Samsung Galaxy S9 vs Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G - Detailed Phone Comparison

Detailed Comparison

Specification

General

Launch Date March 9, 2018 January 29, 2021
Release Year 2018 2021

Physical

Volume 86.25 cm³ 111.09 cm³
Screen Size to Weight Ratio 3.56 "/g 3 "/g
Weight 163 g 227 g
Height 147.7 mm 165.1 mm
Width 68.7 mm 75.6 mm
Thickness 8.5 mm 8.9 mm
Foldable Design No No
Available Colors
  • Midnight Black
  • Coral Blue
  • Titanium Gray
  • Lilac Purple
  • Burgundy Red
  • Sunrise Gold
  • Ice Blue
  • Phantom Black
  • Phantom Silver
  • Phantom Titanium
  • Phantom Navy
  • Phantom Brown
  • Navy

Display

Screen Size 5.8 " 6.8 "
Resolution 1440 x 2960 1440 x 3200
Aspect Ratio 19:9 20:9
Screen-to-Body Ratio 84.1 % 89.4 %
Pixel Density 570 PPI 515 PPI
Refresh Rate N/A 120 Hz
Typical Brightness N/A N/A
HBM Brightness N/A N/A
Peak Brightness N/A 1500 nits

Hardware

Battery Capacity per Screen Area 89.18 mAh/in² 108.13 mAh/in²
Battery Density 34.78 mAh/cm³ 45.01 mAh/cm³
Battery Capacity 3000 mAh 5000 mAh
NFC Support Yes Yes
Chipset Exynos 9810 (10 nm) - EMEA Exynos 2100 (5 nm) - International
CPU Octa-core (4x2.7 GHz Mongoose M3 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55) - EMEA Octa-core (1x2.9 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.80 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A55) - International
GPU Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEA Mali-G78 MP14 - International

Connectivity

USB Version 3.1 3.2
OTG Support 1
DisplayPort
DisplayPort Version N/A N/A
USB Features USB Type-C 3.1 USB Type-C 3.2, OTG

Software

Operating System Android Android
Initial OS Version 8.0 11
Maximum OS Version 10 15