Samsung Galaxy S21

Cancelled
169g, 7.9mm thickness
Android 11, up to 4 major upgrades
128GB/256GB storage, no card slot
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6.2"
1080x2400 pixels
64MP
4320p
8GB RAM
Exynos 2100
4000mAh
25W15W

Unofficial preliminary specifications
Not to be confused with Samsung Galaxy S21 5G. Samsung Galaxy S21 LTE only model has been cancelled.

Network	Technology	GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
	2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
		CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA
	3G bands	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
		CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
	4G bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66
	Speed	HSPA, LTE (CA)

Launch	Announced	Not announced yet
Launch	Status	Cancelled

Body	Dimensions	151.7 x 71.2 x 7.9 mm (5.97 x 2.80 x 0.31 in)
	Weight	169 g (5.96 oz)
	Build	Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), plastic back, aluminum frame
	SIM	Nano-SIM Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
		IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)

Display	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

Platform	OS	Android 11, up to 4 major Android upgrades, One UI 6.1
	Chipset	Exynos 2100 (5 nm) - International Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm)
	CPU	Octa-core (1x2.9 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.80 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A55) - International Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.42 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A55
	GPU	Mali-G78 MP14 - International Adreno 660

Memory	Card slot	No
	Internal	128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM
		UFS 3.X

Main Camera	Triple	12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.76", 1.8µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS 64 MP, f/2.0, 29mm (telephoto), 1/1.72", 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@30/60/120/240fps, 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	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
	Bluetooth	5.0, A2DP, LE
	Positioning	GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
	NFC	Yes
	Radio	FM radio (Snapdragon model only; market/operator dependent)
	USB	USB Type-C 3.2, OTG

Features	Sensors	Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
		Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support) Bixby natural language commands and dictation Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)

Battery	Type	Li-Ion 4000 mAh
	Charging	25W wired, PD3.0 15W wireless (Qi) 4.5W reverse wireless

Misc	Colors	Phantom Gray, Phantom White, Phantom Violet, Phantom Pink
	Models	SM-G990F, SM-G990F/DS

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Samsung Galaxy S21 - user opinions and reviews

Dika
xh3
05 Nov 2024

This is actually a flagship💀💀💀

Anonymous
7Xd
28 Oct 2024

i never got in gsmarena since 2021. everyone was talking about this 4g version until it got cancelled. safe to say that im happy to see the new phones cause i thought we were still at s22

StupidUser
00c
19 Sep 2024

cancelling a great phone is just wrong.