Samsung Galaxy S21

Unofficial preliminary specifications
Not to be confused with Samsung Galaxy S21 5G. Samsung Galaxy S21 LTE only model has been cancelled.

Network
Technology
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE

2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 – SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only)

 
CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA

3G bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100

 
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO

4G bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66

Speed
HSPA, LTE (CA)

Launch
Announced
Not announced yet

Status
Cancelled

Body
Dimensions
151.7 x 71.2 x 7.9 mm (5.97 x 2.80 x 0.31 in)

Weight
169 g (5.96 oz)

Build
Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), plastic back, aluminum frame

SIM
Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

 IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)

Display
Type
Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1300 nits (peak)

Size
6.2 inches, 94.1 cm2 (~87.2% screen-to-body ratio)

Resolution
1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~421 ppi density)

Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus

 Always-on display

Platform
OS
Android 11, One UI 3.1

Chipset
Exynos 2100 (5 nm) – InternationalQualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm)

CPU
Octa-core (1×2.9 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3×2.80 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4×2.2 GHz Cortex-A55) – InternationalOcta-core (1×2.84 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3×2.42 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4×1.80 GHz Cortex-A55

GPU
Mali-G78 MP14 – InternationalAdreno 660

Memory
Card slot
No

Internal
128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM

 UFS 3.X

Main Camera
Triple
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

Features
LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama

Video
8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS

Selfie camera
Single
10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.24″, 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF

Features
Dual video call, Auto-HDR

Video
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps

Sound
Loudspeaker
Yes, with stereo speakers

3.5mm jack
No

 32-bit/384kHz audio
Tuned by AKG

Comms
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct

Bluetooth
5.0, A2DP, LE

Positioning
GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO

NFC
Yes

Radio
FM radio (Snapdragon model only; market/operator dependent)

USB
USB Type-C 3.2, OTG

Features
Sensors
Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer

 Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support)
Bixby natural language commands and dictation
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)

Battery
Type
Li-Ion 4000 mAh, non-removable

Charging
25W wired, PD3.0
15W wireless (Qi/PMA)
4.5W reverse wireless

Misc
Colors
Phantom Gray, Phantom White, Phantom Violet, Phantom Pink

Models
SM-G990F, SM-G990F/DS