Samsung Galaxy S21 128GB features Samsung Exynos 2100 128GB processor, 8GB RAM with 128GB storage, 6.2" display, 4000 mAh battery, 64 MP & 12 MP & 12 MP main camera.
2" screen. Against the S25, has 50% dimmer display at 1,300 nits compared to S25's's 2,600 nits, and scores 78% lower in performance benchmarks, and has 8GB RAM compared to S25's 12GB, and offers 128GB storage compared to 512GB, and sports a 64MP main camera versus 50MP. Compared to the S23 Ultra, the S21 128GB has 26% dimmer display at 1,300 nits compared to S23 Ultra's's 1,750 nits, while scores 53% lower in performance benchmarks. The S24 Ultra has 50% dimmer display at 1,300 nits compared to S24 Ultra's's 2,600 nits, and the Z Fold 7 has 50% dimmer display at 1,300 nits compared to Z Fold 7's's 2,600 nits.
When compared to competing devices, the S21 128GB offers 160% brighter display at 1,300 nits compared to 6's 500 nits, while delivers 431% better performance in benchmarks (677,991 vs 127,678), while includes 7GB more RAM (8GB vs 1GB), while packs a larger 4,000mAh battery (+2,190mAh), while features a larger 6.2" display versus 4.7", while weighs 42g more at 171g. Against the 4a from Google, the S21 128GB delivers 90% better performance in benchmarks (677,991 vs 357,020). Versus the 16 Pro, the S21 128GB offers 30% brighter display at 1,300 nits compared to 16 Pro's 1,000 nits, and scores 65% lower in performance benchmarks.
| Water resistance i | Waterproof (570 others) |
| Weight i | 171 g (5 others) |
| Thickness i | 7.9 mm (78 others) |
| Width i | 71.2 mm (9 others) |
| Height i | 151.7 mm (11 others) |
| Volume i | 85.33 cm³ (1 other) |
| Ingress protection (ip) rating i | IP68 (454 others) |
| French repairability index i | 1 (6 others) |
| Display Type i | OLED/AMOLED (856 others) |
| Screen Size i | 6.2" (24 others) |
| Pixel Density i | 421 ppi (1 other) |
| Resolution i | 1080 x 2400 px (201 others) |
| Refresh Rate i | 120Hz (553 others) |
| Touch sampling rate i | 240Hz (173 others) |
| Brightness (typical) i | 1300 nits (24 others) |
| Has branded damage resistant glass i | ✔ (899 others) |
| Gorilla glass version i | Gorilla Glass Victus (117 others) |
| Internal Storage i | 128GB (208 others) |
| RAM i | 8GB (300 others) |
| Antutu benchmark score i | 677991 (2 others) |
| Chipset (soc) name i | Samsung Exynos 2100 128GB |
| Gpu name i | Mali G78 MP14 128GB |
| CPU Speed i | 1 x 2.9 GHz & 3 x 2.8 GHz & 4 x 2.2 GHz (Samsung Exynos 2100) (3 others) |
| Geekbench 6 Result (multi) i | 3339 (Samsung Exynos 2100) (3 others) |
| Geekbench 6 Result (single) i | 1334 (Samsung Exynos 2100) (3 others) |
| Megapixels (main camera) i | 64 MP & 12 MP & 12 MP (7 others) |
| Wide aperture (main camera) i | f/1.8 & f/2 & f/2.2 (10 others) |
| Has a dual lens (or multi lens) main camera i | ✔ (1023 others) |
| Megapixels (front camera) i | 10MP (38 others) |
| Has built in optical image stabilization i | ✔ (811 others) |
| Video recording (main camera) i | 4320 x 24 fps (81 others) |
| Has a dual tone led flash i | ✔ (670 others) |
| Number of flash leds i | 2 (668 others) |
| Has a bsi sensor i | ✔ (576 others) |
| Android Version i | Android 15 (205 others) |
| Has clipboard warnings i | ✔ (782 others) |
| Has location privacy options i | ✔ (782 others) |
| Has camera/microphone privacy options i | ✔ (794 others) |
| Has mail privacy protection i | ✖ |
| Has theme customization i | ✔ (758 others) |
| Can block app tracking i | ✔ (782 others) |
| Blocks cross site tracking i | ✖ |
| Has on device machine learning i | ✔ (941 others) |
| Battery Power i | 4000 mAh (65 others) |
| Has wireless charging i | ✔ (483 others) |
| Supports Fast Charging i | ✔ (1155 others) |
| Charging speed i | 25W (83 others) |
| Wireless charging speed i | 15W (129 others) |
| Has reverse wireless charging i | ✔ (252 others) |
| Reverse wireless charging speed i | 4.5W (64 others) |
| Has a removable battery i | ✖ |
| Has a socket for a 3.5 mm audio jack i | ✖ |
| Has stereo speakers i | ✔ (890 others) |
| Has ldac i | ✔ (275 others) |
| Has A Radio i | ✖ |
| Number of microphones i | 2 (568 others) |
| Release date i | 4 years ago02/11/2021 128GB |
| Has 5g support i | ✔ (734 others) |
| Wi fi version i | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n) (198 others) |
| Sim cards i | 1 SIM, 1 eSIM (131 others) |
| Bluetooth Version i | 5.1 (106 others) |
| Has an external memory slot i | ✖ |
| Has usb type c i | ✔ (1132 others) |
| Usb version i | 3.2 (160 others) |
| Has a video light i | ✔ (1099 others) |
| Has Sapphire Glass Display i | ✖ |
| Has A Curved Display i | ✖ |
| Has an e paper display i | ✖ |