SAMSUNG GALAXY S21 ULTRA 256GB ROM 12GB RAM

Network Technology

GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G

Launch Announced 2021, January 14

Status Available. Released 2021, January 29

Body Dimensions 165.1 x 75.6 x 8.9 mm (6.5 x 2.98 x 0.35 in)

Weight 227 g (Sub6), 229 g (mmWave) (8.01 oz)

Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus), aluminum frame

SIM Nano-SIM and eSIM or Dual SIM (2 Nano-SIMs and eSIM, dual stand-by)

  IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)

Stylus support

Display Type Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1500 nits (peak)

Size 6.8 inches, 112.1 cm2 (~89.8% screen-to-body ratio)

Resolution 1440 x 3200 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~515 ppi density)

Protection Corning Gorilla Glass Victus

  Always-on display

Platform OS Android 11, up to 4 major Android upgrades, One UI 6.1

Chipset Exynos 2100 (5 nm) - International

Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm) - USA/China

CPU Octa-core (1x2.9 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.80 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A55) - International

Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.42 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A55) - USA/China

GPU Mali-G78 MP14 - International

Adreno 660 - USA/China

Memory Card slot No

Internal 256GB 16GB RAM

  UFS 3.1

Main Camera Quad 108 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), 1/1.33", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS

10 MP, f/2.4, 72mm (telephoto), 1/3.24", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom

10 MP, f/4.9, 240mm (periscope telephoto), 1/3.24", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS, 10x optical zoom

12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, Super Steady video

Features Laser AF, LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama

Video 8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS

Selfie camera Single 40 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.7µm, PDAF

Features HDR

Video 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps

Sound Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers

3.5mm jack No

  32-bit/384kHz audio

Tuned by AKG

Comms WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct

Bluetooth 5.2, A2DP, LE

Positioning GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO

NFC Yes

Radio FM radio (Snapdragon model only; market/operator dependent)

USB USB Type-C 3.2, OTG

Features Sensors Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer

  Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support)

Ultra Wideband (UWB) support

Circle to Search

Battery Type Li-Ion 5000 mAh, non-removable

Charging 25W wired, PD3.0

15W wireless (Qi/PMA)

4.5W reverse wireless

Misc Colors Phantom Black, Phantom Silver, Phantom Titanium, Phantom Navy, Phantom Brown, Navy

Models SM-G998B, SM-G998B/DS, SM-G998U, SM-G998U1, SM-G998W, SM-G998N, SM-G9980

SAR 0.77 W/kg (head)     1.02 W/kg (body)    

SAR EU 0.71 W/kg (head)     1.58 W/kg (body)    

Tests Performance AnTuTu: 657150 (v8)

GeekBench: 3518 (v5.1)

GFXBench: 33fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)

Display 1023 nits max brightness (measured)

Camera Photo / Video

Loudspeaker -25.5 LUFS (Very good)

Battery (old)

Endurance rating 114h