Samsung Galaxy S21 5G - Technical characteristics and specifications

Galaxy S21 5G technical characteristics

About the device:

Samsung Galaxy S21 5G is a mobile/cell phone with dimensions of 151.7 x 71.2 x 7.9 mm (5.97 x 2.80 x 0.31 in), a weight of 169 grams, a screen size of 6.2 inches, 94.1 cm2 (~87.2% screen-to-body ratio) and a screen resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~421 ppi density).

It has a processor Octa-core (1x2.9 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.80 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A55) - InternationalOcta-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 680 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 680 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 680 - USA/China, a graphics card Mali-G78 MP14 - InternationalAdreno 660 - USA/China, a 8 GB RAM memory and an internal memory of 128 GB / 256 GB not expandable by external memory card.

The Samsung Galaxy S21 5G comes from the factory with the Android 11, One UI 3.1 operating system.

Technical information

Property	Value
Brand	Samsung
Model	Galaxy S21 5G

Connectivity
Network	GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
2G connectivity	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only)
3G connectivity	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G connectivity	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
5G connectivity	No
Network speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA), 5G
Date announced	2021, January 14
Status	Coming soon. Exp. release 2021, January 29

Body
Dimensions	151.7 x 71.2 x 7.9 mm (5.97 x 2.80 x 0.31 in)
Weight gr.	169
SIM	Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM, dual stand-by)
Colors	Phantom Gray, Phantom White, Phantom Violet, Phantom Pink
Body materials	Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), plastic back, aluminum frame

Screen
Type of screen	Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1300 nits (peak)
Screen resolution	1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~421 ppi density)
Screen size	6.2 inches, 94.1 cm2 (~87.2% screen-to-body ratio)

Platform
OS	Android 11, One UI 3.1
CPU	Octa-core (1x2.9 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.80 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A55) - InternationalOcta-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 680 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 680 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 680 - USA/China
Chipset	Exynos 2100 (5 nm) - InternationalQualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 (5 nm) - USA/China
GPU	Mali-G78 MP14 - InternationalAdreno 660 - USA/China

Storage and memory
Memory card	No
Internal memory	128 GB / 256 GB
RAM	8 GB (See other devices with 8 GB)

Cameras
Main camera	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
Video features	8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS
Secondary camera	10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.24", 1.22µm, Dual Pixel PDAF

Communications
WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth	5.0, A2DP, LE
GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC	Yes
Radio	FM radio (Snapdragon model only; market/operator dependent)
USB	USB Type-C 3.2, USB On-The-Go
Sensors	Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer