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Samsung Galaxy S21 5G Samsung Price $760 Full specs

Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Samsung Lowest price Price $750 Full specs

General

Device Type

Smart Phone

Device Name

SM-G991BSM-G991B/DSSM-G991USM-G991U1SM-G991WSM-G991NSM-G9910

SM-N980FSM-N980F/DS

Announced

January 2021

August 2020

Released

January 2021

August 2020

Colors

Phantom GreyPhantom WhitePhantom VioletPhantom Pink

Mystic GreyMystic BronzeMystic GreenMystic RedMystic Blue

Design

Length

151.7 mm (5.97 in)

161.6 mm (6.36 in)

Width

71.2 mm (2.80 in)

75.2 mm (2.96 in)

Thickness

7.9 mm (0.31 in)

8.3 mm (0.33 in)

Weight

169 g (Sub6)171 g (mmWave)

192 g (6.77 oz)

Materials

Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus)Plastic backAluminum frame

Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5)Plastic back

Network

2G Network

Yes

3G Network

Yes

4G Network

Yes

5G Network

Yes

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GPRS

Yes

EDGE

Yes

SIM

Nano SIM/eSIM

Nano SIM

Multi SIM

Single SIM or Dual SIM

Speed

3G Up to 42 MB4G Up to 2 GB5G Up to 7.5 GB

3G Up to 42 MB4G Up to 2 GB

Display

Display Type

Dynamic AMOLED 2X

Super AMOLED Plus

Size

6.2 Inches

6.7 Inches

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

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Resolution

1080x2400 Pixels (FHD+)

Screen Ratio

87.2%

89.2%

Aspect Ratio

20:9

Pixel Density

421 PPI

393 PPI

Brightness Level

1300 Nits

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Display Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus

Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Features

HDR10+Always-on DisplayHole-punch NotchCapacitiveFramelessMulti-touch16M Colors

Same on both

Hardware

Chipset

Samsung Exynos 2100 (Global)Snapdragon 888 (USA/China)

Samsung Exynos 990 (Global)Snapdragon 865+ (USA/China)

Manufacturing Technology

5 nm

7 nm+

CPU Type

Octa-core

CPU

Exynos 2100 (1x2.9 GHz & 3x2.80 & 4x2.2 GHz)Snapdragon 888 (1x2.84 & 3x2.42 GHz & 4x1.80 GHz)

Exynos 990 (2x2.73 GHz & 2x2.50 & 4x2.0 GHz)Snapdragon 865+ (1x3.0 & 3x2.42 GHz & 4x1.8 GHz)

GPU

Mali-G78 MP14 (Exynos 2100)Adreno 660 (Snapdragon 888)

Mali-G77 MP11 (Exynos 990)Adreno 650 (Snapdragon 865+)

RAM (Memory)

8 GB

Internal Storage

128/256 GB

256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 3.1

UFS 3.0

Ram Type

LPDDR5

Card Slot

Software

Android 11

Android 10

Update To

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Android 11

User Interface

One UI 3.1

One UI 3.0

Main camera

Triple

First Camera: 12 MP (Standard)Second Camera: 64 MP (Telephoto)Third Camera: 12 MP (Ultrawide)

Same on both

Aperture Size

First Camera: F/1.8Second Camera: F/2.0Third Camera: F/2.2

Same on both

Video

FHD 1080P@30/60fps

FHD 1080P@30/240fps

On both: 8K 4320P@24fps, 4K 2160P@30/60fps, HDR10+, Slow Motion, Electronic Stabilization (EIS)

Flash

Yes

More details (1)Camera Features

Camera Features

Autofocus (AF)Optical Stabilization (OIS)Optical Zoom 1.1xHybrid Zoom 3xNight ModePortrait ModePro ModeAI Scene DetectionDigital Zoom 30xContinuous shootingPanoramaExposure compensationFace detectionGeotaggingHDRISO settingsScene modeSelf-timerTouch focusWhite balance settings

Same on both