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| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 98.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 13 | Android 11 |
| 2023-09-15 | 2021-01-29 |
| 6.36 x 2.98 x 0.38 inches | 6.50 x 2.98 x 0.35 inches |
| 7.48 ounces | 8.04 ounces |
| Matte Black, Sky Blue and Transparent Edition | Phantom black and Silver |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 966.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 2700 x 1224 pixels | 3200 x 1440 pixels |
| OLED | Dynamic AMOLED |
| 456 pixels per inch | 516 pixels per inch |
| 800 cd/m2 brightness | 1500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9 | 9.8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm QCM6490 (6 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 chipset |
| Octa-Core 2700 MHz processor | Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Adreno 643 GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.72 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP | 108.00 MP + 40.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 24.00mm focal length |
| 0.67 inches (1/1.49") sensor | 0.75 inches (1/1.33") sensor |
| -- | 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.46 | 13.75 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.6 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4200mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.08 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy S21 Ultra is much better than Fairphone 5, getting a score of 98.1 against 75.5. These phones use Android OS (operating system), but the Galaxy S21 Ultra has the previous 11 version while Fairphone 5 has Android 13. Galaxy S21 Ultra is a noticeably older and just a little bit heavier phone than Fairphone 5, but Samsung was able to make it a little bit thinner anyway.
Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra features a bit more powerful processing unit than Fairphone 5, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra also has 4 GB more RAM memory. Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra has just a bit better screen than Fairphone 5, because it has a little bit larger display, a little bit higher resolution of 1440 x 3200 pixels, way more brightness and a bit better pixel count in each inch in the display.
The Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra shoots way better photos and videos than Fairphone 5, because it has a larger aperture for better photography and video in poorly lited environments, a bigger sensor shooting better quality videos and photographs and a lot better 108 mega-pixels resolution camera. The Fairphone 5 features a much bigger storage to install games and applications than Galaxy S21 Ultra, because it has 128 GB more internal memory.
The Galaxy S21 Ultra features superior battery life than Fairphone 5, because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity instead of 4200mAh.
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