Google Pixel Slate vs Samsung Galaxy S21 Specs Comparison

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Google Pixel Slate	Samsung Galaxy S21
Released · Nov 22, 2018	Released · Jan 29, 2021
12.3-inch	6.2-inch
Single camera	Triple camera
16GB · 256GB	8GB · 128GB
	4000 mAh
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Design

Dimensions
11.45 x 7.95 x 0.28 inches 290.85 x 202.04 x 7.0 mm	5.97 x 2.80 x 0.31 inches 151.7 x 71.2 x 7.9 mm
Weight
25.79 oz (731.0 g)	6.03 oz (171.0 g)
Materials
Back: Aluminum	Back: Plastic Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint
Keys
	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Blue	Phantom pink, Violet, Gray, White

Display

Size
12.3-inch	6.2-inch
Resolution
2000x3000px, 293 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 424 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD	Dynamic AMOLED
Refresh rate
	120Hz (adaptive)
Screen-to-body
76.71 %	86.06 %
Peak brightness
400 cd/m2 (nit)	1300 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5), Ambient light sensor	HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Intel Core-i7 8500Y (14 nm)	Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 (5 nm)
Processor
Dual-core 1500 MHz	Octa-core 1x 2.84GHz Kryo 680 + 3x 2.42GHz Kryo 680 + 4x 1.80GHz Kryo 680
GPU
Intel HD Graphics 615	Adreno 660
RAM
16GB	8GB (LPDDR5)
Internal storage
256GB	128GB (UFS 3.0)
Storage expansion
	not expandable
OS
Chrome OS	Android (13, 12, 11), Samsung One UI

Battery

Capacity
	4000 mAh
Type
	Li - Polymer
Charging
USB Power Delivery	Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0, USB Power Delivery, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging, Qi and Powermat wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 25.0W Wireless: 15.0W

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

4h 28min

Browsing

7h 47min

Video

7h 36min

Gaming

7h 9min

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Triple camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.8 Pixel size: 1.12 μm	12 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/1.76" Pixel size: 1.8 μm
Second camera
	12 MP (Ultra-wide, Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Third camera
	64 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal Length: 29 mm Sensor size: 1/1.7" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Flash
	LED
Video recording
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	7680x4320 (8K UHD) (24 fps), 3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (240 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (960 fps) OIS, HDR, Hyperlapse, Continuous autofocus, Video light, EIS
Front
8 MP (Wide Angle), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)	10 MP (PDAF, HDR), Video capture: 3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.0
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,ax(Wi-Fi 6),dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C	Type-C, USB 3.2
Hearing aid compatible
	M3/T3
Location
	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Hall (for flip covers)	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, ANT+

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	32-Bit DAC, Dolby Atmos, aptX, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus
Screen mirroring
	Wireless screen share
Radio
	FM, Stereo, RDS
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation, Video recording

Cellular

5G
	Bands n2, n5, n12, n25, n41, n66, n71, n77, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave
4G (FDD)
	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 14(700 PS), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 30(2300 WCS), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD)
	Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+), 46, 48(3600)
3G
	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)
Data Speed
	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
SIM type
	Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Dec 08, 2020 FCC ID value: A3LSMG991U
Measured SAR
	Head: 0.36 W/kg Body: 1.08 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 3.96 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.09 W/kg Phablet: 2.49 W/kg

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 1599	$ 800
In The Box
	C to C Data Cable, Ejection Pin

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 09, 2018	Jan 14, 2021

Alternative variants

with 256GB storage


Internal storage	256GB

for Europe


System chip	Samsung Exynos 2100 (5 nm)
Processor	Octa-core 2900 MHz 1x 2.91GHz Cortex-X1 + 3x 2.81GHz Cortex-A78 + 4x 2.2GHz Cortex-A55
GPU	Mali G78 MP14
Weight	5.96 oz (169.0 g)
5G	Bands SA, NSA, Sub-6
FCC approval	Date approved: Dec 18, 2020 FCC ID value: A3LSMG991B
Measured SAR	Head: 0.42 W/kg Body: 0.94 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 3.96 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.34 W/kg Phablet: 2.37 W/kg

Links

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