Samsung Galaxy S21+ vs Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jan 14, 2021	Jul 26, 2023
Prices (MSRP)
$1000	$999

Design

Dimensions
6.35 x 2.98 x 0.31 inches 161.5 x 75.6 x 7.8 mm	6.50 x 2.83 x 0.27 inches 165.1 x 71.9 x 6.9 mm
Folded
	(85.1 x 71.9 x 15.1 mm)
Weight
7.13 oz / 202.0 g	6.60 oz / 187.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68	Yes; IPX8
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Phantom silver, Black, Violet	Mint, Graphite, Cream, Lavender, Gray, Blue, Green, Yellow

Display

Size
6.7-inch, 88.63% screen-to-body	6.7-inch, 85.70% screen-to-body
Type
Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1300 nits	Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 393 PPI	2640x1080px, 22:9 ratio, 426 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Front cover display
	3.4 inches 720 x748 px Super AMOLED Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2)

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
1.5 (Good)	1 (Excellent)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 888 (5 nm)	Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550-AC (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1x2.84GHz Kryo 680 3x2.42GHz Kryo 680 4x1.80GHz Kryo 680	Octa-core 1x3.36GHz Cortex-X3 2x2.8GH​z Cortex-A715 2x2.8​GHz Cortex-A710 3x2.0​GHz Cortex-A510
GPU
Adreno 660	Adreno 740
Memory
8GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.0) 8GB/256GB	8GB/256GB 8GB/512GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
Android (13, 12, 11)	Android (13)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	1984
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	5194
3D Mark High
Untested	3700
3D Mark Low
Untested	1351

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Battery

Type
4800 mAh, Li - Polymer	3700 mAh
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0, USB Power Delivery, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging Qi and Powermat wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging	Fast charging Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 25.0W Wireless: 15.0W	Wired: 25.0W Wireless: 10.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

5h 26min

Browsing

10h 50min

Video

8h 27min

Gaming

8h 36min

Battery Life Estimate

5h 11min

Browsing

12h 21min

Video

7h 13min

Gaming

7h 23min

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Dual camera
Main camera
12 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/1.76" Pixel size: 1.8 μm	12 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 24 mm Pixel size: 1.8 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal Length: 13 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm	12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
64 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal Length: 29 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
8K UHD (24 fps), 4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (960 fps) OIS, HDR, Hyperlapse, Video light, EIS	Yes
Front
10 MP (PDAF, HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)	10 MP

PhoneArena Camera Tests

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

136

Overall

137

Photo

135

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.3
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 3.2	Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, ANT+	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
32-Bit DAC, Dolby Atmos, aptX, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus
Screen mirroring
	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
n2, n5, n12, n25, n41, n66, n71, n77, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave	5G Ready
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM, eSIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Dec 18, 2020 FCC ID value: A3LSMG996U	Date approved: Jul 13, 2023 FCC ID value: A3LSMF731U
Measured SAR
Head: 0.65 W/kg Body: 0.95 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.04 W/kg Phablet: 3.97 W/kg	Head: 1.16 W/kg Body: 0.43 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.56 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.13 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 256GB storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1050

With 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB

for Europe

System chip	Samsung Exynos 2100 (5 nm)
Processor	Octa-core 1x2.91GHz Cortex-X1 3x2.81G​Hz Cortex-A78 4x2.2G​Hz Cortex-A55
GPU	Mali G78 MP14
Weight	7.05 oz / 200.0 g
5G Bands	SA, NSA, Sub-6
FCC approval	Date approved: Dec 18, 2020 FCC ID value: A3LSMG996B
Measured SAR	Head: 0.24 W/kg Body: 0.75 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 3.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.26 W/kg Phablet: 1.95 W/kg

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Samsung Galaxy S21+ Specs	Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5 Specs
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