Samsung Galaxy S9 Dual SIM vs Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra Dual SIM
| Type | Touch | Touch |
| Waterproofness & dust-resistance | IP68 | IP68 |
| Dimensions | 147.70 x 68.70 x 8.50 mm | 165.10 x 75.60 x 8.90 mm |
| Weight | 163.00 g | 227.00 g |
| Display size | 5.80" | 6.80" |
| Display | Color / Super AMOLED 16M colors 1440 x 2960 px (5.80") 568 ppi | Color / Dynamic AMOLED 16M colors 120 Hz 1440 x 3200 px (6.80") 516 ppi |
| Display protection | Corning Gorilla Glass Buy screen protector
 | Corning Gorilla Glass Buy screen protector
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| Additional display |  | |
| Protection of the secondary display | | |
| Talk time (max.) | 3G: 1320 min. (22.0 h) |  |
| Playback time (max.) | Audio: 48 h (2.0 days) Video: 16 h (0.7 days) | nd |
| Internet browsing time (max.) | WiFi: 14 h (0.6 days) 3G: 11 h (0.5 days) 4G: 12 h (0.5 days) | nd |
| Standard battery | Li-Ion 3000 mAhBuy powerbank
| Li-Ion 5000 mAhBuy powerbank
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| Quick battery charging | Quick Charge 2.0 | Fast Charging |
| Wireless battery charging | PMA | Qi |
| Internal memory | 64 GB, 128 GB, 256 GB | 128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB |
| RAM memory | 4 GB | 12 GB, 16 GB |
| Memory cards |  microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC up to 400 GBBuy memory card | |
| Operating system | Android 8.0 Oreo | Android 11 |
| Interface | Samsung Experience 9.0 | One UI 3.1 |
| Processor | Samsung Exynos 9810 | Samsung Exynos 2100 |
| Processor clock | 2800 MHz | 2900 MHz |
| GPU | ARM Mali-G72 MP18 | - |
| Touchscreen | | |
| SAR (10g) | 1,18 W/kg | |
| DualSIM | | |
| SIM cards standard | DualSIM(nanoSIM, nanoSIM) | DualSIM(nanoSIM, nanoSIM) |
| DualSIM mode | dual standby | dual standby |
| Hybrid DualSIM | nanoSIM, microSD | |
| Announced | 1Q 2018 | 1Q 2021 |
| Other names | SM-G960F/DS | SM-G998B |
| GSM frequencies | 850 900 1800 1900 | 850 900 1800 1900 |
| UMTS | 850 900 1900 2100 | 850 900 1900 2100 |
| LTE standard | FDD LTE: 2600, 2100, 1900, 1800, 1700, 900, 850, 800, 700 TDD LTE: 2600, 2500, 2300, 1900 | FDD LTE: 2600, 2100, 1900, 1800, 1700, 900, 850, 800, 700 TDD LTE: 2600, 2500, 2300, 1900 |
| Standard 5G | | FDD 5G: 1900, 1700, 850, 600 TDD 5G: 2500 |
| CDMA | | |
| Standard TD-SCDMA | | |
| UMA | | |
CAMERAS - BACK
| First camera | | |
| Camera type | | Standard |
| Photo sensor model | Sony IMX345 | Samsung S5KHM3 |
| Photo matrix | 12 Mpx | 108 Mpx |
| Sensor size | | 1/1,33 |
| Pixel size | | 0,8 µm |
| Resolution | 4032x3024 px | 12000x9000 px |
| Optical zoom | | |
| Digital zoom | 8x | 100x |
| Lossless zoom | | 10x |
| Field of view | | 83 ° |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Dual-colour LED flash | | |
| Video resolution | 3840x2160 px | 7680x4320 px |
| Video formats | H.263, H.264, H.265, MPEG4 - 30 fps | H.264, H.265, MPEG4 - 24 fps |
| Additional | AF, EIS, OIS, f/1.5-f/2.4 | AF, Laser AF, OIS, f/1.8 |
| Second camera | | |
| Camera type | nd | Wide-angle |
| Photo matrix | nd | 12 Mpx |
| Sensor size | nd | 1/2,55 |
| Pixel size | nd | 1,4 µm |
| Resolution | nd | 4032x3024 px |
| Optical zoom | nd | |
| Field of view | nd | 120 ° |
| Flash | nd | LED |
| Dual-colour LED flash | nd | |
| Video formats | nd | H.264, H.265, MPEG4 - 24 fps |
| Additional | nd | FF, Laser AF, f/2.2 |
| Third camera | | |
| Camera type | nd | Telephoto |
| Photo sensor model | nd | Samsung S5K3J1 |
| Photo matrix | nd | 10 Mpx |
| Sensor size | nd | 1/3,2 |
| Pixel size | nd | 1,22 µm |
| Resolution | nd | 3648x2736 px |
| Optical zoom | nd | |
| Lossless zoom | nd | 3x |
| Field of view | nd | 35 ° |
| Flash | nd | LED |
| Dual-colour LED flash | nd | |
| Video formats | nd | H.264, H.265, MPEG4 - 24 fps |
| Additional | nd | AF, Laser AF, OIS, f/2.4 |
| Fourth camera | | |
| Camera type | nd | Telephoto |
| Photo sensor model | nd | Samsung S5K3J1 |
| Photo matrix | nd | 10 Mpx |
| Sensor size | nd | 1/3,2 |
| Pixel size | nd | 1,22 µm |
| Resolution | nd | 3648x2736 px |
| Optical zoom | nd | |
| Lossless zoom | nd | 10x |
| Field of view | nd | 10 ° |
| Flash | nd | LED |
| Dual-colour LED flash | nd | |
| Video formats | nd | H.264, H.265, MPEG4 - 24 fps |
| Additional | nd | AF, Laser AF, OIS, f/4.9 |
| Fifth camera | | |
| Camera type | nd | Portrait |
| Photo sensor model | nd | Samsung S5KGH1 |
| Photo matrix | nd | 40 Mpx |
| Sensor size | nd | 1/2,65 |
| Pixel size | nd | 0,7 µm |
| Resolution | nd | 7968x5480 px |
| Optical zoom | nd | |
| Field of view | nd | 80 ° |
| Flash | nd | |
| Dual-colour LED flash | nd | |
| Video resolution | nd | 3840x2160 px |
| Video formats | nd | H.264, H.265, MPEG4 - 24 fps |
| Additional | nd | FF, f/2.2 |
CAMERAS - FRONT
| First camera | | |
| Photo matrix | 8 Mpx | nd |
| Resolution | 3264x2448 px | nd |
| Optical zoom | | nd |
| Flash | | nd |
| Dual-colour LED flash | | nd |
| Video formats | H.263, H.264, H.265, MPEG4 - 30 fps | nd |
| Additional | AF, f/1.7 | nd |
SENSORS
| Accelerometer | | |
| Proximity | | |
| Light | | |
| Magnetometer | | |
| Gyroscope | | |
| Barometer | | |
| Altimeter | | |
| Gravity | | |
| Hall-effect | | |
| Iris scanner | | |
| Fingerprint scanner | | |
| Thermometer | | |
| Hygrometer | | |
Data transfer
| xHTML | | |
| WAP | v2.0 | v2.0 |
| HSCSD | | |
| HSDPA | 42.20 Mbit/s | 42.20 Mbit/s |
| HSUPA | 5.76 Mbit/s | 5.76 Mbit/s |
| HSPA | | |
| HSPA+ | | |
| LTE DL | 1174.00 Mbit/s | 2000.00 Mbit/s |
| LTE UP | - | 200.00 Mbit/s |
| WIMAX+ | | |
| GPRS | | |
| EDGE | | |
| Bluetooth | v5.0 | v5.1 |
| A2DP Profile | | |
| HDMI | | |
| WiFi | v802.11 a/b/g/n/ac | v802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax |
| WiFi frequencies | 2,4 GHz; 5 GHz | 2,4 GHz; 5 GHz |
| WiFi Direct | | |
| WiFi Display | | |
| DLNA | | |
| Miracast | | |
| WiFi hotspot | | |
| IrDA | | |
| USB | v3.1 Type-C | v3.2 Type-C |
| GPS | | |
| A-GPS | | |
| GLONASS | | |
| Beidou | | |
| Galileo | | |
| QZSS | | |
| NFC | | |
COMMUNICATION AND MESSAGING
| Call waiting | | |
| Conferency | | |
| Call forwarding | | |
| Push To Talk | | |
| Instant Messenger | | |
| SMS | | |
| EMS | | |
| MMS | | |
| Dictionary | T9 | T9 |
| Swype | | |
| e-mail client | POP3, IMAP4, SMTP | POP3, IMAP4, SMTP |
| Hardware QWERTY keyboard | | |
| RSS Reader | | |
Multimedia
| Radio | | |
| MP3 | | |
| Stereo speakers | 2 | 2 |
| Audio Jack | 3.5 mm | |
| HD Voice | | |
| Sound formats | 3GA, AAC, AMR, APE, AWB, DFF, DSF, FLAC, IMY, M4A, MID, MIDI, MP3, MXMF, OGA, OGG, OTA, RTTTL, RTX, WAV, WMA, XMF | 3GA, AAC, AMR, APE, AWB, DFF, DSF, FLAC, IMY, M4A, MID, MIDI, MXMF, OGA, OGG, OTA, RTTTL, RTX, WAV, WMA, XMF |
| Polyphony | | |
| Video ringtone | | |
| Ring composer | | |
| Games | | |
| Java | ART | ART |
| Videophone | | |
| DVB-H television | | |
| TV-Out | | |
PIM AND ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS
| Watch | | |
| Stopwatch | | |
| Alarm | | |
| Calculator | | |
| Currency converter | | |
| Organizer | | |
| Calendar | | |
| Flight mode | | |
| SyncML | | |
| Data and fax | | |
| Screensaver | | |
| Themes | | |
| Interchangeable covers | | |
| Voice dial | | |
| Speakerphone | | |
| Recorder | | |
| Vibrations | | |