Samsung Galaxy S21

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Market Status: Discontinued

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Price:

₹69,999

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Processor

Samsung Exynos 2100

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Display

6.2", AMOLED, 120 Hz

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Camera

12MP+64MP+12MP/10MP

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Battery

4000 mAh

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The device was officially launched in India but is unavailable in online stores.

Pros

  • Impressive Display Panel
  • Impressive Video recording resolution
  • Impressive HDR Recording
  • Impressive IP Rating Protection

Cons

  • Lacks LTPO Technology support
  • Better Colour Bit Rate available in this price

Samsung Galaxy S21 Specifications


General

  • Box Contents

    Phone, Type-C cable, SIM Ejector Tool

  • Colors

    Phantom Gray, Phantom White, Phantom Violet, Phantom Pink

  • Launch

    January 14, 2021

  • Availability

    January 29, 2021

  • Origin Country

    South Korea

  • Launch Price

    ₹69,999

Display

  • Type

    AMOLED, 120 Hz Refresh Rate, HDR10+

  • Size

    6.2 inches, 94.1 cm²

  • Resolution

    FHD+, 1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 (421 ppi), 1300 nits(Peak Brightness)

Body

  • Dimensions

    151.7 x 71.2 x 7.9 mm

  • Weight

    169 grams

  • Front

    Glass

  • Back

    Plastic

  • Side

    Aluminium Frame

  • Build Quality

    Corning Gorilla Glass Victus

  • Ports

    USB Type-C 3.2, OTG

  • IP Rating

    IP68 (Dust and Water Resistant)

  • Speaker

    Stereo Speakers, Tuned by AKG

Processor

  • Chipset

    Samsung Exynos 2100 (5 nm), 875803 Antutu Score

  • CPU

    Octa-core (1x2.9 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.80 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A55)

  • GPU

    Mali-G78 MP14

  • Operating System

    Android 11, One UI

  • Software Updates

    4 year(s) of Software updates and 5 year(s) of Security updates

Main Camera

  • Main Camera

    12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (Wide-angle), 1.8 µm, 1/1.76", Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS

  • Main Camera #2

    64 MP, f/2.0, 29mm (Telephoto), 0.8 µm, 1/1.72", 1.1x Optical Zoom, Hybrid Zoom, OIS, PDAF

  • Main Camera #3

    12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (Ultra-wide), 120°, 1.4 µm, 1/2.55", Super Steady Video

  • Features

    Auto Focus, Auto-HDR, Digital Zoom, LED flash, Panorama

  • Video

    1080p@240fps, 1080p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 4K@120fps, 4K@30fps, 4K@60fps, 720p@960fps, 8K@24fps, gyro-EIS, HDR10+, Stereo Sound Recording

Selfie Camera

  • Front Camera

    10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm, 1.22 µm, Dual Pixel PDAF

  • Features

    Auto-HDR, Dual Video Call, Face Unlock

  • Video

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

Battery

  • Capacity

    4000 mAh, Lithium Ion (Non-removable)

  • Charging

    25W (wired), 15W (wireless), 4.5W (reverse wireless)

Memory

  • Storage

    128 GB, UFS 3.1

  • RAM

    8 GB, LPDDR5

Network

  • SIM

    nano-SIM and eSIM or Dual SIM (2 nano-SIM and eSIM dual stand-by)

  • Technology

    5G, CDMA, EVDO, GSM, HSPA, LTE

  • 2G Bands

    (7 bands)

  • 3G Bands

    HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100, CDMA2000 1xEV-DO (6 bands)

  • 4G Bands

    1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 (22 bands)

  • 5G Bands

    1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 (13 bands)

  • Speed

    5G (5+ Gbps DL), HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (7CA) Cat20 2000/200 Mbps

Connectivity

  • WLAN

    Wi-Fi 6 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax, Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Dual Band

  • Bluetooth

    A2DP, LE

  • Positioning

    BDS, GALILEO, GLONASS, GPS

  • NFC

    Supported

  • Radio

    FM Radio

Features

  • Fingerprint Scanner

    Ultrasonic (under display)

  • AI Features

    Chat Assist, Circle to Search

  • Sensors

    Accelerometer, Barometer Sensor, Compass, Gyroscope, Proximity Sensor, Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX

Samsung Galaxy S21 Timeline

Nov 24, 2023

The One UI 6.0 update based on Android 14 is available for the device that brings a camera widget, redesigned quick settings, and more

Nov 07, 2022

The One UI 5.0 update based on Android 13 is available for the device that gets text extraction, multi-user support, and more

Nov 15, 2021

Samsung rolls out One UI 4.0 based on Android 12 for the device that brings new charging animation, extra dim toggle, AR emoji in contacts and more

Jan 29, 2021

The device is available for purchase

Jan 14, 2021

Samsung Galaxy S21 goes official in India

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