Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G vs Samsung Galaxy A54 vs Google Pixel 8

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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Google
Announced 2021, January 14 March 2023 2023, October 04
Status Coming soon. Exp. release 2021, January 29 Coming Soon - March 2023 Coming soon. Exp. release 2023, October 12
Price Rs. 105,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 38,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 75,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Phantom Black, Phantom Silver, Phantom Titanium, Phantom Navy, Phantom Brown Lime, Graphite, Violet, White Obsidian, Hazel, Rose
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 165.1 x 75.6 x 8.9 mm
(6.5 x 2.98 x 0.35 in)
158.2 x 76.7 x 8.2 mm
(6.23 x 3.02 x 0.32 in)
150.5 x 70.8 x 8.9 mm
(5.93 x 2.79 x 0.35 in)
Weight 227 g (8.01 oz) 202 g (7.13 oz) 187 g (6.6 oz)
SIM Type Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM, eSIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Nano-SIM and eSIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only)
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1700 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G Network LTE 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 26, 28, 32, 38, 40, 41, 66 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 46, 48, 66, 71 - GKWS6, G9BQD
5G Network SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave 1, 3, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - International
SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 70, 71, 77, 78, 258, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - GKWS6
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 70, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - G9BQD
SAR EU - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
0.69 W/kg (head)
1.34 W/kg (body)
- W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
Messaging
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor (under display, ultrasonic)
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Stylus support
Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support) ANT+
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 min)
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 11 Android 13 Android 14
User Interface One UI 3.0 One UI 5.1 -
Processor Octa-core (1x2.9 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.80 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A55) - International / Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 680 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 680 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 680 - USA/China/Korea, Exynos 2100 - Global / Qualcomm Snapdragon 875 - USA Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55), Exynos 1380 (5 nm) Nona-core (1x3.0 GHz Cortex-X3 & 4x2.45 GHz Cortex-A715 & 4x2.15 GHz Cortex-A510), Google Tensor G3 (4 nm)
GPU Mali-G78 MP14 - International / Adreno 660 - USA/China/Korea Mali-G68 MP5 Immortalis-G715s MC10
RAM 16 GB 8 GB 8 GB
Internal Memory 512 GB 256 GB 256 GB
External Memory microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) No

display Display

Type QHD+ Dynamic AMOLED 2X Display
120Hz Refresh Rate
HDR10+
1500 nits (peak)
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Always-on display
FHD+ Super AMOLED Screen
120Hz Refresh Rate
1000 nits (HBM)
FHD+ OLED Screen
120Hz Refresh Rate
1400 nits (HBM), 2000 nits (peak)
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Colors 16M Colour 16M Colors 16M colors
Size 6.8 inches 6.4 inches 6.17 inches
Resolution 1440 x 3200 pixels (516 ppi) 1080 x 2340 pixels (403 ppi) 1080 x 2400 pixels (427 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 89.46% 82.74% 86.07%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack no no no
Radio FM radio (Snapdragon model only; market/operator dependent) No No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 108 MP + 10 MP + 10 MP + 12 MP + 0.3 MP 50 MP + 12 MP + 5 MP 50 MP + 12 MP
Flash LED flash LED Flash Dual-LED Flash
Features 108 MP (2nd gen), f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.33", 0.8µm, PDAF, Laser AF, OIS
10 MP, f/4.9, 240mm (periscope telephoto), 1/3.24", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS, 10x optical zoom
10 MP, f/2.4, 70mm (telephoto), 1/3.24", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom
12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, Super Steady video
auto-HDR, panorama
50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.2, 123˚ (ultrawide), 1.12µm
5 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
Panorama, HDR
50 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/1.31", 1.2µm, multi-directional PDAF, Laser AF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.2, 126˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.9", 1.25µm
Pixel Shift, Ultra-HDR, Panorama
Video 8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@480fps 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps; gyro-EIS, OIS, 10-bit HDR
Front Camera 40 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 0.7µm, PDAF
Dual video call, Auto-HDR
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps [Similar]
32 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.8µm
4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps [Similar]
10.8 MP, f/2.2, 21mm (ultrawide), 1/3.1", 1.22µm
Auto-HDR, panorama
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA), 5G HSPA, LTE-A, 5G HSPA, LTE-A (CA), 5G
Bluetooth 5.2, A2DP, LE 5.3, A2DP, LE 5.3, A2DP, LE, aptX HD
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct
USB USB Type-C 3.2, USB On-The-Go USB Type-C 2.0, OTG USB Type-C 3.2
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (G1), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a), GALILEO (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5)
Browser Yes Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 512 GB, 16 GB RAM or 256 GB, 12 GB RAM or 128 GB, 12 GB RAM UFS 3.1 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS 3.1
Expandable Storage microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) No
USB OTG Supported Not Supported Not Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor not present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor not present barometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 25W
USB Power Delivery 3.0
Fast Qi/PMA wireless charging 15W
Reverse wireless charging 4.5W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery Charging 25W
Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Fast battery Charging 27W wired, PD3.0, PPS, 50% in 30 min
18W wireless
Reverse wireless
Capacity 5000 mAh 5000 mAh 4575 mAh
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