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With Mobile World Congress pushed back to summer, it seems Samsung wasn’t happy to wait to unveil their new Galaxy phones, announcing them today in a Galaxy Unpacked virtual event. This year we are looking at three models again, with the S21 sitting like the smallest of the new range with a 6.2 inch screen. While we’re not entirely sure what other companies might have in store for 2021, we do know what this new Galaxy flagship is up against right now, and you can check out its specs against two of its competitors. the closest, the iPhone 12 Pro and the modest Pixel 5. For more complete accounting, be sure to check out our convenient, as well as our review later this year.
Galaxy s21 |
iPhone 12 Pro |
Pixel 5 |
|
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Pricing |
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Dimensions |
151.7 x 71.2 x 7.9 mm (5.97 x 2.8 x 0.29 inches) |
146.7 x 71.5 x 7.4 mm (5.78 x 2.82 x 0.29 inch) |
144.7 x 70.4 x 8 mm (5.7 x 2.8 x 0.3 inch) |
Weight |
171g (6.03 ounces) |
189 g (6.66 ounces) |
151g (5.33 ounces) |
Screen size |
6.2 inch (157.48 mm) |
6.1 inch (154.94 mm) |
6 inches (152.4 mm) |
Screen resolution |
2400 x 1080 (421 dpi) |
2,532 x 1,170 (460 dpi) |
2,340 x 1,080 (432 dpi) |
Screen type |
Dynamic Infinity-O AMOLED |
Super Retina XDR OLED |
Flexible OLED |
Drums |
4000 mAh |
3,687 mAh |
4,080 mAh |
Internal storage |
128/256 GB |
128/256/512 GB |
128 GB |
External storage |
No |
No |
No |
Rear camera (s) |
Three cameras: |
Three cameras: |
Two cameras: |
Front camera (s) |
10 MP, f / 2.2 |
12 MP, f / 2.2 |
8 MP, f / 2.0 |
Video capture |
4K at 60 fps |
4K at 60 fps |
4K at 60 fps |
SoC |
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 |
Apple A14 Bionic |
Qualcomm 765G |
CPU |
2.8 GHz octa-core |
3.1 GHz hexa-core |
2.4 GHz octa-core |
GPU |
Adreno 660 |
Apple GPU |
Adreno 620 |
RAM |
8 GB |
6 GB |
8 GB |
Wireless |
802.11ax |
802.11ax |
Dual band, 802.11ac |
Bluetooth |
v5.2 |
v5.0 |
v5.0 |
Operating system |
Android 11 |
iOS 14 |
Android 11 |
Other characteristics |
IP68, USB-C, Qi certified wireless charging |
IP68 certified, Lightning connector, MagSafe and Qi wireless charging |
IP68, USB-C, Qi certified wireless charging |
Find all the news of the Samsung Galaxy Unpacked event here.
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