Samsung Galaxy S20 5G vs Samsung Galaxy S21 5G - Detailed Phone Comparison

Detailed Comparison

Specification

General

Launch Date March 6, 2020 January 29, 2021
Release Year 2020 2021

Physical

Volume 82.81 cm³ 85.33 cm³
Screen Size to Weight Ratio 3.8 "/g 3.67 "/g
Weight 163 g 169 g
Height 151.7 mm 151.7 mm
Width 69.1 mm 71.2 mm
Thickness 7.9 mm 7.9 mm
Foldable Design No No
Available Colors
  • Cosmic Grey
  • Cloud Blue
  • Cloud Pink
  • Cloud White
  • Aura Red
  • Phantom White
  • Phantom Gray
  • Phantom Violet
  • Phantom Pink

Display

Screen Size 6.2 " 6.2 "
Resolution 1440 x 3200 1080 x 2400
Aspect Ratio 20:9 20:9
Screen-to-Body Ratio 88.5 % 85.9 %
Pixel Density 563 PPI 421 PPI
Refresh Rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Typical Brightness N/A N/A
HBM Brightness N/A N/A
Peak Brightness 1200 nits 1300 nits

Hardware

Battery Capacity per Screen Area 104.06 mAh/in² 104.06 mAh/in²
Battery Density 48.3 mAh/cm³ 46.88 mAh/cm³
Battery Capacity 4000 mAh 4000 mAh
NFC Support Yes Yes
Chipset Exynos 990 (7 nm+) - Global Exynos 2100 (5 nm) - International
CPU Octa-core (2x2.73 GHz Mongoose M5 & 2x2.50 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55) - Global Octa-core (1x2.9 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.80 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A55) - International
GPU Mali-G77 MP11 - Global Mali-G78 MP14 - International

Connectivity

USB Version 3.2 3.2
OTG Support 1 1
DisplayPort
DisplayPort Version N/A N/A
USB Features USB Type-C 3.2, OTG USB Type-C 3.2, OTG

Software

Operating System Android Android
Initial OS Version 10 11
Maximum OS Version 13 15