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6.8

Samsung Galaxy S21+

Score

Camera	7.6
Performance	6.6
Screen	3.9
Battery	4.7
Connectivity	8.6
Appearance	8.2
Futures	3.4

Pros and cons

Good	Camera, Connectivity, Appearance
Normal	Performance, Battery
Bad	Screen, Futures

Samsung Galaxy S21+ specifications

Brand	Samsung
Model	Galaxy S21+ SM-G996B
Category	Mobile phones

Weight	202 grams
Density	393 ppi
Memory size	8 Gigabytes
Battery capacity	4800 mAh

Width	75.6 milimeters
Height	161.4 milimeters
Thickness	7.83 milimeters
Weight	202 grams
Materials	Aluminium alloy, Glass
Colors	Black, Gray, Violet
Effective area	88 percents
Resistance certificate	IP68
Operating system	Android 11
Interface
Google play	Yes

Screen type	Amoled
Screen futures	Hole-punch Notch, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Peak brightness - 1300 cd/m², Always-On Display, HDR10, Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass 7 Victus, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless
Aspect Ratio	20 : 9
Screen resolution	1079 x 2400
Resolution type	WQHD
Density	393 ppi

Audio futures	DTS / DTS X, Hi-Res Audio, Noise cancellation microphone, Stereo Speakers
Headphone Jack	No
Radio	No

NFC	Yes
Voice over LTE
PC sync	Yes
OTA sync	Yes
Infrared
Tethering	Yes
Sim cards	Dual SIM
Wi-Fi standards	802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5GHz, 802.11ac
Wi-Fi futures	Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version	Bluetooth 5.0
Navigation	GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

Memory size	8 Gigabytes
RAM type	RAM LPDDR5
CPU name	Samsung Exynos 2100
CPU cores	1 cores Cortex X1 with speed 2.91 GHz 3 cores Cortex A78 with speed 2.81 GHz 4 cores Cortex A55 with speed 2.21 GHz
GPU name	ARM Mali-G78 MC14

Storage size	128 Gigabytes
ROM type	UFS Storage 3.1
Card slot	No
Slot type

Battery capacity	4800 mAh
Battery type	Li-Polymer
Battery futures	Wireless charging, Reverse charging, Non-removable, Wireless charging 15W, Reverse wireless charging 4.5W
USB Type C	Yes
Fast charge	Yes

Fingerprint	Yes
Fingerprint location	In screen
Proximity	Yes
Light sensor	Yes
Accelerometer	Yes
Gyroscope	Yes
Gravity
Cooling system	No
Gaming buttons	No
Notifications

2G	B2 (1900) B3 (1800) B5 (850) B8 (900)
3G	B1 (2100) B2 (1900) B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F) B5 (850) B6 (800) B8 (900)
4G LTE	B1 (2100) B2 (1900) B3 (1800) B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1) B5 (850) B7 (2600) B8 (900) B12 (700) B17 (700) B20 (800) B26 (850) B28 (700) B32 (1500) B34 (TDD 2100) B38 (TDD 2600) B40 (TDD 2300) B41 (TDD 2500) B66 (1700/2100) B13 (700) B18 (800) B19 (800) B25 (1900+) B39 (TDD 1900) B28B (700) B28A (700)
5G	N1 (2100) N3 (1800) N5 (850) N7 (2600) N8 (900) N28 (700) N41 (2500) N77 (3700) N78 (3500) N40 (2300) N20 (800) N28B (700) N28A (700) N38 (2600) N66 (1700)

Benchmarks

Antutu _v8	Total Score	677 991 _04.01.2021
AI-Benchmark	Score, K	170.1 _03.03.2021
Geekbench _v5	Single-Core	787 _09.03.2021
Geekbench _v5	Multi-Core	2 925 _09.03.2021

Chipset

Model	Manufacturer	GPU	Cores	Speed
Exynos 2100	Samsung	ARM Mali-G78 MC14	8 cores	2.21 GHz - 2.91 GHz

Cores list

Cortex X1	2.91 GHz

Cortex A78	2.81 GHz

Cortex A78	2.81 GHz

Cortex A78	2.81 GHz

Cortex A55	2.21 GHz

Cortex A55	2.21 GHz

Cortex A55	2.21 GHz

Cortex A55	2.21 GHz

Camera sensors

Main camera
Sensor model	IMX555
Manufacturer	Sony
Resolution	12 MP
Aperture	ƒ/1.8
Sensor type	CMOS

Wide Angle + Macro
Sensor model	IMX563
Manufacturer	Sony
Resolution	12.2 MP
Aperture	ƒ/2.2
Sensor type	CMOS

Telephoto + portrait
Sensor model	Bright S5KGW2
Manufacturer	Samsung
Resolution	64 MP
Aperture	ƒ/2
Sensor type	ISOCELL

Selfie
Sensor model	IMX374
Manufacturer	Sony
Resolution	10 MP
Aperture	ƒ/2.2
Sensor type	CMOS

Supported bands

Carrier	2G GSM	3G UMTS	4G LTE
AT&T	B5 (850) B2 (1900)	B2 (1900) B5 (850)	B2 (1900) B4 (1700 / 2100 AWS 1) B17 (700) B30 (2300)
Bluegrass Cellular			B12 (700)
Boost Mobile			B2 (1900) B5 (850) B41 (TDD 2500) B25 (1900+) B26 (850)
C Spire			B2 (1900) B4 (1700 / 2100 AWS 1) B5 (850) B41 (TDD 2500) B12 (700)
Carolina West Wireless			B14 (700)
Cellular One	B5 (850)
Chariton Valley	B5 (850)		B14 (700)
Commnet Wireless	B5 (850) B2 (1900)
Cricket	B5 (850) B2 (1900)	B2 (1900) B5 (850)	B2 (1900) B4 (1700 / 2100 AWS 1) B17 (700) B30 (2300)
Indigo Wireless	B5 (850) B2 (1900)	B5 (850)
iWireless	B2 (1900)	B4 (1700 / 2100 AWS A-F)	B2 (1900) B4 (1700 / 2100 AWS 1)
Limitless Mobile	B2 (1900)		B2 (1900)
Lycamobile	B2 (1900)	B2 (1900) B4 (1700 / 2100 AWS A-F)	B2 (1900) B4 (1700 / 2100 AWS 1) B12 (700)
Metro	B2 (1900)	B2 (1900) B4 (1700 / 2100 AWS A-F)	B2 (1900) B4 (1700 / 2100 AWS 1) B12 (700) B66 (1700 / 2100) B71 (600)
Pine Cellular	B5 (850)
Plateau Wireless	B5 (850)	B4 (1700 / 2100 AWS A-F) B5 (850)
Sprint			B2 (1900) B5 (850) B41 (TDD 2500) B25 (1900+) B26 (850)
Straight Talk	B5 (850) B2 (1900)	B2 (1900) B4 (1700 / 2100 AWS A-F) B5 (850)	B2 (1900) B4 (1700 / 2100 AWS 1) B5 (850) B41 (TDD 2500) B12 (700) B13 (700) B17 (700) B26 (850)
T-Mobile	B2 (1900)	B2 (1900) B4 (1700 / 2100 AWS A-F)	B2 (1900) B4 (1700 / 2100 AWS 1) B12 (700) B66 (1700 / 2100) B71 (600)
Ting		B2 (1900) B4 (1700 / 2100 AWS A-F)	B2 (1900) B4 (1700 / 2100 AWS 1) B5 (850) B17 (700)
Union Telephone	B5 (850) B2 (1900)
US Cellular	B5 (850) B2 (1900)	B2 (1900) B5 (850)	B2 (1900) B4 (1700 / 2100 AWS 1) B5 (850) B12 (700)
Verizon	B5 (850) B2 (1900)	B2 (1900) B5 (850)	B2 (1900) B4 (1700 / 2100 AWS 1) B13 (700)
Viaero	B5 (850) B2 (1900)	B2 (1900) B5 (850)	B2 (1900) B4 (1700 / 2100 AWS 1) B14 (700)
Virgin Mobile			B2 (1900) B5 (850) B26 (850) B25 (1900+)
West Central Wireless	B5 (850)	B2 (1900) B5 (850)

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