The Galaxy S21 was unveiled on Samsung Unpacked Thursday.
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Samsung has officially announced its latest Galaxy S21 call Thursday 2021 Samsung unpacked event on the last day of CES. The flagship phone cost less as his predecessors, from $ 800 (£ 769, AU $ 1,249), and includes new camera and video features, along with 5G. They will hit stores on January 29.
The Galaxy S21 phones follow the release of several other Galaxy phones in 2020, including the $ 100 Melkweg A01, the $ 600 Galaxy S20 FE, the $ 1,000 Galaxy S20 and the $ 2,000 Galaxy Z Vou 2. The price of the S21 has probably fallen since last year after Samsung struggled to sell its expensive smartphones during the pandemic, and field lost to Huawei and appeal.
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Samsung introduced three different S21 models, but the specs that showed off today were not a surprise: an extensive leak from the Android police gave almost the entire spec sheet for all three phones and promotional chips provided by tipster Evan Blass confirmed most of the details.
Here is every specification of the Samsung Galaxy S21, the Galaxy S21 Plus and the Galaxy S21 Ultra, which were confirmed at Samsung Unpacked today.
Galaxy S21
- Price: $ 800 (£ 769, AU $ 2449)
- Size: 6.2 inches
- Colors: Phantom violet, phantom pink, phantom gray and phantom white
- Display: FHD + LTPS, 120Hz
- Software: one UI 3.1 based on Android 11
- SVE: Snapdragon 888
- Battery: 4000 mAh
- Connections: 5G, Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.1
- Rear camera: Ultrawide: 12 megapixels; main: 12MP; phone: 64MP
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Galaxy S21 Plus
- Price: $ 1,000 (£ 949, AU $ 1,549)
- Size: 6.7 inches
- Colors: Phantom silver, phantom black and phantom violet
- Display: FHD + LTPS, 120Hz
- Software: one UI 3.1 based on Android 11
- SVE: Snapdragon 888
- Battery: 4800 mAh
- Connections: 5G, Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.1
- Rear camera: Ultrawide: 12MP; Head: 12MP; Phone: 64MP
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Galaxy S21 Ultra
- Price: $ 1,200 (£ 1,329, AU $ 1,849)
- Size: 6.8 inches
- Colors: Phantom black and phantom silver
- Display: FHD + LTPS, 120Hz
- Software: one UI 3.1 based on Android 11
- SVE: Snapdragon 888
- Battery: 5,000 mAh
- Connections: 5G, Wi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth 5.1
- Rear camera: Ultrawide: 12MP; Main: 108MP, Gen 2 sensor; 3x options: 10MP; 10x options: 10MP
The S21 Ultra model is supported with the S Pen, or the old Note stylus (though it does not completely replace the Galaxy Note line). However, the S Pen is sold separately for $ 40.