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Samsung Galaxy S21

Samsung Galaxy S21
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  • Cancelled
    169g, 7.9mm thickness
    Android 11, up to 4 major upgrades
    128GB/256GB storage, no card slot
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  • 6.2"
    1080x2400 pixels
  • 64MP
    4320p
  • 8GB RAM
    Exynos 2100
  • 4000mAh
    25W15W
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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
  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 Nano-SIM
Nano-SIM + 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)
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, up to 4 major Android upgrades, One UI 6.1
Chipset Exynos 2100 (5 nm) - International
Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 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
GPU Mali-G78 MP14 - International
Adreno 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@30/60/120/240fps, 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 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
Charging 25W wired, PD3.0
15W wireless (Qi)
4.5W reverse wireless
Misc Colors Phantom Gray, Phantom White, Phantom Violet, Phantom Pink
Models SM-G990F, SM-G990F/DS

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Samsung Galaxy S21 - user opinions and reviews

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  • Dika
  • xh3
  • 05 Nov 2024

This is actually a flagship💀💀💀

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  • Anonymous
  • 7Xd
  • 28 Oct 2024

i never got in gsmarena since 2021. everyone was talking about this 4g version until it got cancelled. safe to say that im happy to see the new phones cause i thought we were still at s22

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  • StupidUser
  • 00c
  • 19 Sep 2024

cancelling a great phone is just wrong.

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