Samsung Galaxy Note 21 vs Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 Specs Comparison

Design

Dimensions
	6.54 x 2.84 x 0.27 inches (~0.33 inches with camera bump) 166 x 72.2 x 6.9 mm (~8.3 mm with camera bump)
Folded
	2.84 x3.40 x0.62 inches (72.2 x 86.4 x 15.9 mm)
Weight
	6.46 oz (183.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68	Dust; IPX8
Biometrics
Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Stylus
Keys
	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
	Phantom Black, Cream, Lavender

Display

Size
6.8-inch	6.7-inch
Resolution
	2636x1080px, 22:9 ratio, 425 PPI
Technology
AMOLED	Dynamic AMOLED
Refresh rate
	120Hz
Screen-to-body
	84.79 %
Peak brightness
	1200 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Folding inside the device, HDR support, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Front cover display
	1.9 inches 260 x512 px AMOLED HDR support, Ambient light sensor, Proximity senso

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 (5 nm)	Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2840 MHz Kryo 680	Octa-core 1x 2.84GHz Kryo 680 + 3x 2.42GHz Kryo 680 + 4x 1.80GHz Kryo 680
GPU
Adreno 660	Adreno 660
RAM
	8GB (LPDDR5)
Internal storage
	128GB (UFS 3.1)
Storage expansion
	not expandable
OS
Android (11)	Android (14, 13, 12, 11), One UI

Battery

Capacity
	3300 mAh
Type
	Li - Polymer
Charging
	Fast charging, Qi wireless charging, Reverse wired charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 15.0W Wireless: 10.0W

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Battery Life Estimate

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Video

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Gaming

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Battery Life Estimate

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Browsing

10h 13min

Video

7h 10min

Gaming

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Dual camera
Main camera
	12 MP (OIS, Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Second camera
	12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
	LED
Video recording
Yes	Yes HDR, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording
Front
	10 MP (Autofocus, HDR), Video capture: 3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.1	5.1
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,ax(Wi-Fi 6),dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C	Type-C, USB 3.1
Hearing aid compatible
	M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
Sensors
Accelerometer	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer
Other
NFC	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
	aptX, aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G
Bands SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave	Bands n2, n5, n25, n41, n66, n71, 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 Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
	Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Jun 23, 2021 FCC ID value: A3LSMF711U
Measured SAR
	Head: 1.05 W/kg Body: 1.08 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.21 W/kg

Buyers information

MSRP
	$ 999 / € 1099

Availability

Officially announced
	Aug 11, 2021

Alternative variants

With 256GB internal storage

Internal storage	256GB

With Dual SIM

Dual SIM	Yes
SIM type	Nano SIM, eSIM

Links

Full specifications
Samsung Galaxy Note 21 Specs	Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 Specs
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