Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra
63 out of 100
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra

TechRank Score Decent

Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra — specifications, battery-life tests and price. Real owner reviews, strengths and weaknesses.

▣ Display 6.8" Dynamic AMOLED - 1440 x 3200
⚡ Chipset Samsung Exynos 2100
◉ Camera 4 (108 MP + 10 MP + 10 MP + 12 MP)
◆ Battery 5000 mAh
✦ OS Android 15
◌ Weight 227 г.
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63 TechRank
Overall score

Decent

Overall score across key usage scenarios.

Best suited for
◇ Connectivity 88 ▣ Display 82 ◉ Camera 65
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TechRank ratings

Strengths and weaknesses across key usage scenarios.

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Display 82
Very high score
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Camera 65
Average score
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Performance 53
Stronger alternatives are available
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Gaming 27
Stronger alternatives are available
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Battery 60
Average score
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Connectivity 88
Very high score
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Overall score 63
Average score

+ Strengths

  • 120-герцовый дисплей с пиковой яркостью 1500 нит
  • Есть два телеобъектива, обеспечивающие 10-кратный оптический зум
  • Топовый процессор Exynos 2100 с 12 ГБ оперативной памяти в базовой конфигурации
  • Получил поддержку S Pen
  • Ультразвуковой датчик отпечатков пальцев второго поколения
  • Есть быстрая проводная и беспроводная зарядка

− Things to consider

  • Отсутствует поддержка карт памяти MicroSD
  • Нет блока питания и наушников в коробке со смартфоном
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Display 6.8" Dynamic AMOLED - 1440 x 3200
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Processor Samsung Exynos 2100
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Camera 4 (108 MP + 10 MP + 10 MP + 12 MP)
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Battery 5000 mAh
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Display

12 specifications

Type
Dynamic AMOLED
Size
6.8 inches
Resolution
1440 x 3200 pixels
Aspect ratio
20:9
Pixel density
515 ppi
Refresh rate
120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate
Да (10-120 Hz)
Max advertised brightness
1500 nits
HDR support
Да, HDR10+
Display protection
Gorilla Glass Victus
Screen-to-body ratio
89.5%
Features
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display
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Design and build

9 specifications

Height
165.1 mm
Width
75.6 mm
Thickness
8.9 mm
Weight
227 g
Water resistance
IP68
Back panel material
Glass
Frame material
Metal
Available colors
Black, Silver, Gray, Blue
Fingerprint scanner
Да, в дисплее
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Performance

11 specifications

Chipset
Samsung Exynos 2100
Max clock speed
2900 MHz
CPU cores
8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture
- 4 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A55- 3 cores at 2.81 GHz: Cortex-A78- 1 core at 2.91 GHz: Cortex-X1
Manufacturing process
Samsung
Transistor size
5 nm
Neural processor
Yes
Graphics
Mali-G78 MP14
GPU cores
448
GPU frequency
854 MHz
FLOPS
~765.2 GFLOPS
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Benchmarks

8 specifications

Compute Score (GPU)
6870
Single-core score
1486
Multi-core score
3800
CPU
420330
GPU
186151
Memory
193925
UX
273776
Total score
1074182
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Memory

7 specifications

RAM capacity
8 GB
Memory type
LPDDR5
Memory frequency
2750 MHz
Memory channels
2
Storage capacity
128 GB
Storage type
UFS 3.1
Memory card
No
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Software

5 specifications

Operating system
Android 11 (С обновлением до Android 15)
UI skin
One UI 7.0
System size out of the box
26.4 GB
OS updates
2 years
Security updates
4 years
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Battery

12 specifications

Capacity
5000 mAh
Max charging power
25 W
Battery type
Литий-ионный (Li-Ion)
Removable
No
Wireless charging
Да (15 W)
Reverse charging
Да (беспроводная)
Fast charging
Да (54% in 30 minutes)
Full charge time
1:11 ч.
Web browsing
07:58 ч.
Video playback
13:59 ч.
Gaming
05:14 ч.
Standby
111 ч.
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Main camera

18 specifications

Sensor type
108 MP
Photo resolution
12 MP
Zoom
Оптический, 10x
Flash
Dual LED
Stabilization
Digital
8K video recording
Up to 24 fps
4K video recording
Up to 60 fps
1080p video recording
Up to 60 fps
Slow-motion recording
960 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens field of view
120°
Number of lenses
1) Standard: 108 MP 2) Telephoto: 10 MP 3) Telephoto: 10 MP 4) Ultrawide: 12 MP
Features
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support
Aperture
f/2.2
Focal length
13 mm
Sensor
Sony IMX563
Sensor size
1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inches)
Pixel size
1.4 micron
Autofocus
Laser autofocus
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Main camera tests by DxOMark

4 specifications

Bokeh
70
Preview
67
Zoom
106
Samples
Photo samples for Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra by DxOMark
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Front camera

13 specifications

Megapixels
40 MP
Photo resolution
7864 x 5200
Aperture
f/2.2
Focal length
26 mm
Sensor
Samsung S5KGH1
Sensor size
1/2.65" (≈ 0.38 inches)
Pixel size
0.7 micron
Autofocus
Phase-detection autofocus
Stabilization
Digital
Video resolution
2160p (4K) at 60 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D)
No
Photo
133
Video
140
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Connectivity

20 specifications

Wi-Fi version
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version
5.2
Bluetooth features
LE, A2DP
USB type
USB Type-C
USB version
3.2
USB features
- Charging - USB mass storage mode - Режим USB-host - OTG
GPS
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
NFC*
Yes
Infrared port
No
Number of SIMs*
2
SIM type
Nano
SIM mode
Dual standby
eSIM support*
Yes
Hybrid slot
No
LTE Cat*
24
2G networks
GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz
3G networks
WCDMA Band 1, 2, 4, 5, 8
4G networks
LTE 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66
5G support
Yes
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Audio

4 specifications

Speakers
Stereo
3.5 mm audio jack
No
FM radio
No
Dolby Atmos
Yes
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Other

7 specifications

Class
Flagship
Release date
Январь 2021 years
Sales start date
Февраль 2021 years
Successor
- Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
Head SAR
0.71 W/кг
Body SAR (EU)
1.58 W/кг
Sensors
- Датчик Холла - Барометр - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint scanner
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Cameras

Camera modules and shooting capabilities

Main camera

108 MP
Sensor resolution
108 MP
Photo resolution
12000 x 9000
Zoom
Оптический, 10x
Flash
Dual LED
Stabilization
Optical
8K video recording
Up to 24 fps
4K video recording
Up to 60 fps
1080p video recording
Up to 60 fps
Slow-motion recording
960 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens field of view
120°
Number of lenses
1) Standard: 108 MP 2) Telephoto: 10 MP 3) Telephoto: 10 MP 4) Ultrawide: 12 MP
Features
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support
Photo resolution
108 MP
Aperture
f/1.8
Focal length
26 mm
Sensor
Samsung S5KHM3
Sensor size
1/1.33" (≈ 0.75 inches)
Pixel size
0.8 micron
Autofocus
Laser autofocus
Photo resolution
10 MP
Aperture
f/4.9
Focal length
240 mm
Sensor
Samsung S5K3J1
Sensor size
1/2.65" (≈ 0.38 inches)
Pixel size
1.22 micron
Photo resolution
12 MP
Aperture
f/2.2
Focal length
13 mm
Sensor
Sony IMX563
Sensor size
1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inches)
Pixel size
1.4 micron
Stabilization
Digital

Front camera

40 MP
Megapixels
40 MP
Photo resolution
7864 x 5200
Aperture
f/2.2
Focal length
26 mm
Sensor
Samsung S5KGH1
Sensor size
1/2.65" (≈ 0.38 inches)
Pixel size
0.7 micron
Autofocus
Phase-detection autofocus
Stabilization
Digital
Video resolution
2160p (4K) at 60 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D)
No
Photo
133
Video
140
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Benchmarks

Synthetic benchmark results

Performance Chipset Samsung Exynos 2100
Performance Max clock speed 2900 MHz
Performance CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Performance Architecture - 4 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A55- 3 cores at 2.81 GHz: Cortex-A78- 1 core at 2.91 GHz: Cortex-X1
Performance Manufacturing process Samsung
Performance Transistor size 5 nm
Performance Neural processor Yes
Performance Graphics Mali-G78 MP14
Performance GPU cores 448
Performance GPU frequency 854 MHz
Performance FLOPS ~765.2 GFLOPS
Benchmarks Compute Score (GPU) 6870
Benchmarks Single-core score 1486
Benchmarks Multi-core score 3800
Benchmarks CPU 420330
Benchmarks GPU 186151
Benchmarks Memory 193925
Benchmarks UX 273776
Benchmarks Total score 1074182

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