Phone Comparison - Google Pixel XL vs Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G vs Samsung Galaxy S21 5G

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general General Info

Manufacturer Google Samsung Samsung
Announced October 2016 2021, January 14 2021, January 14
Status Available - October 2016 Coming soon. Exp. release 2021, January 29 Coming soon. Exp. release 2021, January 29
Price Rs. 67,000 ($769.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 81,999 ($999.99) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 69,999 ($799.99) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Very Silver, Quite Black, Really Blue Phantom Black, Phantom Silver, Phantom Violet, Phantom Pink, Phantom Gold, Phantom Red Phantom Gray, Phantom White, Phantom Violet, Phantom Pink
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 154.7 x 75.7 x 8.6 mm
(6.09 x 2.98 x 0.34 in)
161.5 x 75.6 x 7.8 mm
(6.36 x 2.98 x 0.31 in)
151.7 x 71.2 x 7.9 mm
(5.97 x 2.8 x 0.31 in)
Weight 168 g (5.93 oz) 200 g (7.05 oz) 169 g (5.96 oz)
SIM Type - Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM), 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 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)
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48, 66, 71 - SM-G996U1 LTE
5G Network - 2, 5, 25, 41, 66, 71, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - SM-G996U1 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
- Google Magic
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, ultrasonic)
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support) ANT+
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, ultrasonic)
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support) ANT+

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v7.1 (Nougat) Android 11 Android 11
User Interface - One UI 3.1 One UI 3.1
Processor Dual-core 2.15 GHz Kryo & dual-core 1.6 GHz Kryo, Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 821 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 - International / Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 - USA/China/Korea 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 - International / Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 - USA/China/Korea
GPU Adreno 530 Mali-G78 MP14 - International / Adreno 660 - USA/China/Korea Mali-G78 MP14 - International / Adreno 660 - USA/China/Korea
RAM 4 GB 8 GB 8 GB
Internal Memory 32/128 GB 256 GB 256 GB
External Memory No Unspecified microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)

display Display

Type AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 4 FHD+ Dynamic AMOLED 2X Display
120Hz Refresh Rate
HDR10+
1300 nits (peak)
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Always-on display
FHD+ Dynamic AMOLED 2X Display
120Hz Refresh Rate
HDR10+
1300 nits (peak)
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Always-on display
Colors 16M colors 16M Colour 16M Colour
Size 5.5 inches 6.7 inches 6.2 inches
Resolution 1440 x 2560 pixels (534 ppi) 1080 x 2400 pixels (393 ppi) 1080 x 2400 pixels (424 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 71.22% 88.68% 86.12%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12 MP, 4608 x 2592 pixels 12 MP + 64 MP + 12 MP 12 MP + 64 MP + 12 MP
Flash Dual-LED (dual Tone) LED Flash LED Flash
Features Phase Detection Autofocus, f/2.0, 1.55µm Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama 12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.76", 1.8µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
64 MP, f/2.0, 29mm (telephoto), 1/1.72", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS, 1.1x optical zoom, 3x hybrid zoom
12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1.4µm, Super Steady video
Auto-HDR, Panorama
12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.76", 1.8µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
64 MP, f/2.0, 29mm (telephoto), 1/1.72", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS, 1.1x optical zoom, 3x hybrid zoom
12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1.4µm, Super Steady video
Auto-HDR, Panorama
Video 2160p@30fps 8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS 8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS
Front Camera 8 MP, f/2.0, 1.4 µm pixel size, 1080p [Similar] 10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.2", 1.22µm, Dual Pixel PDAF
Dual video call, Auto-HDR
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps [Similar]
10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.2", 1.22µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, Dual video call, Auto-HDR, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA), 5G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA), 5G
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot 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, hotspot
USB Type-C 1.0 reversible connector USB Type-C 3.2, USB On-The-Go USB Type-C 3.2, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
Browser HTML5 Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 32/128 GB, 4 GB RAM 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128GB, 8 GB RAM (UFS 3.1) 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS 3.1
Expandable Storage No Unspecified microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
USB OTG - Supported 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
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 25W
USB Power Delivery 3.0
Fast Qi/PMA wireless charging 15W
Power bank/Reverse wireless charging 4.5W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 25W
USB Power Delivery 3.0
Fast Qi/PMA wireless charging 15W
Power bank/Reverse wireless charging 4.5W
Capacity 3450 mAh 4800 mAh 4000 mAh
Stand by Up to 456 h - -
Talk Time Up to 26 h - -