Older flagship · 2021

Samsung Galaxy S21 5G

Name: Samsung Galaxy S21 5G
Brand: Samsung
Price: 270000 NGN
Availability: InStock

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Our Take CPU benches near recent upper-mid phones like the Samsung Galaxy A37

An older flagship with an AMOLED screen and a 120Hz display — but a smaller battery shows its age.

Best for Gaming · streaming · camera work

Strength AMOLED screen, 120Hz smooth scrolling

Watch out Smaller battery (4000mAh)

6.2″ Dynamic AMOLED · 120Hz

Exynos 2100 6 / 128 GB

4000 mAh 25W charging

64 MP 3 rear · 10 MP selfie

5G NFC

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In the Real World

See how the Samsung Galaxy S21 5G looks and feels in everyday use.

Full specifications

What stands out

Dolby Atmos for higher-quality listening

Pro camera extras: 8K video, optical zoom, RAW, Night mode, manual focus

Display

6.2″ · Dynamic AMOLED · 1080 × 2400 · 120 Hz · HDR

OLED + smooth

A clean OLED panel — colours pop and sunlight visibility is solid.

Screen size

6.2"

Panel type

Dynamic AMOLED

OLED

Resolution

1080 × 2400 px

Refresh rate

120 Hz

Smooth

Brightness

856 nits

HDR

Supported

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus

Performance

Exynos 2100 (5 nm) · 8-core 2.9 GHz · Mali-G78 MP14

Everyday capable

Daily apps and casual games run smoothly — heavy gaming will drop frames.

Chipset

Exynos 2100 (5 nm)

Current CPU tier

Upper mid-range

Launch class

Flagship

AnTuTu

899,100

v11

GeekBench

3,238

Graphics test

GFXBench 60 fps

CPU

8-core, 2.9 GHz

GPU

Mali-G78 MP14

Process

5 nm

RAM type

RAM LPDDR5

Storage type

UFS Storage 3.1

CPU layout

1x Cortex X1 2,91 GHz + 3x Cortex A78 2,81 GHz + 4x Cortex A55 2,21 GHz.

Variant differences

International: Exynos 2100 (5 nm), Mali-G78 MP14 · USA/China: Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm), Adreno 660

Camera

12 MP f/1.8 main · OIS · 10 MP selfie

Stabilised

Stabilised main camera holds up in low light. Front camera is fine for daylight selfies.

Main camera

12 MP f/1.8

OIS

Telephoto

64 MP f/2.0

Ultrawide

12 MP f/2.2

Front camera

10 MP f/2.2

Main sensor

Sony IMX555, 1/1.76", 1.8µm

Slow motion

Yes, 960 fps

Camera extras

8K video, optical zoom, RAW, Night mode, manual focus

Video

8K @ 24 fps

Battery

4000 mAh · 25 W wired · 15 W wireless

Battery is average for the class — fine for daily use.

Capacity

4000 mAh

Lab endurance

93:00h

Wired charging

25 W

Wireless charging

15 W

Wireless charging

Reverse wireless charging

Supported

Reverse charging

Removable

Audio

Good (-26.4 LUFS) · Stereo · Dolby Atmos

Stereo speakers

Loudspeaker

Good (-26.4 LUFS)

Speakers

Stereo

Dolby Atmos

Supported

Audio features

Dolby Atmos

Memory

6 GB RAM · 128 GB

RAM

6 GB

Storage

128 GB

Storage type

UFS 3.1

Expandable

Connectivity

5G · NFC · Wi-Fi 6

Modern radios

Yes

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 6

Modern Wi-Fi

Bluetooth

5.0

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, GPS (L1+L5), Galileo (E1+E5a)

USB

USB-C

USB OTG

Supported

3.5mm jack

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Build & Design

169 g · 7.9 mm · IP68

Built to last

Height

151.7 mm

Width

71.2 mm

Thickness

7.9 mm

Weight

169 g

IP rating

IP68

Water resistant

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic) · accelerometer · gyro · proximity

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer

Specifications sourced from GSMArena · Read full review

Independent Test Scores

Lab-tested scores from DXOMark — independent measurements, not manufacturer claims. Tap any card to view photo samples and the full review.

Scores are on DXOMark's open-ended 0–200 scale. Higher is better.

How it stacks up against the rest.

Quick reads against a few phones in the same price tier. Tap any one for the deep comparison.

Apple iPhone 13

Wins on most 3 wins 1 loss

Smoother display

Dynamic AMOLED vs OLED panel · 120 Hz vs 60 Hz refresh · Tradeoff: 1080 × 2400 vs 1170 × 2532 resolution

Better video capture

8K @ 24 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video

23% larger battery capacity

25 W vs 15 W charging · 4,000 mAh vs 3,240 mAh battery

Lower benchmark score

899k vs 1.3M AnTuTu · Upper mid-range vs High-end tier

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