Samsung Galaxy S lineup is the most popular lot of Samsung phones due to its design and amazing performance. The Galaxy S21 is known for being one of the most affordable smartphones in the S lineup that also provides almost similar specs to its highly-priced siblings. Although, its price in Pakistan is a bit towards the expensive end due to the difference in currencies. The price of the Samsung Galaxy S21 in Pakistan is Rs. 176,499.
The Samsung Galaxy S21 is made up of a polycarbonate body while maintaining that premium feel without the need for glass. The Galaxy S21 has a 6.2-inch Infinity-O display with an adaptive refresh rate of 48-120Hz, which produces a bright and sharp display with good viewing angles. The volume rocker and power button are placed on the phone’s right side and the dual-SIM tray is situated at the bottom next to the USB-C charging port and speaker grill. Moreover, the device is IP68 rated for dust and water resistance, which means that it can be submerged in water at 1.5m of depth for up to 30 minutes. The triple camera setup comprises a main 12MP wide-angle lens, a 12MP ultra-wide lens and a 64MP telephoto lens, while the front has a 10MP selfie camera, that performs great in any lighting condition. Under the hood, the phone is powered by Samsung’s Exynos 2100 processor which has a maximum clock speed of 2.9GHz and it makes S21 one of the fastest smartphones. The smartphone comes with a 4,000 mAh battery that lasts for around 10 hours on excessive usage. With fast charging the device shots to 50 percent in thirty minutes. S21 has 8GB of RAM and 128GB or 256GB of storage and it does not have any MicroSD card slot to expand the storage.
Type | Li-Ion 4000 mAh, non-removable |
Charging | Fast charging 25W USB Power Delivery 3.0 Fast Qi/PMA wireless charging 15W Reverse wireless charging 4.5W |
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) or Dual SIM (2 Nano-SIMs + eSIM, dual stand-by) IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) |
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 |
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 |
Sensors | Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer |
Announced | 2021, January 14 |
Status | Available. Released 2021, January 29 |
Quad | 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@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS |
Card slot | No |
Internal | 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM UFS 3.1 |
Colors | Phantom Gray, Phantom White, Phantom Violet, Phantom Pink |
Models | SM-G991B, SM-G991B/DS, SM-G991U, SM-G991U1, SM-G991W, SM-G991N, SM-G9910 |
Technology | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G |
2G bands | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only) |
3G bands | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO |
4G bands | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48, 66, 71 - SM-G991U1 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 - SM-G991B |
5G bands | 2, 5, 25, 41, 66, 71, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - SM-G991U1 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - SM-G991B |
Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (7CA) Cat20 2000/200 Mbps; 5G (5+ Gbps DL) |
OS | Android 11, One UI 3.1 |
Chipset | Exynos 2100 (5 nm) - International Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm) - USA/China |
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 |
GPU | Mali-G78 MP14 - International Adreno 660 - USA/China |
Dual | 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 |
Loudspeaker | Yes, with stereo speakers |
3.5mm jack | No 32-bit/384kHz audio Tuned by AKG |