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Samsung Galaxy Note 3

Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G

Network
Technology	GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE	GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all models	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
	CDMA 800 / 1900 - N9009	CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA
3G Network	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - N9005, N9002, N9006	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
	CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - N9009	CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
	HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - N900W8
4G Network	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 - N9005	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
	2, 4 - N900W8	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 - SM-G998B
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 Cat4 150/50 Mbps	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (7CA) Cat20 2000/200 Mbps, 5G (5+ Gbps DL)

Launch
Announced	2013, September 04. Released 2013, September	2021, January 14
Status	Discontinued	Available. Released 2021, January 29

Body
Dimensions	151.2 x 79.2 x 8.3 mm (5.95 x 3.12 x 0.33 in)	165.1 x 75.6 x 8.9 mm (6.5 x 2.98 x 0.35 in)
Weight	168 g (5.93 oz)	227 g (Sub6), 229 g (mmWave) (8.01 oz)
Build	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, plastic frame	Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus), aluminum frame
SIM	Micro-SIM	Nano-SIM + eSIM Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time)
	Stylus	IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min) Stylus support

Display
Type	Super AMOLED	Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1500 nits (peak)
Size	5.7 inches, 89.6 cm2 (~74.8% screen-to-body ratio)	6.8 inches, 112.1 cm2 (~89.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution	1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~386 ppi density)	1440 x 3200 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~515 ppi density)
Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 3	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
		Always-on display

Platform
OS	Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to 4.4.2 (KitKat), upgradable to 5.0 (Lollipop)	Android 11, up to 4 major Android upgrades, One UI 6.1
Chipset	Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 (28 nm) - N9005, N9002 Exynos 5420 Octa (28 nm) - N9000	Exynos 2100 (5 nm) - International Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm) - USA/China
CPU	Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400 - N9005, N9002 Octa-core (4x1.9 GHz Cortex-A15 & 4x1.3 GHz Cortex-A7) - N9000	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
GPU	Adreno 330 - N9005, N9002 Mali-T628 MP6 - N9000	Mali-G78 MP14 - International Adreno 660 - USA/China

Memory
Card slot	microSDXC (dedicated slot)	No
Internal	16GB 3GB RAM, 32GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 3GB RAM	128GB 8GB RAM, 128GB 12GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 256GB 16GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 16GB RAM
	eMMC 4.5	UFS 3.1

Main Camera
Modules	13 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard), 1/3.1", 1.12µm, AF	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
Features	LED flash, panorama, HDR	Laser AF, LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video	4K@30fps, 1080p@60fps (N9005, N9002)/ 1080p (N9000)	8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS

Selfie Camera
Modules	2 MP, f/2.4, 27mm (wide)	40 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.7µm, PDAF
Features		HDR
Video	1080p@30fps	4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps

Sound
Loudspeaker	Yes	Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack	Yes	No
	24-bit/192kHz audio	32-bit/384kHz audio Tuned by AKG

Comms
WLAN	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
Bluetooth	4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE	5.2, A2DP, LE
Positioning	GPS, GLONASS	GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC	Yes	Yes
Infrared port	Yes	No
Radio	No	FM radio (Snapdragon model only; market/operator dependent)
USB	microUSB 3.0 (MHL 2 TV-out), OTG	USB Type-C 3.2, OTG

Features
Sensors	Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, temperature, humidity, gesture	Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
	ANT+ S-Voice natural language commands and dictation Air gestures Dropbox (50 GB cloud storage)	Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support) Ultra Wideband (UWB) support Circle to Search

Battery
Type	Li-Ion 3200 mAh, removable	Li-Ion 5000 mAh
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	Black, White, Pink, Merlot Red, Rose Gold Black, Rose Gold White	Phantom Black, Phantom Silver, Phantom Titanium, Phantom Navy, Phantom Brown, Navy
SAR		0.77 W/kg (head)     1.02 W/kg (body)
SAR EU	0.29 W/kg (head)     0.36 W/kg (body)	0.71 W/kg (head)     1.58 W/kg (body)
Models	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	SM-G998B, SM-G998B/DS, SM-G998U, SM-G998U1, SM-G998W, SM-G998N, SM-G9980
Price	About 420 EUR	$ 230.85 / C$ 393.25 / £ 220.50 / € 359.14

Tests
Performance		AnTuTu: 657150 (v8) GeekBench: 3518 (v5.1) GFXBench: 33fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display	Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal) / 3.997:1 (sunlight)	1023 nits max brightness (measured)
Camera	Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
Loudspeaker	-31.7 LUFS (Below average)	-25.5 LUFS (Very good)
Audio quality	Noise -96.5dB / Crosstalk -96.3dB
Battery (old)	Endurance rating 75h	Endurance rating 114h