Samsung Galaxy Note 21 Ultra vs Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra 5G

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Comparing the Samsung Galaxy Note 21 Ultra vs Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra 5G across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra 5G runs at a higher processing speed of 3.36 GHz, while Samsung Galaxy Note 21 Ultra runs at 2.84 GHz, making Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra 5G the better performer.


Display: Both Samsung Galaxy Note 21 Ultra and Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra 5G offer the same screen size of 6.8 inches, but Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra 5G features a Dynamic AMOLED 2x display compared to Samsung Galaxy Note 21 Ultra's Dynamic AMOLED, making Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra 5G the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra 5G offers a higher rear camera resolution with 200 MP, while Samsung Galaxy Note 21 Ultra offers 108 MP, making Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra 5G better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Samsung Galaxy Note 21 Ultra offers a higher front camera resolution with 40 MP, while Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra 5G offers 12 MP, making Samsung Galaxy Note 21 Ultra better for front camera photography.


Battery: Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra 5G delivers longer battery life with 13h 52m, while Samsung Galaxy Note 21 Ultra delivers None, making Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra 5G the better pick for all day usage.


Storage: Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra 5G offers higher internal storage with 256 GB, while Samsung Galaxy Note 21 Ultra offers 128 GB, making Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra 5G the better option for storage.

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Summary

Release Date

15 Feb, 2023
02 Feb, 2023
23 Jul, 2026

Expert Review

N/A
8.5/10
N/A

Pros

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Lovely display
  • Excellent cameras
  • Solid performance & battery life
  • S Pen is still unmatched
  • Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Pricey
  • Large and heavy
  • Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

N/A
4.6/5
(9,587 ratings)
3.1/5
(16 ratings)

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General

Launch Date

N/A
Feb 02, 2023
(Official)
Jul 22, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v11
Android v13.0
Android

OS Updates

N/A
4 Years
7 Year

Security Updates

N/A
5 Years
7 Year

Custom UI

N/A
Samsung One UI
N/A

Performance

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy

Processor

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

3.36 GHz, Single core, Cortex X3 2.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A715 2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A510
Octa core

4.74 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.6 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

5 nm
4 nm
3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 660
Adreno 740
Adreno 840

RAM

12 GB
12 GB
12 GB / 16 GB

RAM Type

N/A
LPDDR5X
LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

N/A
1,226,598
3,074,056

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A
18.0 s
18.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A
N/A
5,392

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A
4.0 %
N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A
6.3 %
N/A
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Type

Dynamic AMOLED
Dynamic AMOLED 2x (Curved Display)
Dynamic AMOLED 2x

Screen Size

6.8 inches  (17.27 cm)
6.8 inches  (17.27 cm)
8 inches  (20.32 cm)

Resolution

1440x3200 px (QHD+)
1440x3088 px (QHD+)
2256x2504 px

Peak Brightness

N/A
1750 nits
3000 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz
120 Hz
120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9
19.3:9
N/A

Pixel Density

516 ppi
501 ppi
422 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

N/A
89.99 %
178.04 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass
Corning Gorilla Glass Glass Victus 2
Corning Gorilla Glass Glass Ceramic 3

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display
Yes with punch-hole display
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+
Yes HDR 10+
N/A

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
N/A
90.1 %

Design

Height

N/A
163.4 mm
158.4 mm

Width

N/A
78.1 mm
72.8 mm

Thickness

N/A
8.9 mm
8.9 mm

Weight

N/A
233 grams
215 grams

Build Material

N/A
Back: Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Back: Gorilla Glass Victus 2

Form Factor

N/A
N/A
Foldable Touch

Dimensions

N/A
N/A
Folded: 158.4 x 72.8 x 8.9 mm
Unfolded: 158.4 x 143.2 x 4.1 mm

Water Resistance

Yes IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)
Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)
N/A

Ruggedness

Dust proof
Dust proof
N/A

Rear Camera

Resolution

108 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle26 mm focal length 1/1.33" sensor size 0.8µm pixel size
200 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.7 Wide Angle24 mm focal length 1/1.31" sensor size S5KHP2 ISO-CELL 0.6µm pixel size
200 MP
Primary Camera30x Digital Zoomf/1.7 Wide Angle 85° field-of-view23 mm focal length 1/1.3" sensor size S5KHP2 0.6µm pixel size
10 MP
f/4.9 Periscope Camera240 mm focal length 1/3.24" sensor size 1.22µm pixel size
12 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 1/2.55" sensor size 1.4µm pixel size
50 MP
f/1.9 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 1/2.5" sensor size 0.7µm pixel size
10 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera1/3.24" sensor size 1.22µm pixel size
10 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera70 mm focal length 1/3.52" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size
10 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera67 mm focal length 1/3.94" sensor size 1µm pixel size
N/A
10 MP
f/4.9230 mm focal length 1/3.52" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size
N/A

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection autofocus
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Laser Autofocus
Yes Quad Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Yes
Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

12000 x 9000 Pixels
14500 x 13650 Pixels
12288 x 16384 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
SuperMoon
N/A

Camera Features

Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
30 x Digital Zoom

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
8k @30 fps
4k @60 fps
Full HD @240 fps
8k @30 fps
4k @120 fps
Full HD @120/240 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A
Slow Motion
Ultra Steady Video
Video HDR
Bokeh portrait video
Video Pro Mode
Stereo recording
Slow Motion

Front Camera

Resolution

40 MP
f/1.8 Wide Angle Primary Camera26 mm focal length 1.34µm pixel size
12 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera26 mm focal length 1/3.2" sensor size
10 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera26 mm focal length 1/3" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

Autofocus

N/A
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
No

Flash

N/A
N/A
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

N/A
4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps

Battery

Capacity

5000 mAh
5000 mAh
5000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion
Si/C Li-Ion

TalkTime

N/A
Up to 49 Hours(4G)
N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 25W Fast Charging
Yes 45W Fast Charging 65% in 30 minutes
Yes 45W

Wireless Charging

N/A
Yes 15W Wireless Charging
Yes 20W Wireless Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A
Yes 4.5W Wireless Reverse Charging
Yes 4.5W Wireless Reverse Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A
13h 52m
21h 15m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

N/A
0h 54m 42s
N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB
256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB
256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB

Storage Type

N/A
UFS 4.0
UFS 4.x

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 512 GB
No
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano/eSIM SIM2: eSIM

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes
Yes

SIM 1

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 14) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 2300(band 30)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78
N/A
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)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 7009(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
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SIM 2

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 14) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 2300(band 30)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78
N/A
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)
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 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)
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SAR Value

N/A
Head: 1.12 W/kg Body: 0.92 W/kg
N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)
Yes Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 5GHz MIMO
Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/be/ax) 5GHz 6GHz MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.2
Yes v5.3
Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with Glonass

NFC

N/A
Yes
Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A
Yes
Yes

Audio Jack

N/A
USB Type-C
USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen
On-screen
Side

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Optical
Ultrasonic
N/A

Other Sensors

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

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