Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus

Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus
  • Screen: 6.7" Dynamic AMOLED - 1080 x 2400
  • SoC: Samsung Exynos 2100
  • Camera: 3 (12 MP + 64 MP + 12 MP)
  • Battery: 4800 mAh
  • OS: Android 15
  • Weight: 200 grams (7.05 oz)
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Display
74
Camera
57
Performance
48
Gaming
27
Battery
56
Connectivity
83
NanoReview Score
57
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Full specifications

Detailed specifications, tests, and benchmarks of the Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus

Display

Type Dynamic AMOLED
Size 6.7 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9
PPI 394 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (48-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 1300 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+
Screen protection Gorilla Glass Victus
Screen-to-body ratio 88.7%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space 98.9%
PWM 240 Hz
Response time 6.2 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
879 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 161.5 mm (6.36 inches)
Width 75.6 mm (2.98 inches)
Thickness 7.8 mm (0.31 inches)
Weight 200 g (7.05 oz)
Waterproof IP68
Rear material Glass
Frame material Metal
Colors Black, Silver, Gold, Red, Purple
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
88.7%

Performance

Chipset specifications of the Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus
SoC
Chipset Samsung Exynos 2100
Max clock 2900 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 3 cores at 2.81 GHz: Cortex-A78
- 1 core at 2.91 GHz: Cortex-X1
Manufacturing Samsung
Lithography process 5 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes
GPU
Graphics Mali-G78 MP14
GPU shading units 448
GPU clock 854 MHz
FLOPS ~765.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark results of the Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
1259
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
3255
Compute Score (GPU)
6699
Compute Score (GPU) 6699
Single-core score 1259
Multi-core score 3255
Sources: Geekbench [3]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
1017773
CPU 380634
GPU 187261
Memory 186352
UX 263526
Total score 1017773

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-01 (Md. Iqbal Talukder)AnTuTu 111014567
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-30 (JΓΊnior)AnTuTu 111049711
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-08 (Arcytechsure)AnTuTu 111125806
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-18 (Aziz Jr)Geekbench 6 GPU6699
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-18 (Aziz Jr)Geekbench 6 CPU1124 / 3273
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-26 (Danish Saifi)AnTuTu 11805173
πŸ“˜ 2026-01-31 (EmerickYT)AnTuTu 111060565
πŸ“˜ 2025-12-30 (Asadbek M)AnTuTu 11733903

Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR5
Memory clock 2750 MHz
Channels 2
Storage
Storage size 128 GB
Storage type UFS 3.1
Memory card No

Software

Operating system Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 15)
ROM One UI 7.0
OS size 27.2 GB
OS updates 2 years
Security updates 4 years

Battery

Capacity 4800 mAh
Max charge power 25 W
Battery type Li-Ion
Replaceable No
Wireless charging Yes (15 W)
Reverse charging Yes, (wireless)
Fast charging Yes (54% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:12 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 07:28 hr
Watching video 13:15 hr
Gaming 05:04 hr
Standby 105 hr
General battery life
20:53 hr

Main camera

Matrix 12 megapixels
Image resolution 4000 x 3000
Zoom Optical, 1.1x
Flash Dual LED
Stabilization Optical
8K video recording Up to 24FPS
4K video recording Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 960 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens 120Β°
Lenses 1) Standard: 12 MP
2) Telephoto: 64 MP
3) Ultrawide: 12 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Standard lens
Image resolution 12 MP
Aperture f/1.8
Focal length 26 mm
Sensor Sony IMX555
Sensor size 1/1.76" (β‰ˆ 0.57 inch)
Pixel size 1.8 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 64 MP
Aperture f/2.0
Focal length 28 mm
Sensor Samsung Bright S5KGW2
Sensor size 1/1.72" (β‰ˆ 0.58 inch)
Pixel size 0.8 micron
Stabilization Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 12 MP
Aperture f/2.2
Focal length 13 mm
Sensor Sony IMX563
Sensor size 1/2.55" (β‰ˆ 0.39 inch)
Pixel size 1.4 micron
Stabilization Digital

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
118
Video quality
89
Generic main camera score
111
Bokeh 70
Preview 60
Zoom 114
Samples Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus from DxOMark

Selfie camera

Megapixels 10 megapixels
Image resolution 3872 x 2592
Aperture f/2.2
Focal length 26 mm
Sensor Sony IMX374
Sensor size 1/3.24" (β‰ˆ 0.31 inch)
Pixel size 1.22 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C
USB version 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- USB-Host mode
- OTG
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
NFC* Yes
Infrared port No
Network
Number of SIM* 2
Type of SIM card Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby
eSIM support* Yes
Hybrid slot No
LTE Cat* 24
2G network GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz
3G network WCDMA Band 1, 2, 4, 5, 8
4G network LTE 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66
5G support Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo
Headphone audio jack No
FM radio No
Dolby Atmos Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness
87.8 dB

Other

Category Flagship
Announced January 2021
Release date February 2021
Launch price (MSRP) $1000
Successor - Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus
SAR (head) 0.54 W/kg
SAR (body) 1.33 W/kg
Sensors - Hall-effect sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
*Disclaimer! Some specifications of the Galaxy S21 Plus may differ by country or region

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Jack July 20, 2025 at 05:10 PM
Max clock 2840 MHz>2900MHz
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Serhii July 21, 2025 at 07:53 AM
Thank you for a comment.
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Mario October 10, 2024 at 10:56 PM
The maximum frequency is 2,900 MHz, not 2,840.
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Serhii October 12, 2024 at 05:49 AM
This is a variant with the Exynos processor, which has a different maximum core frequency.
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Mario October 12, 2024 at 10:17 AM
Serhii, Exactly! The Snapdragon 888 version has a maximum clock frequency of 2840, not the Exynos 2100.
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