S21 Ultra 256GB, 8GB RAM,

NETWORK

Technology

GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G

LAUNCH

Announced

2021, January 14

Status

Available. Released 2021, January 29

BODY

Dimensions

165.1 x 75.6 x 8.9 mm (6.5 x 2.98 x 0.35 in)

Weight

227 g (Sub6), 229 g (mmWave) (8.01 oz)

Build

Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus), aluminum frame

SIM

Nano-SIM and eSIM or Dual SIM (2 Nano-SIMs and eSIM, dual stand-by)

IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)

Stylus support

DISPLAY

Type

Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1500 nits (peak)

Size

6.8 inches, 112.1 cm2 (~89.8% screen-to-body ratio)

Resolution

1440 x 3200 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~515 ppi density)

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus

Always-on display

PLATFORM

OS

Android 11, upgradable to Android 14, One UI 6

Chipset

Exynos 2100 (5 nm) – International

Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm) – USA/China

CPU

Octa-core (1×2.9 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3×2.80 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4×2.2 GHz Cortex-A55) – International

Octa-core (1×2.84 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3×2.42 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4×1.80 GHz Cortex-A55) – USA/China

GPU

Mali-G78 MP14 – International

Adreno 660 – USA/China

MEMORY

Card slot

No

Internal

256GB 12GB RAM

UFS 3.1

MAIN CAMERA

Quad

108 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), 1/1.33″, 0.8µm, PDAF, Laser AF, OIS

10 MP, f/2.4, 72mm (telephoto), 1/3.24″, 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom

10 MP, f/4.9, 240mm (periscope telephoto), 1/3.24″, 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS, 10x optical zoom

12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/2.55″, 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, Super Steady video

Features

LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama

Video

8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS

SELFIE CAMERA

Single

40 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8″, 0.7µm, PDAF

Features

Dual video call, Auto-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/6e, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct

Bluetooth

5.2, 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)

Ultra Wideband (UWB) support

BATTERY

Type

Li-Ion 5000 mAh, non-removable

Charging

25W wired, PD3.0

15W wireless (Qi/PMA)

4.5W reverse wireless

MISC

Colors

Phantom Black, Phantom Silver, Phantom Titanium, Phantom Navy, Phantom Brown, Navy

Models

SM-G998B, SM-G998B/DS, SM-G998U, SM-G998U1, SM-G998W, SM-G998N, SM-G9980

SAR

0.77 W/kg (head)     1.02 W/kg (body)    

SAR EU

0.71 W/kg (head)     1.58 W/kg (body)    

Price

$ 218.00 / € 302.57 / £ 278.50

TESTS

Performance

AnTuTu: 657150 (v8)

GeekBench: 3518 (v5.1)

GFXBench: 33fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)

Display

Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal)

Camera

Photo / Video

Loudspeaker

-25.5 LUFS (Very good)

Battery (old)

Endurance rating 114h