Samsung Galaxy S21 vs Google Pixel Fold Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jan 14, 2021	May 10, 2023
Prices (MSRP)
$800	12GB/256GB - $1799

Design

Dimensions
5.97 x 2.80 x 0.31 inches 151.7 x 71.2 x 7.9 mm	5.50 x 6.25 x 0.23 inches 139.7 x 158.7 x 5.8 mm
Folded
	(139.7 x 79.5 x 12.1 mm)
Weight
6.03 oz / 171.0 g	9.98 oz / 283.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68	Yes; IPX8
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint	2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Phantom pink, Violet, Gray, White	Obsidian, Porcelain

Display

Size
6.2-inch, 86.06% screen-to-body	7.6-inch, 82.64% screen-to-body
Type
Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1300 nits	OLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1450 nits
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 424 PPI	2208x1840px, 6:5 ratio, 378 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Front cover display
	5.8 inches 2092 x1080 px OLED 120Hz refresh rate, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus)

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
1.2 (Good)	1.5 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 888 (5 nm)	Google Tensor G2 (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1x2.84GHz Kryo 680 3x2.42GHz Kryo 680 4x1.80GHz Kryo 680	Octa-core
GPU
Adreno 660	Yes
Memory
8GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.0) 8GB/256GB	12GB (LPDDR5)/256GB (UFS 3.1) 12GB/512GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
Android (13, 12, 11)	Android (15, 14, 13)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	1483
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	3568
3D Mark High
Untested	1641
3D Mark Low
Untested	1203

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Battery

Type
4000 mAh, Li - Polymer	4821 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
Charge speed
Wired: 25.0W Wireless: 15.0W	Wired: 21.0W Wireless: 7.5W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

4h 28min

Browsing

7h 47min

Video

7h 36min

Gaming

7h 9min

Battery Life Estimate

5h 23min

Browsing

13h 38min

Video

7h 22min

Gaming

6h 48min

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Triple 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	48 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Sensor size: 1/2" Pixel size: 0.8 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	10.8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/3" Pixel size: 1.25 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	10.8 MP (Telephoto) Optical zoom: 5.0x Aperture size: F3.0 Sensor size: 1/3.1" Pixel size: 1.22 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
8K UHD (24 fps), 4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (960 fps) OIS, HDR, Hyperlapse, Continuous autofocus, Video light, EIS	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (60 fps) OIS, HDR, Time-lapse video, 10-bit HDR
Front
10 MP (PDAF, HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)	8 MP Folded: 9.5 MP

PhoneArena Camera Tests

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

137

Overall

147

Photo

127

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.2
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, USB 3.2
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	M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, NavIC, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, ANT+	NFC, Ultra Wideband (UWB)

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
32-Bit DAC, Dolby Atmos, aptX, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus

Cellular

5G Bands
n2, n5, n12, n25, n41, n66, n71, n77, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n14, n20, n25, n28, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n71, n75, n77, n78, n79, n258, n260, n261, SA, NSA, mmWave
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 66, 71	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48	38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19
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 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

Alternative variants

with 256GB storage

Memory	256GB

With 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB

for Europe

System chip	Samsung Exynos 2100 (5 nm)
Processor	Octa-core 2900 MHz 1x2.91GHz Cortex-X1 3x2.81G​Hz Cortex-A78 4x2.2G​Hz 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

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