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Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G (Exynos)

Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G (Exynos)

$1,297.00
Brand: Samsung
Category: Phones
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Our Rating

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Design, Built Quality 7 / 10
Display Quality 9 / 10
Camera Quality 9 / 10
Audio & Multimedia 7 / 10
OS and Usability 9 / 10
Battery Performance 9 / 10

Overview

The Galaxy S21 Ultra is the “elephant in the room”, taunting a larger 6.8-inches Quad-Hd+ display with 1440 x 3200 pixels, HDR10+ and up to 120Hz refresh. The display is covered by Corning Gorilla Glass Vectus, and it has a dot notch as well, which houses a 40-megapixel selfie snapper.

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As you would have guessed, two models of the S21 ultra are available as well, and this unit takes processing power from Samsun’s owned Exynos 2100 octa-core, clock of 2.9GHz, along with Mali-G78 MP14 GPU. Storage options includes 12/16GB RAM with either 128/256/512GB built-in storage.

On the camera department, you are getting four modules at the back of which the primary sensor is a 108MP snapper, pegged with 10MP periscope lens, 10MP telephoto lens and a fourth 12MP ultrawide lens with a dedicated laser autofocus module.

Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G (Exynos) Galaxy S21 Ultra 3

Carting for the larger display is a 5000mAh battery with 25W wired and 15W wireless fast charging. You are also getting under-screen fingerprint scanner and support for both single and dual 5G SIM slots. The full specs of the Galaxy S21 Ultra Exynos model is detailed in the table below.

Full Specifications

NETWORK

Technology	GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
2G Network Bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only) - CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA
3G Network Bands	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G Network Bands	LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100)
5G Network Bands	5G band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 28(700), 40(2300), 77(3700), 78(3500); SA/NSA/Sub6 - For the Galaxy S20 Plus 5G model only
Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (7CA) Cat20 2000/200 Mbps; 5G (5+ Gbps DL)

LAUNCH

Also Known As Alternative names for gadgets, as called in other markets or countries	Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus International version
Announced	2021, January 14
Status	Available. Released 2021, January 29th

BODY

Dimensions	165.1 x 75.6 x 8.9 mm
Weight	227 grams
Build <strong>Build</strong> refers to the built quality of the device	Glass front (Gorilla Glass Vectus) - Plastic back - Aluminum frame - Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) - IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) - Stylus support
SIM <strong>SIM</strong> (Subscriber Identity Module) is a small card that contains mobile network subscriber's account information. This allows the phone using the card to attach to a mobile network. The SIM card is most commonly associated with GSM and UMTS mobile networks. Moving a SIM card from one phone to another allows a subscriber to switch mobile phones without having to contact their mobile network carrier. SIM cards can also be used by a phone to store limited amounts of data, such as phone numbers and text messages.	Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

DISPLAY

Display Type <strong>Display Technology => </strong> A number of display technologies and types used in mobile phones => TFT (Thin Film Transistor), IPS (In-Place Switching), OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode), AMOLED (Active-Matrix Organic Light-Emitting Diode), Super AMOLED (an even advanced version of AMOLED), Resistive Touchscreen (Resistive touchscreens contain two layer of conductive material with a very small gap between them which acts as a resistance), Capacitive Touchsceen (Capacitive touchscreen technology consists of a layer of glass coated with a transparent conductor)	Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1300 nits (peak)
Size	6.7 inches, 107.8 cm2 (~88.3% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution	1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~394 ppi density)

PLATFORM

Operating System <strong>OS => </strong> Every computer system run on a base software called Operating System (OS). Operating System controls all basic operations of the computer (such as smartphone, PDAs, tablet computers and other handheld devices). The Operating System allows the user to install and run third party applications (apps), apps are used to add new functionality to the device.	Android 11, One UI 3.1
Chipset <strong>Chipset</strong> is a group of integrated circuits designed to perform one or a more dedicated functions, often with real time computing constraints, Popular smartphones are equipped with more advanced embedded chipsets that can do many different tasks depending on their programming.	Exynos 2100 (5 nm)
CPU <strong>CPU</strong> (Central Processing Unit) mostly known as processors, CPU processes instructions in order to carry out certain functions that make your device operate properly. Processors are often described as the brain of computers, smartphones and tablets, Smartphones and tablets rely on processors to carry out their every task, Processors are an incredibly important factor in selecting any type of computing device, including your smartphone.	Octa-core (1x2.9 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.80 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU <strong>GPU</strong> (Graphics Processing Unit) is a single-chip processor designed to rapidly manipulate and alter memory to accelerate the creation of images in a frame buffer intended for output to a display, This includes things such as lighting effects, object transformations, and 3D motion.	Mali-G78 MP14

MEMORY

12/16 GB

MAIN CAMERA

Camera Type	Quadruple Lenses
Camera Sensor(s)	Main: 108 MP (2nd gen), f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.33", 0.8µm, PDAF, Laser AF, OIS + periscope telephoto: 10 MP, f/4.9, 240mm, 1/3.24", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS, 10x optical zoom + Telephoto: 10 MP, f/2.4, 70mm, 1/3.24", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom + Ultrawide: 12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, Super Steady video
Camera Features	Autofocus Face detection LED Flash Panorama HDR
Video Resolution	[email protected], [email protected]/60fps, [email protected]/60/120fps, [email protected], HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS

SELFIE CAMERA

Camera Type	Single Lens
Camera Sensor(s)	40 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.7µm
Camera Features	Dual video call FaceID Face beautification Auto-HDR
Video Resolution	[email protected]/60fps, [email protected]

SOUND

Loudspeaker	Yes
Speaker Location	Placed at the basement
Audio Jack Type	No
Sound Enhancements	Yes - Stereo speakers - 32-bit/384kHz audio - Tuned by AKG

CONNECTIVITY

USB	2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth <strong>Bluetooth</strong> is a wireless communications technology for exchanging data between mobile phones, headsets, computers and other network devices over short distances without wires, Bluetooth technology was primarily designed to support simple wireless networking of personal consumer devices.	Bluetooth 5.2, A2DP, LE
Wi-fi <strong>Wi-Fi</strong> is a popular wireless networking technology using radio waves to provide high-speed network connections that allows devices to communicate without cords or cables, Wi-Fi is increasingly becoming the preferred mode of internet connectivity all over the world.	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
NFC <strong>NFC</strong> (Near field communication) is a set of standards for smartphones and similar devices to establish peer-to-peer radio communications with each other by touching them together or bringing them into proximity, usually no more than a few inches.
GPS <strong>GPS</strong> The Global Positioning System is a satellite-based radio navigation system, GPS permits users to determine their position, velocity and the time 24 hours a day, in all weather, anywhere in the world, In order to locate your position, your device or GPS receiver must have a clear view of the sky.	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
FM Radio	No

BATTERY

Battery Capacity	Non-removable Li-Po 4800 mAh battery
Fast Charging	Yes, 25W fast charging - Power bank/Reverse wireless charging 9W - USB Power Delivery 3.0
Wireless Charging <strong>Wireless Charging</strong> (Inductive Charging) uses an electromagnetic field to transfer energy between two objects. This is usually done with a charging station. Energy is sent through an inductive coupling to an electrical device, which can then use that energy to charge batteries or run the device.	Yes, Fast Qi/PMA wireless charging 15W
Talk Time <strong>Talk Time</strong> is the longest time that a single battery charge will last when you are constantly talking on the phone under perfect conditions, Ambient temperature and highly dependent on the cellular network environment such as the distance to the closest cell network tower.	Up to 29 hours
Stand-by	Up to 670 hours
Music Play	Up to 28 hours

OTHER FEATURES

Sensors <strong>Sensors</strong> are electronic components that detects and responds to some type of input from the physical environment. The specific input could be light, heat, motion, moisture, pressure and location, The output is generally a signal that is converted to use in computing systems, a location sensor, such as a GPS receiver is able to detect current location of your electronic device.	Fingerprint (under display), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Colors	Phantom Black, Phantom Silver, Phantom Titanium, Phantom Navy, Phantom Brown
Java Support <strong>Java</strong> for Mobile Devices is a set of technologies that let developers deliver applications and services to all types of mobile handsets, ranging from price efficient feature-phones to the latest smartphones. Java is currently running on over 3 billion phones worldwide, and growing. It offers unrivaled potential for the distribution and monetization of mobile applications.	No
Box Contents What is in the box, What is the box content, What accessories is in the box	1x Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra Exynos Version 1x Screen Protector (pre-applied) 1x Phone Case 1x SIM Tray Ejector 1x Quick Start Guide