Samsung Galaxy S9+ vs Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Announced | |
| February 2018 | 2021, January 14 |
| Status | |
| Coming Soon, March 2018 | Coming soon. Exp. release 2021, January 29 |
| Price | |
| Rs. 57,999 ($890.00) [Similarly Priced] | Rs. 105,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] |
| Colors | |
| Various | Phantom Black, Phantom Silver, Phantom Titanium, Phantom Navy, Phantom Brown |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
|
158.1 x 73.8 x 8.5 mm (6.22 x 2.91 x 0.33 in) |
165.1 x 75.6 x 8.9 mm (6.5 x 2.98 x 0.35 in) |
| Weight | |
| 189 g (6.67 oz) | 227 g (8.01 oz) |
| SIM Type | |
| Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) |
| 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) CDMA2000 1xEV-DO |
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 |
| 4G Network | |
| 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 (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+ |
| Notification LED | |
| Yes | - |
Display
| Type | |
| Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | QHD+ Dynamic AMOLED 2X Display 120Hz Refresh Rate HDR10+ 1500 nits (peak) Corning Gorilla Glass Victus Always-on display |
| Colors | |
| 16M colors | 16M Colour |
| Size | |
| 6.2 inches [Similar] | 6.8 inches [Similar] |
| Resolution | |
| 1440 x 2960 pixels (531 ppi) | 1440 x 3200 pixels (516 ppi) |
| Screen-to-Body Ratio | 83.59% | 89.46% |
| Multi-Touch | |
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| Android 8.0 (Oreo) | Android 11 |
| User Interface | |
| - | One UI 3.0 |
| 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 [Similar] |
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 [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEA Adreno 630 - USA & China [Similar] |
Mali-G78 MP14 - International / Adreno 660 - USA/China/Korea [Similar] |
| RAM | |
| 6 GB [Browse Similar] | 16 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 64 GB | 512 GB |
| External Memory | |
| microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only | microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) |
Camera
| Rear Camera | |
| Dual12 MP + 12 MP [Similar] | 108 MP + 10 MP + 10 MP + 12 MP + 0.3 MP [Similar] |
| 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 | 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 |
| Video | |
| 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, HDR, dual-video rec. | 8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS |
| Front Camera | |
| 8 MP, f/1.6, autofocus, 1440p, dual video call, Auto HDR [Similar] |
40 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 0.7µm, PDAF Dual video call, Auto-HDR 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps [Similar] |
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
| Radio | |
| No | FM radio (Snapdragon model only; market/operator dependent) |
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
Connectivity and Data Rate
| GPRS | |
| Yes | Yes |
| Edge | |
| Yes | Yes |
| 3G | |
| HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA), 5G |
| Bluetooth | |
| 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX | 5.2, A2DP, LE |
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot |
| USB | |
| 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector | USB Type-C 3.2, USB On-The-Go |
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO |
| Browser | |
| HTML5 | Yes |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 64 GB, 6 GB RAM | 512 GB, 16 GB RAM or 256 GB, 12 GB RAM or 128 GB, 12 GB RAM UFS 3.1 |
| Expandable Storage | |
| microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only | microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) |
| USB OTG | |
| Not Supported | Supported |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
| Proximity Sensor | |
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
| Magnetic-field Sensor (Compass) | |
| Gyroscope Sensor | |
| Barometer Sensor | |
| Heart-rate Sensor | |
| NFC | |
Battery
| Type | |
| Non-removable Li-Ion battery | 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 |
| Capacity | |
| 3500 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| - | - |
| Talk Time | |
| - | - |