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 13
  • Weight: 200 grams (7.05 oz)

Review

Display
80
Camera
75
Performance
64
Gaming
60
Battery
70
Connectivity
89
NanoReview Score
73

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 No
Max rated brightness 1300 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+
Screen protection Gorilla Glass Victus
Screen-to-body ratio 88.3%
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)
880 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
88.3%

Performance

All specs and test Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus in the benchmarks
SoC
Chipset Samsung Exynos 2100
Max clock 2840 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
Lithography process 5 nanometers
Graphics Mali-G78 MP14
GPU clock 854 MHz
FLOPS ~1575 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
1083
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
3470
AnTuTu Benchmark 9
727332
CPU 189103
GPU 274155
Memory 137436
UX 131951
Total score 727332
3DMark Wild Life Performance
5538
Max surface temperature 41.5 °C
Stability 67%
Graphics test 33 FPS
Graphics score 5538
Sources: 3DMark [3]

Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR5
Memory clock 2750 MHz
Channels 2
Storage
Storage size 128, 256 GB
Storage type UFS 3.1
Memory card No

Software

Operating system Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 13)
ROM One UI 5.1
OS size 27.2 GB

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 09:17 hr
Watching video 15:27 hr
Gaming 05:07 hr
Standby 101 hr
General battery life
30:26 hr

Camera

Specs and camera test of the Galaxy S21 Plus
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 120°
Lenses 3 (12 MP + 64 MP + 12 MP)
Wide (main) lens - 12 MP
- Aperture: f/1.8
- Focal length: 26 mm
- Pixel size: 1.8 micron
- Sensor: 1/1.76", Sony IMX555 (Exmor-RS CMOS)
- Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
- Optical stabilization
Telephoto lens - 64 MP
- Aperture: f/2.0
- Focal length: 28 mm
- Pixel size: 0.8 micron
- Sensor: 1/1.72", Samsung Bright S5KGW2 (ISOCELL Plus CMOS)
- Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
- Optical stabilization
Ultra-wide lens - 12 MP
- Aperture: f/2.2
- Focal length: 13 mm
- Pixel size: 1.4 micron
- Sensor: 1/2.55", Sony IMX563 (Exmor-RS CMOS)
- Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
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
Pixel size 1.22 microns
Sensor type Exmor-RS CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.24"
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS

DxOMark camera tests

Photo quality
123
Video quality
93
Generic camera score
116

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
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

User ratings

3.7 of 5 points (418 votes)

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