Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy S9+ vs Samsung Galaxy A21s vs Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Samsung
Announced February 2018 Expected Announcement - May 2020 Not announced yet
Status Coming Soon, March 2018 Rumored Rumored
Price Rs. 57,999 ($890.00) [Similarly Priced] - -
Colors Various Black, White, Blue Black; other colors
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 158.1 x 73.8 x 8.5 mm
(6.22 x 2.91 x 0.33 in)
8.9 mm thickness
(0.35 in thickness)
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Weight 189 g (6.67 oz) 191 g (6.74 oz) -
SIM Type Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM), 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) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE LTE
5G Network - - SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
- Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
- IP68 certified - dust/water proof over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes
- Fingerprint Sensor
- Fingerprint Sensor
IPX8 water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Armor aluminum frame with tougher drop and scratch resistance (advertised)
Notification LED Yes - -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 8.0 (Oreo) Android 10.0 Android 13
User Interface - One UI 2.0 One UI 5.1
Processor Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Mongoose M3 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A55) - EMEA
Octa-core (4x2.7 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) - USA & China, Exynos 9810 Octa - EMEA
Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
Octa-core 2.0 GHz, Exynos 850 Octa-core (1x3.2 GHz Cortex-X3 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A715 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A710 & 3x2.0 GHz Cortex-A510), Qualcomm SM8550-AB Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (4 nm)
GPU Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEA
Adreno 630 - USA & China
- Adreno 740
RAM 6 GB 3 GB 12 GB
Internal Memory 64 GB 64 GB 512 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only microSDXC No

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5 PLS TFT Capacitive Touchscreen FHD+ Foldable Dynamic AMOLED 2X Screen
120Hz Refresh Rate
HDR10+
1200 nits (peak)
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M Colors
Size 6.2 inches 6.55 inches 6.7 inches
Resolution 1440 x 2960 pixels (531 ppi) 720 x 1600 pixels (268 ppi) 1080 x 2640 pixels (426 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 83.59% - -
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes no
Radio No - No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera Dual12 MP + 12 MP 48 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP 12 MP + 12 MP
Flash LED Flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features Phase Detection Autofocus, f/1.6 + f/2.4, 26mm, 1/2.55", 1.4 µm, 52mm, 1/3.6", 1 µm, Dual Pixel AF, OIS, 2x Optical Zoom, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous 4K Video And 9MP Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama 48 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF
8 MP, f/2.4, (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
Panorama, HDR
12 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), 1/1.76", 1.8µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.2, 123˚ (ultrawide), 1.12µm
HDR, Panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, HDR, dual-video rec. 1080p@30fps 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+
Front Camera 8 MP, f/1.6, autofocus, 1440p, dual video call, Auto HDR [Similar] 13 MP, f/2.3, 29mm (normal), 1/3.1", 1.12µm
HDR, Panorama
1080p@30fps [Similar]
10 MP, f/2.4, 26mm (wide), 1.22µm
HDR
4K@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A HSPA, LTE-A (CA), 5G
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.3, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6/7, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct
USB 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector Yes USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
Browser HTML5 Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 64 GB, 6 GB RAM 64 GB, 3 GB RAM or 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 512 GB, 12 GB RAM or 256 GB, 12 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS 4.0
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only microSDXC No
USB OTG Not Supported Supported Not Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor 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 not present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor not present gyroscope sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor not present barometer sensor present
Heart-rate Sensor heart rate sensor present heart rate sensor not present heart rate sensor not present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Battery Charging 10W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery Charging 25Wwired, 50% in 30 min (advertised)
15W wireless
4.5W reverse wireless
Capacity 3500 mAh 5000 mAh 3700 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -