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OnePlus 9 vs Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus 256GB

Summary
88%
91%
90%
Performance

Snapdragon 888

8 GB RAM

Samsung Exynos 2100

8 GB RAM

Samsung Exynos 1480

8 GB RAM

Display

6.55" (16.64 cm)

1080x2400 px (FHD+)

6.7" (17.02 cm)

1080x2400 px (FHD+)

6.6" (16.76 cm)

1080x2340 px (FHD+)

Rear Camera

48 MP + 50 MP + 2 MP

Triple Camera

12 MP + 64 MP + 12 MP

Triple Camera

50 MP + 12 MP + 5 MP

Triple Camera

Front Camera

16 MP

Single Camera

10 MP

Single Camera

32 MP

Single Camera

Battery

4500 mAh

4800 mAh

40 h talktime (4G)

5000 mAh

Storage

128 GB

Non Expandable

256 GB

Non Expandable

256 GB

1 TB (Expandable)

Expert Rating

3.5/5

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4.0/5

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8.0/10

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User Rating

★★★★★
★★★★★

4.2/5 based on 16,361 ratings

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4.1/5 based on 859 ratings

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General
Launch Date

April 15, 2021 (Official)

March 14, 2024 (Official)

Operating System

Android v11

Android v11

Android v14

Custom UI

Oxygen OS

Samsung One UI

Samsung One UI

Performance
Very Good
Excellent
Very Good
Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 888

Samsung Exynos 2100

Samsung Exynos 1480

CPU

Octa core (2.84 GHz, Single core, Kryo 680 + 2.42 GHz, Tri core, Kryo 680 + 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 680)

Octa core (2.9 GHz, Single core, Cortex X1 + 2.8 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A78 + 2.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55)

Octa core (2.75 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A78 + 2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55)

Architecture

64 bit

64 bit

64 bit

Graphics

Adreno 660

Mali-G78 MP14

AMD Xclipse 530

RAM

8 GB

8 GB

8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5

LPDDR5

LPDDR5

Display
Very Good
Very Good
Very Good
Display Type

Fluid AMOLED

Dynamic AMOLED 2x

Super AMOLED

Screen Size

6.55 " (16.64 cm)

6.7 " (17.02 cm)

6.6 " (16.76 cm)

Resolution

1080x2400 px (FHD+)

1080x2400 px (FHD+)

1080x2340 px (FHD+)

Aspect Ratio

20:9

20:9

19.5:9

Pixel Density

402 ppi

393 ppi

390 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

87.6 %

88.77 %

85.57 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v5

Corning Gorilla Glass, Glass Victus

Corning Gorilla Glass, Glass Victus Plus

Bezel-less display

with punch-hole display

with punch-hole display

with punch-hole display

Touch Screen

, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

Brightness

1100 nits

1300 nits

550 nits

HDR 10 / HDR+ support

, HDR 10+

, HDR 10+

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

120 Hz

120 Hz

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

86.5 %

Design
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Dimensions

Height: 160 mm
Width: 73.9 mm
Thickness: 8.1 mm

Height: 161.5 mm
Width: 75.6 mm
Thickness: 7.8 mm

Height: 161.1 mm
Width: 77.4 mm
Thickness: 8.2 mm

Weight

183 grams

200 grams

213 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass

Back: Gorilla Glass Victus

Back: Gorilla Glass

Colours

Astral Black, Arctic Sky, Winter Mist

Phantom Silver, Phantom Black, Phantom Violet

Awesome Iceblue, Awesome Lilac, Awesome Navy

Waterproof

, Water resistant (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter), IP68

, Water resistant (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1 meter), IP67

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Dust proof

Camera
Main Camera
Camera Setup

Triple

Triple

Triple

Resolution

48 MP f/1.8, Wide Angle, Primary Camera(23 mm focal length, 1.4" sensor size, 1.12µm pixel size)50 MP f/2.2, Ultra-Wide Angle Camera(14 mm focal length, 1.56" sensor size, 1µm pixel size)2 MP f/2.4, Mono Camera

12 MP f/1.8, Wide Angle, Primary Camera(26 mm focal length, 1.7" sensor size, 1.8µm pixel size)64 MP f/2.0, Telephoto Camera(28 mm focal length, 1.7" sensor size, 0.8µm pixel size)12 MP f/2.2, Ultra-Wide Angle Camera(13 mm focal length, 2.55" sensor size, 1.4µm pixel size)

50 MP f/1.8, Wide Angle, Primary Camera(1.56" sensor size, 1µm pixel size)12 MP f/2.2, Ultra-Wide Angle Camera(3" sensor size, 1.12µm pixel size)5 MP f/2.4, Macro Camera

Sensor

IMX689, Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor, UltraPixel BSI image sensor

Autofocus

, Phase Detection autofocus, Continuous autofocus

, Phase Detection autofocus, Dual Pixel autofocus

OIS

Flash

, Dual LED Flash

, LED Flash

, LED Flash

Image Resolution

8000 x 6000 Pixels

4000 x 3000 Pixels

8150 x 6150 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation, ISO control

Exposure compensation, ISO control

Exposure compensation, ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Filters
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

7680x4320 @ 30 fps
3840x2160 @ 60 fps
1920x1080 @ 240 fps
1280x720 @ 480 fps

7680x4320 @ 24 fps
3840x2160 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 60 fps
1280x720 @ 960 fps

3840x2160 @ 30 fps

Video Recording Features

Super Stable
Video HDR
Bokeh portrait video

Slo-motion
Bokeh portrait video
Video Pro Mode
Stereo recording

Slo-motion
Video HDR
Video Pro Mode

Front Camera
Very Good
Good
Very Good
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Single

Resolution

16 MP f/2.4, Wide Angle, Primary Camera(3" sensor size, 1µm pixel size)

10 MP f/2.2, Wide Angle, Primary Camera(26 mm focal length, 3.2" sensor size, 1.22µm pixel size)

32 MP f/2.2, Wide Angle, Primary Camera(26 mm focal length, 2.74" sensor size, 0.8µm pixel size)

Sensor

Exmor RS

Autofocus

, Phase Detection autofocus, Dual Pixel autofocus

No

Flash

, Screen flash

No

Camera Features

Fixed Focus

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

3840x2160 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Battery
Good
Very Good
Very Good
Capacity

4500 mAh

4800 mAh

5000 mAh

Type

Li-ion

Li-ion

Li-ion

Removable

No

No

No

TalkTime

Up to 40 Hours(4G)

Wireless Charging

Quick Charging

, Warp, 65W: 100 % in 29 minutes

, Fast, 25W

, Fast, 25W

USB Type-C

Storage
Best in Class
Best in Class
Best in Class
Internal Memory

128 GB

256 GB

256 GB

Expandable Memory

No

No

, Up to 1 TB

User Available Storage

Up to 236 GB

Storage Type

UFS 3.1

UFS 3.1

UFS 3.1

Network & Connectivity
SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM, GSM+GSM

Dual SIM, GSM+GSM

Dual SIM, GSM+GSM

SIM Size

SIM1: Nano
SIM2: Nano

SIM1: Nano
SIM2: Nano

SIM1: Nano
SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

Network Support

5G Supported in India, 4G Supported in India, 3G, 2G

5G Supported in India, 4G Supported in India, 3G, 2G

5G Supported in India, 4G Supported in India, 3G, 2G

VoLTE

SIM 1

5G Bands:
TDD N41 / N78
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)
3G Bands:
UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
GPRS:
Available
EDGE:
Available
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5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
3G Bands:
UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
GPRS:
Available
EDGE:
Available
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5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
3G Bands:
UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
GPRS:
Available
EDGE:
Available
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SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)
3G Bands:
UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
GPRS:
Available
EDGE:
Available
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4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
3G Bands:
UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
GPRS:
Available
EDGE:
Available
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5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
3G Bands:
UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
GPRS:
Available
EDGE:
Available
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SAR Value

Head: 1.19 W/kg, Body: 0.78 W/kg

Head: 0.65 W/kg, Body: 0.95 W/kg

Head: 1.148 W/kg

Wi-Fi

, Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax), MIMO

, Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 5GHz, MIMO

, Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 5GHz 6GHz, MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct, Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct, Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Calling

Bluetooth

, v5.2

, v5.0

, v5.3

GPS

with A-GPS, Glonass

with A-GPS, Glonass

with A-GPS, Glonass

NFC

USB Connectivity

Mass storage device, USB charging

Mass storage device, USB charging

Mass storage device, USB charging

Multimedia
FM Radio

No

No

No

Stereo Speakers

Loudspeaker

Audio Jack

USB Type-C

USB Type-C

USB Type-C

Audio Features

Dolby Atmos

Dolby Atmos

Sensors
Fingerprint Sensor

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen

On-screen

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Optical

Ultrasonic

Optical

Other Sensors

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope

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