Compare Samsung Galaxy S21

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Photos at scale Front Side Back	Samsung Galaxy S21‎ £ 424,00	Samsung Galaxy S22‎ Plan: £ 38,00 p/m Free: £ 488,03	Sony Xperia 10 III‎ £ 299,00	Google Pixel 6‎ £ 205,00	Fairphone 4‎ Plan: £ 31,00 p/m Free: £ 429,99

Dimensions	151,7 x 71,2 x 7,9 mm	146 x 70,6 x 7,6 mm	154 x 68 x 8,3 mm	158,6 x 74,8 x 8,9 mm	162 x 75,5 x 10,5 mm
Weight	171 gr	167 gr	169 gr	207 gr	currently unknown
Stand-by time	dependent on usage	dependent on usage	dependent on usage	dependent on usage	1,2 week(s)
Call time	dependent on usage	dependent on usage	dependent on usage	dependent on usage	13 hour(s)
Design type
Monoblock
Controls
Facial unlock
Fingerprint recognition	Pressure sensitive in-screen	Pressure sensitive in-screen		Pressure sensitive in-screen
Touchscreen	Multi-touch, Capacitive	Multi-touch, Capacitive	Multi-touch, Capacitive	Multi-touch, Capacitive	Multi-touch, Capacitive
Voice command
Voice dialing
Operating system
Android	11	12	11	12	11
User interface
One UI	3.1	4.1
Sony Xperia UI
Display
Auto-rotate
Colour display	Adjustable display brightness, 16.777.216 colours (24 bits), Infinity-O Display, Always On feature, HDR10+, Hole-punch display	Adjustable display brightness, 16.777.216 colours (24 bits), Infinity-O Display, Always On feature, HDR10+, Hole-punch display	Adjustable display brightness, 16.777.216 colours (24 bits), OLED, DCI-P3	Adjustable display brightness, 16.777.216 colours (24 bits), OLED, Always On feature, HDR10, Hole-punch display	Adjustable display brightness, 16.777.216 colours (24 bits), IPS, Notch
Size	6.2 inch	6.1 inch	6.0 inch	6.4 inch	6.3 inch
Resolution	2400 x 1080 pixels	2340 x 1080 pixels	2520 x 1080 pixels	2400 x 1080 pixels	2340 x 1080 pixels
Aspect ratio	20:9	19.5:9	7:3	20:9	19.5:9
Peak brightness	1300 nits	1500 nits
Pixels Per Inch (PPI)	424	422	457	411	409
Refresh rate	120 Hz	120 Hz	60 Hz	90 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio	86.6%	89.4%	80.3%	84.6%	80.2%

Hardware
Camera	Tri camera sensor, Auto focus, Image stabilization, Blink Shot, Digital zoom, Effects/camera settings, Flash, Geotagging, Face recognition, Quality settings, Macro mode, Mosaic photo, Burst (Continuous) Shooting, Night mode, Panoramic photo, Portrait mode, Smile Shot, Video recorder, self-timer	Tri camera sensor, Auto focus, Image stabilization, Blink Shot, Digital zoom, Effects/camera settings, Flash, Geotagging, Face recognition, Quality settings, Macro mode, Mosaic photo, Burst (Continuous) Shooting, Night mode, Panoramic photo, Portrait mode, Smile Shot, Video recorder, self-timer	Tri camera sensor, Auto focus, Image stabilization, Digital zoom, Effects/camera settings, Flash, Geotagging, Face recognition, Quality settings, Landscape mode, Macro mode, Burst (Continuous) Shooting, Night mode, Panoramic photo, Portrait mode, Smile Shot, Special anti red-eye flash setting, Video recorder, Pre-flash against red eyes, self-timer	Dual camera sensor, Auto focus, Image stabilization, Digital zoom, Effects/camera settings, Flash, Geotagging, Quality settings, Macro mode, Mosaic photo, Burst (Continuous) Shooting, Night mode, Portrait mode, Video recorder, self-timer	Dual camera sensor, Auto focus, Image stabilization, Digital zoom, Effects/camera settings, Flash, Macro mode, Portrait mode, Video recorder, self-timer
Type	12 MP + 12 MP + 64 MP	10 MP + 12 MP + 50 MP	12 MP + 8 MP + 8 MP	12 MP + 50 MP	48 MP + 48 MP
Angle of view (AOV)	120° + 76° + 79°	120° + 36° + 85°	120° + 45° + 75°	114° + 82°	120°
DxOMark score	116			132
F-number	f/1.8 + f/2.0 + f/2.2	f/1.8 + f/2.2 + f/2.4	f/1.8 + f/2.2 + f/2.4	f/1.85 + f/2.2	f/1.6 + f/2.2
Max. resolution	(camera) 4032 x 3024 pixels + (video) 3840 x 2160 pixels	(video) 3840 x 2160 pixels	(camera) 4000 x 3000 pixels + (video) 3840 x 1644 pixels	(video) 3840 x 2160 pixels	(camera) 8000 x 6000 pixels + (video) 4000 x 3000 pixels
Front camera	Autofocus	Autofocus
Type	10 MP	10 MP	8 MP	8 MP	25 MP
Angle of view (AOV)	80°	80°	78°	84°
DxOMark score	98			97
F-number	f/2.2	f/2.2	f/2.0	f/2.0	f/2.2
Max. resolution	(video) 3840 x 2160 pixels	(video) 3840 x 2160 pixels	(camera) 3264 x 2448 pixels	(video) 1920 x 1080 pixels	(camera) 5760 x 4304 pixels + (video) 1920 x 1080 pixels
Haptic feedback
Integrated antenna
Processor	Samsung Exynos 2100, Octa core	Samsung Exynos 2200, Octa core	Qualcomm Snapdragon 690, Octa core	Google Tensor, Octa core	Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G, Octa core
Clock Frequency	2.4 GHz + 2.8 GHz + 2.9 GHz	1.7 GHz + 2.5 GHz + 2.8 GHz			2.2 GHz
Materials
Aluminium
Dirt and waterproof	IP68	IP68	IP65/68	IP68	IP54
Gorilla Glass	7 (Victus)	Victus+	6	7 (Victus)	5
Plastic
Glass
Sustainable					B Corp certified, Blue Angel certified, EcoVadis Platinum award, Fairtrade gold certified, TCO certified
iFixit score					10
Telephony
Dual SIM			Hybrid slot
eSIM
Flight mode
Integrated handsfree speaker
nano-SIM (4FF)
Vibrating alert
Videoconferencing
Operating frequency
Quad band
Data network
4G (LTE)	Cat 20 (2 Gbps)	Cat 20 (2 Gbps)	Cat 11 (600 Mbps), Band 1, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 20, Band 28, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41	Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 13, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 25, Band 26, Band 28, Band 29, Band 30, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41	Cat 18 (1200 Mbps), Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 28, Band 38, Band 40, Band 41
5G			n1, n3, n8, n28, n77, n78	n1, n2, n3, n8, n12, n14, n20, n25, n28, n30, n38, n41, n66, n71, n77, n78, n257, n258, n260, n261	n1, n3, n8, n20, n28, n38, n41, n71, n77, n78
EDGE
GPRS
HSDPA	Cat20 42 Mbps	Cat20 42 Mbps			Cat24 42 Mbps
HSUPA	Cat6 5.76 Mbps	Cat6 5.76 Mbps			Cat6 5.76 Mbps
UMTS
Personalisation
Multiple homescreens
Widgets
Personal Information Management (PIM)
Agenda
Alarm clock
Calculator
Contact list
Date and time notation
Document viewer	Excel files, PowerPoint files, PDF files, Word files	Excel files, PowerPoint files, PDF files, Word files	Excel files, PowerPoint files, PDF files, Word files	Excel files, PowerPoint files, PDF files, Word files	Excel files, PowerPoint files, PDF files, Word files
Phonebook with groups
Photo phonebook
Reminder list
Stopwatch & countdown timer
To-do list
Voice memo
Available applications
Image editor
Java application support
Movie editor
Photo album
Video codec support	DivX, H.263, H.264, MPEG-4, Sorenson Spark, VC-1, VP8	DivX, H.263, H.264, MPEG-4, Sorenson Spark, VC-1, VP8	H.263, H.264, H.265, MPEG-4, VP8, VP9	H.263, H.264, MPEG-4	DivX, H.263, H.264, MPEG-2, VP9, Xvid
Video file support	3GP, 3G2, ASF, AVI, FLV, M4V, MKV, MP4, WebM, WMV	3GP, 3G2, ASF, AVI, FLV, M4V, MKV, MP4, WebM, WMV	3GP, AVI, MKV, MOV, MP4
Messaging
E-mail	POP3, SMTP, IMAP4	POP3, SMTP, IMAP4	POP3, SMTP, IMAP4	POP3, SMTP, IMAP4	POP3, SMTP, IMAP4
Instant messaging	Google Talk	Google Talk	Google Talk	Google Talk	Google Talk
MMS	Video MMS	Video MMS	Video MMS	Video MMS	Video MMS
Predictive Text Input	T9	T9	T9	T9	T9
SMS	Group messaging, Receive and send concatenated messages	Group messaging, Receive and send concatenated messages	Group messaging, Receive and send concatenated messages	Group messaging, Receive and send concatenated messages	Group messaging, Receive and send concatenated messages
Internet
Internet browser				Google Chrome
RSS reader
YouTube support
Navigation
A-GPS
Beidou
Build-in navigation system	Google Maps, Google Maps Navigation	Google Maps, Google Maps Navigation	Google Maps, Google Maps Navigation	Google Maps, Google Maps Navigation	Google Maps, Google Maps Navigation
Digital Compass
Galileo
GLONASS
GPS receiver
Quasi-Zenith (QZSS)
Audio
Audio codec support	AAC, AAC+, AC3, eAAC+, AMR, FLAC, MIDI, Mobile XMF, MP3 VBR, OGG Vorbis, OTA, RTTL/RTX	AAC, AAC+, AC3, eAAC+, AMR, FLAC, MIDI, Mobile XMF, MP3 VBR, OGG Vorbis, OTA, RTTL/RTX	AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, AMR, aptX, FLAC, LDAC, MIDI, MP3 VBR, OGG Vorbis, OTA	AAC, AAC+, AC3, eAAC+, aptX, LDAC	AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, AIFF, AMR, FLAC, MIDI, MP3 VBR, OGG Vorbis, Windows Media Audio 10, Windows Media Audio 9
Audio file support	M4A, MP3, WAV, WMA	M4A, MP3, WAV, WMA	MP3, MP4, WAV, WMA	MP3, WAV	MP3, WAV, WMA
Polyphonic ringtones	MP3 ringtones	MP3 ringtones	40-tone polyphonic ringtones, MP3 ringtones	MP3 ringtones	MP3 ringtones
Stereo speakers
FM-radio			Stereo, RDS		Stereo, RDS
Monophonic ringtones
Build-in memory
Internal memory
Size (RAM)	8 GB	8 GB	6 GB	8 GB	6 GB + 8 GB
Storage	128 GB + 256 GB	128 GB + 256 GB	128 GB	128 GB + 256 GB	128 GB + 256 GB
Memory card slot			MicroSDHC memory card		MicroSDHC memory card
Connections
USB	v3.2, Type-C	v3.2, Type-C	v3.1, Type-C	v3.1, Type-C	v3.0, Type-C
Audio jack plug			3.5 mm
Connectivity
ANT+
Bluetooth	v5.0, Advanced Audio Distribution Profile (A2DP)	v5.2, Advanced Audio Distribution Profile (A2DP)	v5.1, Advanced Audio Distribution Profile (A2DP)	v5.2, Advanced Audio Distribution Profile (A2DP)	v5.1
DLNA support
NFC
Synchronisation	ActiveSync, SyncML	ActiveSync, SyncML	ActiveSync, SyncML	ActiveSync, SyncML	ActiveSync, SyncML
Tethering
Ultra-wideband (UWB)
WAP	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0
Wireless Lan (WLAN/Wi-Fi)	Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax), WiFi Direct support	Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax), WiFi Direct support	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)	Wi-Fi 6E	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), WiFi Direct support
Video Out
Power supply
Battery	Li-ion	Li-ion	Li-ion	Li-ion	Li-ion, User replaceable
Capacity	4000 mAh	3700 mAh	4500 mAh	4614 mAh	3905 mAh
Fast charging	Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging, USB Power Delivery	Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging, USB Power Delivery	USB Power Delivery	Qualcomm Quick Charge, USB Power Delivery	Qualcomm Quick Charge
Max. power	25 Watt	25 Watt		21 Watt	20 Watt
Wireless charging	Omgekeerd opladen	Omgekeerd opladen		Omgekeerd opladen
Max. power	15 Watt	15 Watt
Sensors
Ambient light sensor
Barometer
Gesture recognition
Gyroscope
Proximity sensor