Samsung Galaxy S21+ G9960 Violet 256GB
The Snapdragon 888 drives a 6.7-inch 120Hz Dynamic AMOLED screen peaking at 1300 nits, and the triple-camera array records 8K video with its 64MP telephoto lens. IP68 water resistance and stereo speakers add durability and media quality, backed by 256GB of UFS 3.X storage. This phone suits photographers wanting a bright, high-refresh-rate display and versatile zoom in a rugged design, as long as all-day battery life is not a priority.
Screen 6.7"
Display Dynamic AMOLED
Refresh 120 Hz
Chip Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 (5 nm)
RAM 8 GB
Storage 256 GB
Camera 12 MP
front camera mp 10
59 Overall Score
Price $899
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong connectivity (85th percentile) 85th
- Strong display (84th percentile) 84th
- Strong camera (82nd percentile) 82nd
- Strong battery (81st percentile) 81st
Cons
- Below average social proof (21st percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Display
| Screen Size | 6.7" |
| Display Type | Dynamic AMOLED |
| Refresh Rate | 120 Hz |
| Brightness | 1300 nits |
| HDR | Yes |
Performance
| Processor Model | Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 (5 nm) |
| CPU Cores | 8 |
| CPU Speed | 2.84 |
| RAM | 8 MB |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 3. X |
| Expandable | No |
Camera
| Main Camera | 12 |
| Camera Count | 3 |
| Ultrawide | 12 |
| Telephoto | 64 |
| Front Camera | 10 |
| Optical Zoom | 1.1x |
| Video | 8K@24fps |
| OIS | Yes |
Battery & Charging
| Battery | 4800 Wh |
| Wired Charging | 25 |
| Wireless Charging | Yes |
| Fast Charging | Fast charging 25W |
| Connector | USB-C |
Connectivity
| 5G | Yes |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6 |
| Bluetooth | 5 |
| NFC | Yes |
| USB | USB-C 3.2 |
| SIM | Nano-SIM and/or eSIM |
| eSIM | Yes |
Design & Build
| Water Resistance | IP68 |
| Form Factor | bar |
| Fingerprint | in-display |
| OS | Android |
| Headphone Jack | No |
| Stereo Speakers | Yes |
vs Competition
| Spec | Samsung Galaxy S21+ G9960 | Motorola Razr Fold PBAY0003US | Google Pixel 10 Pro XL | Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max MFXH4LL/A | Nothing Phone (4a) Pro A069P | ASUS ROG Phone 8 Pro |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Screen Size | 6.7 | 8.1 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 6.8 | 6.8 |
| Display Type | Dynamic AMOLED | OLED | OLED | Super Retina XDR | AMOLED | LTPO AMOLED |
| Refresh Rate | 120 | 165 | 120 | - | 144 | 165 |
| Processor | Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 (5 nm) | Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 Mobile Platform | Google Tensor G5 | A19 Pro | Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 | Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 512 | 256 | 256 | 128 | 512 |
| Rear Camera Mp | 12 | 50 | 50 | 48 | 50 | 50 |
| Front Camera Mp | 10 | 32 | 42 | 18 | 32 | 32 |
| Battery Capacity Mah | 4800 | 6000 | 4870 | 4422 | 5080 | 5500 |
| Charging Wattage | 25 | 80 | 45 | 27 | 45 | 65 |
| Wireless Charging | true | true | true | true | true | true |
| Five (g) | true | true | true | true | true | true |
| Water Resistance | IP68 | IP48 | IP68 | IP68 | IP65 | IP68 |
| Operating System | Android | Android | Android | iOS | Android | Android |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Build | Camera | Battery | Display | Feature | Performance | Connectivity | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samsung Galaxy S21+ G9960 | 80.3 | 82.2 | 81.4 | 84.4 | 57.9 | 70.9 | 84.7 | 21.2 |
| Motorola Razr Fold PBAY0003US Compare | 60.1 | 89.6 | 99.9 | 98.5 | 83.1 | 99.2 | 84.7 | 74.3 |
| Google Pixel 10 Pro XL Compare | 90.8 | 96.5 | 87.8 | 94.2 | 31.1 | 94 | 71.8 | 97.3 |
| Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max MFXH4LL/A Compare | 83.7 | 94.4 | 68.7 | 57.4 | 73.3 | 88.2 | 99 | 99.1 |
| Nothing Phone (4a) Pro A069P Compare | 60.1 | 93.5 | 93.6 | 98.5 | 73.3 | 65.4 | 84.7 | 74 |
| ASUS ROG Phone 8 Pro Compare | 80.3 | 91.1 | 98.6 | 99.8 | 83.1 | 98.6 | 91.1 | 21.2 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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