The Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra, Galaxy S21+, and Galaxy S21 go official
14 January 2021, 09:56:03
At today's Galaxy Unpacked event, Samsung unveiled its latest flagship series of smartphones - the Galaxy S21. The series comprises of three models, each available with two chipsets. Here they are:
- Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G Exynos - specifications
- Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G SD888 - specifications
- Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus 5G Exynos - specifications
- Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus 5G SD888 - specifications
- Samsung Galaxy S21 5G Exynos - specifications
- Samsung Galaxy S21 5G SD888 - specifications
Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra - specifications and price
The Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra has a glass body with aluminium frame that's IP68 certified for water and dust resistance. Running on One UI 3.1 based on Android 11, the smartphone is based either on the Snapdragon 888 chipset or on the Exynos 2100 that got announced a couple of days ago. The device is built around a 6.8-inch Dynamic AMOLED 2X display with a resolution of 1440 x 3200 pixels, 120Hz refresh rate, 1500 cd/m² peak brightness, and HDR10+ support. The screen is protected by a Corning Gorilla Glass Victus. Of course, it houses the second generation in-display ultrasonic fingerprint sensor from Qualcomm that was announced a few days ago as well. Power is supplied by a 5000 mAh battery with 25W fast charging, 15W wireless charging, and 9W reverse wireless charging support.
The camera department of the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra is headed by a 108MP Samsung S5KHM3 shooter with an f/1.8 aperture, 79° FoV, Nona Super Phase Detection, and HDR10+ video recording support. It is adjoined by a 12MP Sony IMX563 ultra-wide unit with a 120° FoV and dual PDAF. In addition, Samsung has added two 10 Samsung ISOCELL 3J1 telephoto cameras. One is a regular unit with a 240 mm focal length equivalent, 10° FoV and dual PDAF, 3x optical zoom. The other is a periscope telephoto unit with a 72 mm focal length equivalent, 35° FoV, dua PDAF, and 10x optical zoom. On the front, there's a punch hole in the display for the 40MP Samsung S5KGH1 selfie shooter with an f/2.2 aperture and an 80° FoV. For the first time on a Galaxy smartphone, you can shoot in 4K at 60fps across all lenses including front and rear four lenses, so you can shift to a different perspective with the same quality. Plus, with a 12-bit RAW file option, you won’t miss a single detail when editing photos. Stereo speakers tuned by AKG and the latest connectivity options, including the latest Wi-Fi 6E standard, are also on board the Galaxy S21 Ultra. Moreover, Samsung is bringing the fan favorite S Pen experience to the Galaxy S21 Ultra with Wacom's technology.
The Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra starts at €1,250or £1,150 for the 12GB+128GB variant.
Samsung Galaxy S21+ - specifications and price
The Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus also has a glass-aluminium body that's IP68 rated. It runs on Android 11 with ONE UI 3.1 on top and is based on one of the two top chipsets for the season - the Snapdragon 888 and Exynos 2100. This smartphone is equipped with a 6.7-inch Dynamic AMOLED display with a FHD+ resolution, 1300 cd/m² peak brightness, 120Hz refresh rate, HDR10+ support. .It is protected by Corning Gorilla Glass Victus and houses an in-display ultrasonic fingerprint sensor. Power is supplied by a 4800 mAh battery with 25W fast charging, 15W wireless charging, and 9W reverse wireless charging support. The Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra features a 12MP primary camera with an f/1.8 aperture and 79° FoV, a 12MP Sony IMX563 ultra-wide snapper, and a 64MP telephoto camera with OIS. On the front, there's a 10MP PDAF selfie camera with an f/2.2 aperture and an 80° FoV.
The Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus starts at €1,050 or £950 with pre-orders starting tomorrow and sales beginning on January 29.
Samsung Galaxy S21 - specifications and price
The Samsung Galaxy S21 is the most basic model of all with a plastic body which is nevertheless IP68 rated. It has a 6.2-inch Dynamic AMOLED display with an FHD+ resolution, 120Hz refresh rate, 1300 cd/m² peak brightness, and HDR10+ support. The unit is protected by a Corning Gorilla Glass Victus. The model has an in-display ultrasonic fingerprint sensor and a 4000 mAh battery with 25W fast charging, 15W wireless charging, and a 9W reverse wireless charging support. Its camera department is the same as the one on the Galaxy S21 Plus. Of course, stereo speakers, 5G, all the latest connectivity options are present as well. The Samsung Galaxy S21 starts at at €850 or £770 and goes on pre-sale tomorrow with first sales starting on January 29.Related news
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