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    Galaxy S23 Ultra vs Galaxy S21 Ultra

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    General Information

    • Model Name

      Galaxy S23 Ultra

      Galaxy S21 Ultra

    • Model type

      Bar

      Bar

    • Colors

      Phantom Black ()
      Cotton Flower ()
      Botanic Green ()
      Misty Lilac ()

      Black (Phantom Black)
      Silver (Phantom Silver)
      Brown (Phantom Brown)
      Navy (Phantom Navy)
      Titanium (Phantom Titanium)

    • Announced

      2023, February

      2021, January

    • Released

      2023, February

      2021, January

    Physical specifications

    • Dimensions

      Bar: 163.4 x 78.1 x 8.9 mm

      Bar: 165.1 x 75.6 x 8.9 mm

    • Weights

      233g

      229g

    • IP rating

      IP68

      IP68

    Operating system

    • Operating system

      Android 13

      Android 11

    • One UI version

      5.1

      3.1

    Networks

    • SIM

      Dual SIM model

      Dual SIM model

    • SIM card sizes

      Nano-SIM

      Nano-SIM (4FF)

    • Networks

      2G
      3G
      4G
      5G

      2G
      3G
      4G
      5G

    • eSIM support

      Yes

      Yes

    Display

    • Kind

      Main Display

    • Name

      Infinity-O Display

      Infinity-O Display

    • Technology

      Dynamic AMOLED 2X

      Dynamic AMOLED 2X

    • Size

      6.8 inch / 172.72 mm

      6.8 inch / 172.72 mm

    • Resolution

      WQHD+ / 3088x1440 pixels

      WQHD+ / 3200x1440 pixels

    • Pixel density

      500 PPI

      515 PPI

    • Screen to body ratio

      ~89.9%

    • Refresh rate

      120Hz

      120Hz

    Processors

    Memory

    • RAM/ROM sizes

      12 GB RAM with 256 GB ROM
      12 GB RAM with 512 GB ROM
      12 GB RAM with 1 TB ROM

      12 GB RAM with 128 GB ROM
      12 GB RAM with 256 GB ROM
      16 GB RAM with 512 GB ROM

    • External memory support

      No

      No

    Sensors

    • Accelerometer

      Yes

      Yes

    • Ambient Light

      No

      Yes

    • Barometer

      Yes

      Yes

    • Geomagnetic sensor

      Yes

      No

    • Gyro sensor

      Yes

      Yes

    • Hall sensor

      Yes

      Yes

    • Light Sensor

      Yes

      No

    • Proximity sensor

      Yes

      Yes

    • Ultrasonic Fingerprint sensor

      Yes

      Yes

    Video

    • Max. Video Recording Resolution

      8K video recording at 30 fps (7680x4320)

      8K video recording at 30 fps (7680x4320)

    • External memory support

      No

      No

    Front Camera

    • Rotating

      No

    • Flash

      No

    • Kind

      Selfie Camera

    • Megapixels

      12MP

      40MP

    • Aperture

      F2.2

      F2.2

    • Pixel size

      0.7µm

    • Field of view

      80˚

      80˚

    • Extras

      AF

      PDAF

    Rear Camera

    • Rotating

      No

    • Flash

      Yes

      Yes

    • Digital Zoom

      Yes

      Yes

    • Optical Zoom

      Yes

      Yes

    • Kind

      Wide-angle Camera

    • Megapixels

      200MP

      108MP

    • Aperture

      F1.7

      F1.8

    • Pixel size

      0.6µm

      0.8µm

    • Field of view

      85˚

      79°

    • Extras

      PDAF, Laser AF, OIS

      PDAF, OIS

    • Kind

      Ultra Wide Camera

    • Megapixels

      12MP

      12MP

    • Aperture

      F2.2

      F2.2

    • Pixel size

      1.4μm

      1.4μm

    • Field of view

      120°

      120°

    • Extras

      Dual Pixel AF

      Dual Pixel AF

    • Kind

      Telephoto Camera

    • Megapixels

      10MP

      10MP

    • Aperture

      F4.9

      F4.9

    • Pixel size

      1.12μm

      1.22μm

    • Field of view

      11˚

      10°

    • Extras

      Dual Pixel AF, OIS

      Dual Pixel AF, OIS

    Connectivity

    • ANT+

      Yes

      Yes

    • USB version

      Type C

      Type C

    • 3.5mm Headphonejack

      No

      No

    • Location technology

      BeiDou
      Galileo
      Glonass
      QZSS

      GPS
      Galileo
      Glonass
      BeiDou

    • Wi-Fi

      Yes

      Yes

    • Wi-Fi Direct

      Yes

      Yes

    • NFC

      Yes

      Yes

    • Bluetooth Version

      5.3

      5.2

    S Pen

    • Availability

      Yes

      Yes

    • Pressure sensitivity levels

      4096

      4096

    • Tip size

      0.7mm

    Battery

    • Standard battery capacity

      5000mAh

      5000mAh

    • Removable battery

      No

      No

    • Wired fast charging

      Yes

      Yes

    • Wired fast charging watt

      45

      25

    • Wireless fast charging

      Yes

      Yes

    • Wireless fast charging Watt

      15

      15

    • Wireless power share

      Yes

      Yes

    • Wireless power share Watt

      4.5

      4.5