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Samsung Galaxy S20+ 5G Samsung Lowest price Price $730 Full specs

Samsung Galaxy S21 5G Samsung Price $760 Full specs

General

Device Type

Smart Phone

Device Name

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

Announced

February 2020

January 2021

Released

March 2020

January 2021

Colors

Cosmic BlackCosmic GreyCloud BlueCloud WhiteAura RedAura Blue

Phantom GreyPhantom WhitePhantom VioletPhantom Pink

Design

Length

161.9 mm (6.37 in)

151.7 mm (5.97 in)

Width

73.7 mm (2.90 in)

71.2 mm (2.80 in)

Thickness

7.8 mm (0.31 in)

7.9 mm (0.31 in)

Weight

188 g (6.63 oz)

169 g (Sub6)171 g (mmWave)

Materials

Glass front (Gorilla Glass 6)Glass back (Gorilla Glass 6)Aluminum frame

Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus)Plastic backAluminum frame

Network

2G Network

Yes

3G Network

Yes

4G Network

Yes

5G Network

Yes

GPRS

Yes

EDGE

Yes

SIM

Nano SIM

Nano SIM/eSIM

Multi SIM

Single SIM or Dual SIM

Speed

5G Up to 7.3 GB

5G Up to 7.5 GB

On both: 3G Up to 42 MB, 4G Up to 2 GB

Display

Display Type

Dynamic AMOLED 2X

Size

6.7 Inches

6.2 Inches

Refresh Rate

120Hz (FHD)60Hz (QHD)

120 Hz

Resolution

1440x3200 Pixels (2K+)

1080x2400 Pixels (FHD+)

Screen Ratio

90.5%

87.2%

Aspect Ratio

20:9

Pixel Density

525 PPI

421 PPI

Brightness Level

1200 Nits

1300 Nits

Display Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 6

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus

Features

Dual Edge Display

No extras

On both: HDR10+, Always-on Display, Hole-punch Notch, Capacitive, Frameless, Multi-touch, 16M Colors

Hardware

Chipset

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

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

Manufacturing Technology

7 nm+

5 nm

CPU Type

Octa-core

CPU

Exynos 990 (2x2.73 GHz & 2x2.50 & 4x2.0 GHz)Snapdragon 865 (1x2.84 & 3x2.42 GHz & 4x1.8 GHz)

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

GPU

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

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

RAM (Memory)

12 GB

8 GB

Internal Storage

128/256/512 GB

128/256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 3.0

UFS 3.1

Ram Type

LPDDR5

Card Slot

Yes - MicroSD

Software

Android 10

Android 11

Update To

Android 11

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User Interface

One UI 3.0

One UI 3.1

Main camera

Triple

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

Four

First Camera: 12 MP (Standard)Second Camera: 64 MP (Telephoto)Third Camera: 12 MP (Ultrawide)Fourth Camera: 0.3 MP TOF 3D (Depth)

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Aperture Size

Fourth Camera: F/1.0

No extras

On both: First Camera: F/1.8, Second Camera: F/2.0, Third Camera: F/2.2

Video

FHD 1080P@30/240fps

FHD 1080P@30/60fps

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