)	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps/ LTE (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps

Launch
Announced	2021, January 14	2015, August. Released 2015, August
Status	Available. Released 2021, January 29	Discontinued

Body
Dimensions	151.7 x 71.2 x 7.9 mm (5.97 x 2.80 x 0.31 in)	154.4 x 75.8 x 6.9 mm (6.08 x 2.98 x 0.27 in)
Weight	169 g (Sub6), 171 g (mmWave) (5.96 oz)	153 g (5.40 oz)
Build	Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), plastic back, aluminum frame	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), glass back (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame
SIM	Nano-SIM + eSIM Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time)	Nano-SIM
	IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)

Display
Type	Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1300 nits (peak)	Super AMOLED
Size	6.2 inches, 94.1 cm2 (~87.2% screen-to-body ratio)	5.7 inches, 88.5 cm2 (~75.6% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution	1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~421 ppi density)	1440 x 2560 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~518 ppi density)
Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus	Corning Gorilla Glass 4
	Always-on display

Platform
OS	Android 11, up to 4 major Android upgrades, One UI 6.1	Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat), TouchWiz UI
Chipset	Exynos 2100 (5 nm) - International Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm) - USA/China	Exynos 7420 Octa (14 nm)
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	Octa-core (4x2.1 GHz Cortex-A57 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU	Mali-G78 MP14 - International Adreno 660 - USA/China	Mali-T760MP8

Memory
Card slot	No	No
Internal	128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM	32GB 4GB RAM, 64GB 4GB RAM
	UFS 3.1	UFS 2.0

Main Camera
Modules	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	16 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), 1/2.6", 1.12µm, AF, OIS
Features	LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama	LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video	8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS	4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS), 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., OIS

Selfie Camera
Modules	10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.24", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF	5 MP, f/1.9, 22mm (wide)
Features	HDR	HDR
Video	4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps	1440p@30fps

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/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth	5.0, A2DP, LE	4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX
Positioning	GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO	GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC	Yes	Yes
Infrared port	No	No
Radio	FM radio (Snapdragon model only; market/operator dependent)	No
USB	USB Type-C 3.2, OTG	microUSB 2.0, OTG

Features
Sensors	Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer	Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2
	Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support) Circle to Search	ANT+ S-Voice natural language commands and dictation Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)

Battery
Type	Li-Ion 4000 mAh	Li-Ion 3000 mAh, non-removable
Charging	25W wired, PD3.0 15W wireless (Qi) 4.5W reverse wireless	15W wired Wireless (Qi) (market dependent)
Talk time		Up to 20 h (3G)
Music play		Up to 66 h

Misc
Colors	Phantom Gray, Phantom White, Phantom Violet, Phantom Pink	Black Sapphire, Gold Platinum, Silver Titan, White Pearl, Pink
SAR	0.74 W/kg (head)     1.08 W/kg (body)	1.22 W/kg (head)     1.48 W/kg (body)
SAR EU	0.46 W/kg (head)     1.51 W/kg (body)	0.22 W/kg (head)     0.58 W/kg (body)
Models	SM-G991B, SM-G991B/DS, SM-G991U, SM-G991U1, SM-G991W, SM-G991N, SM-G9910, SM-G991Q, SCG09	SM-G928A, SM-G928F, SM-G928A, SM-G928T, G928I, SM-G928G, SM-G928C, SM-G928I, SCV31, SM-G9280, SM-G928L, SM-G928S, SM-G928K, SM-G928W8
Price	$ 170.09 / C$ 251.50 / £ 164.02 / € 214.99	About 450 EUR

Tests
Performance	AnTuTu: 584055 (v8) GeekBench: 3238 (v5.1) GFXBench: 60fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)	Basemark X: 26333
Display	856 nits max brightness (measured)	Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.615 (sunlight)
Camera	Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
Loudspeaker	-26.4 LUFS (Good)	Voice 65dB / Noise 64dB / Ring 70dB
Audio quality		Noise -93.3dB / Crosstalk -93.7dB
Battery (old)	Endurance rating 93h	Endurance rating 83h