Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra vs Google Pixel 10 Pro Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jan 14, 2021	Aug 20, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
12GB/128GB - $1200 | €1399 12GB/256GB - $1250 16GB/512GB - $1380	16GB/128GB - $999 | €1099 16GB/256GB - $1099 | €1199 16GB/512GB - $1219 | €1329 16GB/1ТБ - $1449 | €1589

Design

Dimensions
6.50 x 2.98 x 0.35 inches (~0.37 inches with camera bump) 165.1 x 75.6 x 8.9 mm (~9.4 mm with camera bump)	6.02 x 2.83 x 0.34 inches (~0.50 inches with camera bump) 152.8 x 72 x 8.6 mm (~12.6 mm with camera bump)
Weight
8.04 oz / 229.0 g Europe version - 227 g	7.30 oz / 207.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint	Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Phantom black, Silver	Moonstone, Obsidian, Jade, Porcelan

Display

Size
6.8-inch, 89.33% screen-to-body	6.3-inch, 86.95% screen-to-body
Type
Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1500 nits	OLED, 120Hz, HDR, 3300 nits
Resolution
3200x1440px, 20:9 ratio, 516 PPI	2856x1280px, 20:9 ratio, 497 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Features
	Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	2921 (Excellent)
Bright Min
1.5 (Good)	1.8 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 888 SM8350 (5 nm) Europe version - Exynos 2100 S5E9840	Google Tensor G5 (3 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1x2.84GHz Kryo 680 3x2.42GHz Kryo 680 4x1.80GHz Kryo 680 Europe version - Octa-core, 1x2.91GHz Cortex-X1, 3x2.81G​Hz Cortex-A78, 4x2.2G​Hz Cortex-A55	Octa-core 1x3.78GHz Cortex-X4 5x3.05G​Hz Cortex-A725 2x2.2​5 GHz Cortex-A520
GPU
Adreno 660 Europe version - Mali-G78 MP14	PowerVR DXT
Memory
12GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.1) 12GB/256GB 16GB/512GB	16GB (LPDDR5X)/128GB (UFS 3.1) 16GB/256GB 16GB/512GB 16GB/1TB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
Android (14, 13, 12, 11)	Android (16), up to 7 OS updates

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
1117	2314
GeekBench 6 Multi
3312	6274
3D Mark High
1963	3426
3D Mark Low
1179	2118

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Battery

Type
5000 mAh, Li - Polymer	4870 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0, USB Power Delivery, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging Qi and Powermat wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging	Fast charging Qi2 wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 25.0W Wireless: 15.0W	Wired: 30.0W Wireless: 15.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

6h 15min

Browsing

14h 43min

Video

8h 52min

Gaming

8h 40min

Battery Life Estimate

7h 17min

Browsing

20h 55min

Video

10h 18min

Gaming

4h 36min

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Camera

Rear
Quad camera	Triple camera
Main camera
108 MP (OIS, Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/1.33" Pixel size: 0.8 μm	50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Sensor size: 1/1.3"
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide, PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm	48 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F1.7 Sensor size: 1/2.55"
Third camera
10 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 70 mm Sensor size: 1/3.2" Pixel size: 1.22 μm	48 MP (Telephoto) Optical zoom: 5.0x Aperture size: F2.8 Sensor size: 1/2.55"
Fourth camera
10 MP (Telephoto, Periscope, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 10.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 70 mm Sensor size: 1/3.2" 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, Video light, EIS	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps)
Front
40 MP (PDAF, HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)	42 MP (PDAF) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

PhoneArena Camera Tests

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

151

Overall

162

Photo

140

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.1	6.0
WLAN
Wi-Fi 6,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E,Wi-Fi 7 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, Barometer, Emergency SOS via satellite (SMS sending/receiving), 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, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, ANT+	NFC

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, n29, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n70, n71, n258, n260, n261, mmWave
LTE 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, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66, 71
TDD Bands
38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48	38, 40, 41, 48
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s)	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM, eSIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Dec 22, 2020 FCC ID value: A3LSMG998U	Date approved: Jul 14, 2025 FCC ID value: A4RGEHN3
Measured SAR
Head: 0.77 W/kg Body: 1.02 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.16 W/kg Phablet: 3.15 W/kg	Head: 0.99 W/kg Body: 0.99 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 256GB storage

Memory	256GB
Colors	Phantom black
Prices (MSRP)	$1250

with 512GB storage

Memory	16GB/512GB
Colors	Phantom black
Prices (MSRP)	$1380

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	8.01 oz / 227.0 g
5G Bands	SA, NSA, Sub-6
FCC approval	Date approved: Dec 22, 2020 FCC ID value: A3LSMG998B
Measured SAR	Head: 0.16 W/kg Body: 0.72 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.34 W/kg Phablet: 3.86 W/kg

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