Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy S9+ vs Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G vs Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G

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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Samsung
Announced February 2018 2021, January 14 2021, January 14
Status Coming Soon, March 2018 Coming soon. Exp. release 2021, January 29 Coming soon. Exp. release 2021, January 29
Price Rs. 57,999 ($890.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 105,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 81,999 ($999.99) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Various Phantom Black, Phantom Silver, Phantom Titanium, Phantom Navy, Phantom Brown Phantom Black, Phantom Silver, Phantom Violet, Phantom Pink, Phantom Gold, Phantom Red
Form Factor Candybar 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)
161.5 x 75.6 x 7.8 mm
(6.36 x 2.98 x 0.31 in)
Weight 189 g (6.67 oz) 227 g (8.01 oz) 200 g (7.05 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) Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM), 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
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 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 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
5G Network - SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave 2, 5, 25, 41, 66, 71, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - SM-G996U1
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+
- 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+
Notification LED Yes - -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 8.0 (Oreo) Android 11 Android 11
User Interface - One UI 3.0 One UI 3.1
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 (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 (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 Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEA
Adreno 630 - USA & China
Mali-G78 MP14 - International / Adreno 660 - USA/China/Korea Mali-G78 MP14 - International / Adreno 660 - USA/China/Korea
RAM 6 GB 16 GB 8 GB
Internal Memory 64 GB 512 GB 256 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) Unspecified

display 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
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 6.2 inches 6.8 inches 6.7 inches
Resolution 1440 x 2960 pixels (531 ppi) 1440 x 3200 pixels (516 ppi) 1080 x 2400 pixels (393 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 83.59% 89.46% 88.68%
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 yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera Dual12 MP + 12 MP 108 MP + 10 MP + 10 MP + 12 MP + 0.3 MP 12 MP + 64 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 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
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, 1080p@60fps, HDR, dual-video rec. 8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS 8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS
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]
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-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA), 5G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA), 5G
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX 5.2, A2DP, LE 5.0, 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 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 USB Type-C 3.2, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
Browser HTML5 Yes Yes

memory 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 3.1 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128GB, 8 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) Unspecified
USB OTG Not Supported 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
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 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
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
USB Power Delivery 3.0
Fast Qi/PMA wireless charging 15W
Power bank/Reverse wireless charging 4.5W
Capacity 3500 mAh 5000 mAh 4800 mAh
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