Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus vs Samsung Galaxy S21
| Key Specs | |
|---|---|
| Display | 6.4 |
| Battery | 4100 mAh |
| Camera | 12 MP + 12 MP + 16 MP |
| Storage | 512 GB 8 GB RAM |
| Network | |
|---|---|
| Technology | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE |
| 2G bands | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) |
| CDMA 800 / 1900 - USA | |
| 3G bands | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - Global, USA |
| CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - USA | |
| 4G 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) - Global |
| LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 14(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 46, 66(1700/2100), 71(600) - USA | |
| Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (7CA) Cat20 2000/150 Mbps |
| GPRS | Yes |
| EDGE | Yes |
| Launch | |
|---|---|
| Announced | 2019, February |
| Status | Available. Released 2019, March |
| Body | |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 157.6 x 74.1 x 7.8 mm (6.20 x 2.92 x 0.31 in) |
| Weight | 175 g / 198 g (ceramic) (6.17 oz) |
| Build | Front glass (Gorilla Glass 6), back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame Front glass (Gorilla Glass 6), ceramic body |
| SIM | Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) |
| Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) | |
| Display for Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus | |
|---|---|
| Type | Dynamic AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors |
| Size | 6.4 inches, 103.8 cm2 (~88.9% screen-to-body ratio) |
| Resolution | 1440 x 3040 pixels, 19:9 ratio (~522 ppi density) |
| Protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 6 |
| HDR10+ Always-on display | |
| Platform | |
|---|---|
| OS | Android 9.0 (Pie); One UI |
| Chipset | Exynos 9820 Octa (8 nm) - EMEA Qualcomm SDM855 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm) - USA/LATAM, China |
| CPU | Octa-core (2x2.73 GHz Mongoose M4 & 2x2.31 GHz Cortex-A75 & 4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A55) - EMEA Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.41 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.78 GHz Kryo 485) - USA/LATAM, China |
| GPU | Mali-G76 MP12 - EMEA Adreno 640 - USA/LATAM, China |
| Memory | |
|---|---|
| Card slot | microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only |
| Internal | 1 TB, 12 GB RAM, 128/512 GB, 8 GB RAM |
| Main Camera | |
|---|---|
| Triple | 12 MP, f/1.5-2.4, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS 12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.6", 1.0µm, AF, OIS, 2x optical zoom 16 MP, f/2.2, 12mm (ultrawide), 1.0µm |
| Features | LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama |
| Video | 2160p@60fps, 1080p@240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR, dual-video rec. |
| Selfie camera | |
|---|---|
| Dual | 10 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), 1.22µm, Dual Pixel PDAF 8 MP, f/2.2, 22mm (wide), 1.12µm, depth sensor |
| Features | Dual video call, Auto-HDR |
| Video | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps |
| Sound | |
|---|---|
| Loudspeaker | Yes, with stereo speakers |
| 3.5mm jack | Yes |
| 32-bit/384kHz audio Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic Dolby Atmos/AKG sound | |
| Comms | |
|---|---|
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot |
| Bluetooth | 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO |
| NFC | Yes |
| Radio | FM radio (USA & Canada only) |
| USB | 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector |
| Features | |
|---|---|
| Sensors | Fingerprint (under display), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2 |
| ANT+ Bixby natural language commands and dictation Samsung DeX (desktop experience support) | |
| Battery | |
|---|---|
| Non-removable Li-Ion 4100 mAh battery | |
| Charging | Fast battery charging 15W Fast wireless charging 15W Power bank/Reverse wireless charging 9W |
| Tests | |
|---|---|
| Performance | Basemark OS II: 4426 / Basemark OS II 2.0: 4568 Basemark X: 45017 |
| Display | Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.514 (sunlight) |
| Camera | Photo / Video |
| Loudspeaker | Voice 74dB / Noise 74dB / Ring 93dB |
| Audio quality | Noise -93.0dB / Crosstalk -94.3dB |
| Battery life | Endurance rating 91h |
| Key Specs | |
|---|---|
| Display | 6.2" |
| Battery | 4000 mAh |
| Camera | 12 MP + 64 MP + 12 MP |
| Storage | 256GB Built-in |
| Network | |
|---|---|
| Technology | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G |
| 2G bands | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only) |
| CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA | |
| 3G bands | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 |
| CDMA2000 1xEV-DO | |
| 4G bands | LTE |
| 5G bands | SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave |
| Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA), 5G |
| Launch | |
|---|---|
| Announced | 2021, January 14 |
| Status | Available |
| Body | |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 151.7 x 71.2 x 7.9 mm (5.97 x 2.80 x 0.31 in) |
| Weight | 169 g (Sub6), 171 g (mmWave) (5.96 oz) |
| Build | Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), plastic back, aluminum frame |
| SIM | Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM, dual stand-by) |
| Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) | |
| Display for Samsung Galaxy S21 | |
|---|---|
| Type | Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1300 nits (peak) |
| Size | 6.2 inches, 94.1 cm2 (~87.2% screen-to-body ratio) |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~421 ppi density) |
| Protection | Corning Gorilla Glass Victus |
| Always-on display | |
| Platform | |
|---|---|
| OS | Android 11, One UI 3.1 |
| Chipset | Exynos 2100 (5 nm) - International Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 (5 nm) - USA/China/Korea |
| CPU | Octa-core (1x2.9 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.80 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A55) - International Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 680 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 680 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 680 - USA/China/Korea |
| GPU | Mali-G78 MP14 - International Adreno 660 - USA/China/Korea |
| Memory | |
|---|---|
| Card slot | No |
| Internal | 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM |
| UFS 3.1 | |
| Main Camera | |
|---|---|
| Triple | 12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.76", 1.8µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS 64 MP, f/2.0, 28mm (telephoto), 1/1.76", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS, 1.1x optical zoom, 3x hybrid zoom 12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55" 1.4µm, Super Steady video |
| Features | 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 | 10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.24", 1.22µm, Dual Pixel PDAF |
| Features | Dual video call, Auto-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/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot |
| Bluetooth | 5.0, A2DP, LE |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO |
| NFC | Yes |
| Radio | FM radio (Snapdragon model only; market/operator dependent) |
| USB | USB Type-C 3.2, USB On-The-Go |
| Features | |
|---|---|
| Sensors | Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer |
| Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support) ANT+ Bixby natural language commands and dictation | |
| Battery | |
|---|---|
| Type | Li-Po 4000 mAh, non-removable |
| Charging | Fast charging 25W USB Power Delivery 3.0 Fast Qi/PMA wireless charging 15W Reverse wireless charging 4.5W |






