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Samsung Galaxy S20 vs Samsung Galaxy S21 5G

General

Model SM-G980, SM-G980F, SM-G980F/DS -
Released February, 2020 -
Phone Series Galaxy S -

Display

Display Type Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+ Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1600 nits (peak)
Display Size 6.2 inches, 93.8cm 6.3 inches, 95.8 cm
Screen to Body Ratio ~89.5% -
Resolution 1440*3200 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~563 ppi density) 1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio
Pixel Density ~563 ppi density ~418 ppi density
Display Colors 16 M Colors Phantom Gray, Phantom White, Phantom Violet, Phantom Pink
Touch Screen Multi-Touch Yes
Display Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 6 Corning Gorilla Glass
Features Always-on display; 120Hz@FHD/60Hz@QHD refresh rate -

Design

Type Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+ -
Dimensions 151.7 x 69.1 x 7.9 mm (5.97 x 2.72 x 0.31 in) -
Weight 163 g (5.75 oz) -
Waterproof Yes Yes

Hardware

CPU Octa-core (2x2.73 GHz Mongoose M5 & 2x2.50 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55) - Global -
GPU Mali-G77 MP11 - Global Adreno 650 - USA -
RAM Memory 8GB RAM 8GB RAM, 12GB RAM
Internal Storage 128GB 128GB, 256GB
Card Slot microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) No
Sensors Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer

Camera

Rear Camera 12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.76", 1.8µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS 64 MP, f/2.0, 29mm (telephoto), 1/1.72", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS, 1.1x optical zoom, 3x hybrid zoom 12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.76", 1.8µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS 64 MP, f/2.0, 29mm (telephoto), 1/1.72", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS, 1.1x optical zoom, 3x hybrid zoom 12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1.4µm, Super Steady video
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Video 1.4µm, Super Steady video 8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS
Flash LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama LED flash
Front Camera 10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.2", 1.22µm, Dual Pixel PDAF 10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.2", 1.22µm, Dual Pixel PDAF
Camera Features Dual video call, Auto-HDR LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Front Flash LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama -

Battery

Capacity Li-Po 4000 mAh, non-removable Li-Po 4500 mAh, non-removable
Placement Non Removable -
Fast Charge Fast charging 25W USB Power Delivery 3.0 Fast charging 25W
Wireless Charging Fast Qi/PMA wireless charging 15W Reverse wireless charging 4.5W -

Software

Operating System Android 10 Android 11, One UI 3.0
User Interface One UI 2.5 3.5mm

Connectivity

Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.1, A2DP, LE
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC Yes Yes
FM Radio FM radio (Snapdragon model only; market/operator dependent) FM radio (Snapdragon model only; market/operator dependent)
USB USB Type-C 3.2, USB On-The-Go USB Type-C 3.2, USB On-The-Go
Headphones No, 32-bit/384kHz audio Tuned by AKG 3.5mm

Data

Speed LTE 850 MHz LTE 900 MHz LTE 1800 MHz LTE 2100 MHz LTE 2600 MHz LTE-TDD 1900 MHz (B39), LTE-TDD 2300 MHz (B40), LTE-TDD 2500 MHz (B41), LTE-TDD 2600 MHz (B38) HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA), 5G

Network

SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM)
Dual SIM Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
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