Samsung has made its mark with the new Galaxy S21 series, beginning the year early with its flagship product. The new phones compete with the Apple iPhone 12 series, and include three devices. The premium version of the lot is the Galaxy S21 Ultra that features flagship hardware and impressive set of cameras. This phone sports a 6.8-inch AMOLED display with support for Quad HD+ screen resolution at 1440x3200 pixels. It supports 120Hz refresh rate and gets Corning Gorilla Glass Victus for protection on the front and back. The S21 Ultra packs octa-core Exynos 2100 chipset, that comes paired with 16GB RAM and you get 512GB onboard storage. However, the phone misses out on microSD card slot for storage expansion. Samsung has upgraded to One UI 3.1 version built over Android 11 operating system. This is the first Galaxy S phone from Samsung to support S Pen. This device gets a quad rear camera setup that consists of 108MP primary sensor, 10MP periscope lens, 10MP telephoto sensor and 12MP ultra-wide sensor. On the front, it has 40MP wide selfie camera. Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra comes loaded with a 5,000mAh battery that supports 25W wired fast charging. It also offers 15W wireless charging. Additional features include on-screen fingerprint sensor and face unlock. Some of the other Samsung mobiles you might like includes the Galaxy S20 Plus, Galaxy S20 Lite and the Galaxy S20 FE.
Processor | Samsung Exynos 2100 |
Display | 6.8 inches (17.27 cms) |
Storage | 512 GB |
Front Camera | Single (40 MP, f/2.2, Wide Angle Camera(26 mm focal length, 2.8" sensor size, 0.7 m pixel size)) |
Rear Camera | Quad (108 MP, f/1.8, Wide Angle Camera + 10 MP, f/4.9 Camera(240 mm focal length, 3.24" sensor size, 1.22µm pixel size) + 10 MP, f/2.4, Telephoto Camera(70 mm focal length, 3.24" sensor size, 1.22µm pixel size) + 12 MP, f/2.2, Wide Angle, Ultra-Wide Angle Camera(13 mm focal length, 2.55" sensor size, 1.4µm pixel size)) |
Battery | 5000 mAh |
RAM | 16 GB |
Launch Date | January 29, 2021 |
Dimensions | 6.5 x 2.98 x 0.35 inch (165.1 x 75.6 x 8.9 mm) |
Weight | 229 grams |
Build | Back: Gorilla Glass |
Face unlock | Yes |
Water Resistant | Yes, Water resistant (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter), IP68 |
Colors | Phantom Silver, Phantom Black, Phantom Brown |
Chipset | Samsung Exynos 2100 |
No of Cores | 8 (Octa Core) |
CPU | 2.9GHz, Single core, Cortex X1 + 2.8GHz, Tri core, Cortex A78 + 2.2GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55 |
Architecture | 64-bit |
Graphics | Mali-G78 MP14 |
Operating System | Android v11 |
Custom UI | Samsung One UI |
Internal Memory | 512 GB |
RAM | 16 GB |
Expandable Memory | No |
Resolution | 1440 x 3200 pixels |
Size | 6.8 inches (17.27 cms) |
Display Type | Dynamic AMOLED, HDR 10+ |
Aspect ratio | 20:9 |
Bezel-less display | Yes, with Punch-hole |
Brightness | 1500 nits |
Protection | Corning Gorilla Glass |
TouchScreen | Yes, Capacitive, Multi-touch |
Color Reproduction | 16M Colors |
Screen to body percentage | 89.44 % |
Pixel Density | 516 pixels per inch (ppi) |
Flash | Rear (LED Flash) |
Rear | Quad (108 MP, f/1.8, Wide Angle Camera + 10 MP, f/4.9 Camera(240 mm focal length, 3.24" sensor size, 1.22µm pixel size) + 10 MP, f/2.4, Telephoto Camera(70 mm focal length, 3.24" sensor size, 1.22µm pixel size) + 12 MP, f/2.2, Wide Angle, Ultra-Wide Angle Camera(13 mm focal length, 2.55" sensor size, 1.4µm pixel size)) |
Front | Single (40 MP, f/2.2, Wide Angle Camera(26 mm focal length, 2.8" sensor size, 0.7µm pixel size)) |
Camera Features | Auto Flash, Auto Focus, Face detection, Touch to focus |
Shooting Modes | Continuos Shooting, High Dynamic Range mode (HDR) |
Image Stabilization | Yes, Optical Image Stabilization(OIS) |
Video | Rear: 7680x4320 @ 24 fps, 3840x2160 @ 30 fps, 1920x1080 @ 60 fps, 1280x720 @ 960 fps, Front: 3840x2160 @ 30 fps, 1920x1080 @ 30 fps |
Type | Li-ion |
Capacity | 5000 mAh |
Removable | No |
Fast Charging | Yes, 25W |
Wireless Charging | Yes |
USB OTG Support | Yes |
SIM Configuration | Dual SIM (SIM1: Nano) (SIM2: Nano) |
Bluetooth | Bluetooth v5.1 |
Wi-Fi | Yes with a/ac/b/g/n/n 5GHz |
Network | 4G: Available (supports Indian bands), 3G: Available, 2G: Available |
Voice over LTE(VoLTE) | Yes |
Wi-fi features | Mobile Hotspot |
GPS | Yes with A-GPS, Glonass |
Infrared | Yes |
USB | USB Type-C, Mass storage device, USB charging, USB On-The-Go |
NFC Chipset | Yes |
Fingerprint sensor | Yes, On-screen |
Other Sensor | Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope |
Speaker | Yes |
Audio Jack | Yes, USB Type-C |