The Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra price in India will be Rs 1,05,999 for the 12GB/256GB variant and Rs 1,16,999 for the 16GB/512GB variant.
Samsung today announced the Galaxy S21 series at the Galaxy Unpacked 2021 event. Apart from the vanilla Galaxy S21 and Galaxy S21 Plus, the brand also unveiled the most powerful smartphone in the series, the Galaxy S21 Ultra. Sporting the upgraded spec-sheet in the other two phones, the Galaxy S21 Ultra will have a quad-camera setup at the rear, support for the new S-Pen and more. The S21 Ultra will also feature Android 11 with the Samsung One UI 3.0 box. All you need to know about the Galaxy S21 Ultra below.
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Performance and internal specifications
The Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra has a 6.8-inch QHD + AMOLED screen. The flat edge-to-edge display has a 3200 x 1440 resolution and a pixel density of 551ppi. It is also equipped with support for Adaptive 120Hz refresh rate, which means that when you do not support high refresh rate in an app, the phone will be able to go to a lower refresh rate. This will help save the phone’s battery.
Display System
The Infinity-O display also has a punch-hole cut-out for a single front camera and is HDR10 + certified. The screen also has an ultrasonic in-display fingerprint sensor.
Under the hood, the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra has the recently launched Exynos 2100 chipset, paired with either the 12GB or 16GB LPDDR5 RAM you get. In some markets like the US, the phone will feature a Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 chipset instead.
The 12GB RAM variant will be available with 128GB or 256GB internal storage, while the high-end 16GB RAM variant will be available with 512GB internal storage. The entire unit will be powered by a large 5,000mAh battery with support for 25W wired fast charging, 15W wireless charging and 4.5W reverse charging.
Camera specifications
The Galaxy S21 Ultra features a 108MP (F.1.8) main camera sensor with phase detection auto focus, an 83-degree field of view and optical image stabilization (OIS). It will be coupled with a 12MP (F / 2.2) ultra-wide-angle sensor with dual-pixel autofocus and 120-degree field.
The camera setup also has laser autofocus and up to 100X space zoom feature. There will also be two 10MP telephoto lenses with dual-pixel autofocusing. The first will feature a 3X optical zoom with 35-degree field and OIS, while the second will feature a 10-degree view and 10X optical zoom with OIS. The front will have a single 40MP (F / 2.2) camera sensor with phase detection autofocus and an 80-degree view field.
Coming to video recording, the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra is capable of recording 4K 60fps video on its rear lens, allowing users to switch lenses for recording while retaining video resolution.
Connectivity
The phone supports both 5G networks, standalone (SA) and non-standalone (NSA), Sub6 / mmWave networks. The phone also has NFC and support for Wi-Fi 6E. It comes with IP68 water resistance. The Galaxy S21 Ultra will measure 75.6 × 165.1 × 8.9 mm and weigh 229 grams. The phone will also support the S-Pen stylus, however unlike the Galaxy Note series, you cannot place the stylus inside the device.
Pricing and availability
The price of Samsung Galaxy Ultra will start from Rs 1,05,999 for 12GB / 256GB variants. Meanwhile, the Galaxy S21 Ultra 16 GB / 512 GB will be priced at Rs 1,16,999. Consumers can pre-book the Galaxy S21 Ultra from January 15. The price of the lowest end variants (12 GB / 128 GB) was not disclosed. All pre-booked consumers will get Galaxy SmartTag free and Samsung e-shop vouchers up to Rs 10,000. As a special offer, all pre-booked consumers can get a Galaxy Watch Active 2 or Galaxy Buds + and Travel Adapter combo with the device of their choice.
Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra full specification
| NETWORK | |
|---|---|
| Technology | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G |
| 2G bands | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 – SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only) |
| CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA | |
| 3G bands | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 |
| CDMA2000 1xEV-DO | |
| 4G bands | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48, 66, 71 – SM-G998U1 |
| 5G bands | SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave |
| Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA), 5G |
| LAUNCH | |
|---|---|
| Announced | 2021, January 14 |
| Status | Coming soon. Exp. release 2021, January 29 |
| BODY | |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 165.1 x 75.6 x 8.9 mm (6.5 x 2.98 x 0.35 in) |
| Weight | 227 g (Sub6), 229 g (mmWave) (8.01 oz) |
| Build | Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back (Gorilla Glass), aluminum frame |
| SIM | Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM, dual stand-by) |
| Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) Stylus support |
| DISPLAY | |
|---|---|
| Type | Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1500 nits (peak) |
| Size | 6.8 inches, 112.1 cm2 (~89.8% screen-to-body ratio) |
| Resolution | 1440 x 3200 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~515 ppi density) |
| Protection | Corning Gorilla Glass Victus |
| Always-on display |
| PLATFORM | |
|---|---|
| OS | Android 11, One UI 3.1 |
| Chipset | Exynos 2100 (5 nm) – International Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 (5 nm) – USA/China |
| CPU | Octa-core (1×2.9 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3×2.80 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4×2.2 GHz Cortex-A55) – International Octa-core (1×2.84 GHz Kryo 680 & 3×2.42 GHz Kryo 680 & 4×1.80 GHz Kryo 680 – USA/China |
| GPU | Mali-G78 MP14 – International Adreno 660 – USA/China |
| MEMORY | |
|---|---|
| Card slot | No |
| Internal | 128GB 12GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 16GB RAM |
| UFS 3.1 |
| MAIN CAMERA | |
|---|---|
| Quad | 108 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.33″, 0.8µm, PDAF, Laser AF, OIS 10 MP, f/4.9, 240mm (periscope telephoto), 1/3.24″, 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS, 10x optical zoom 10 MP, f/2.4, 70mm (telephoto), 1/3.24″, 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom 12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/2.55″, 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, Super Steady video |
| Features | LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama |
| Video | [email protected], [email protected]/60fps, [email protected]/60/240fps, [email protected], HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS |
| SELFIE CAMERA | |
|---|---|
| Single | 40 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8″, 0.7µm, PDAF |
| Features | Dual video call, Auto-HDR |
| Video | [email protected]/60fps, [email protected] |
| SOUND | |
|---|---|
| Loudspeaker | Yes, with stereo speakers |
| 3.5mm jack | No |
| 32-bit/384kHz audio Tuned by AKG |
| COMMS | |
|---|---|
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot |
| Bluetooth | 5.2, A2DP, LE |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO |
| NFC | Yes |
| Radio | FM radio (Snapdragon model only; market/operator dependent) |
| USB | USB Type-C 3.2, USB On-The-Go |
| FEATURES | |
|---|---|
| Sensors | Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer |
| Messaging | SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM |
| Browser | HTML5 |
| Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support) ANT+ Bixby natural language commands and dictation |
| BATTERY | |
|---|---|
| Type | Li-Po 5000 mAh, non-removable |
| Charging | Fast charging 25W USB Power Delivery 3.0 Fast Qi/PMA wireless charging 15W Reverse wireless charging 4.5W |
| MISC | |
|---|---|
| Colors | Phantom Black, Phantom Silver, Phantom Titanium, Phantom Navy, Phantom Brown |
| Models | SM-G998B, SM-G998B/DS, SM-G998U, SM-G998U1, SM-G998W, SM-G998N, SM-G9980 |
| SAR | 0.77 W/kg (head) 1.02 W/kg (body) |
| SAR EU | 0.71 W/kg (head) 1.58 W/kg (body) |