Allegedly, the Galaxy S21 has the same camera specifications as the Galaxy S20, pictured here.
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Samsung is likely to announce its latest Galaxy S21 phone on January 14, by 2021 Samsung unpacked event (here’s how to watch the event live). The flagship phone is is expected to cost less as its predecessors, and incorporates new camera and video capabilities, along with 5G.
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 $ 800 Galaxy S20 and the $ 2,000 Galaxy Z Vou 2. The price of the S21 is expected to drop from last year after Samsung struggled to sell its expensive smartphones during the pandemic, and field lost to Huawei and appeal.
Read more: Every Samsung Galaxy S21 rumor we’ve heard so far
While we expect Samsung to introduce three different S21 models, an extensive leak from the Android police documents almost the entire specification sheet for all three phones. Here is every rumor based on the leak and others we have heard about the upcoming Galaxy S21 phone models that we will be seeing at Samsung Unpacked this month.
Galaxy S21
- Price: $ 850 – $ 899
- 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 or Exynos 2100
- Battery: 4000 mAh
- Connections: 5G, Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.1
- Rear camera: Ultra wide: 12MP; Head: 12MP; Phone: 64MP
Galaxy S21 Plus
- Price: $ 1,050 – $ 1,099
- 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 or Exynos 2100
- Battery: 4,800 mAh
- Connections: 5G, Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.1
- Rear camera: Ultra wide: 12MP; Head: 12MP; Phone: 64MP
Galaxy S21 Ultra
- Price: $ 1,250 – $ 1,299
- 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 or Exynos 2100
- Battery: 5,000 mAh
- Connections: 5G, Wi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth 5.1
- Rear camera: Ultra wide: 12MP; Main: 108MP, Gen 2 sensor; 3X Options: 10MP; 10X Options: 10MP
According to a Reuters report, the Ultra model could also be replaced with a stylus to replace the Galaxy Note line. A Samsung blog post from December also confirmed that aspects of the Note experience will come to other devices.
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