Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra vs OnePlus 9 Pro 256GB

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Comparing the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra vs OnePlus 9 Pro 256GB across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: OnePlus 9 Pro 256GB scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 3,622, while Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra scores 3,536, making OnePlus 9 Pro 256GB the better performer.


Display: Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra offers a screen size of 6.8 inches, while OnePlus 9 Pro 256GB offers 6.7 inches, making Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra features a Dynamic AMOLED 2x display compared to OnePlus 9 Pro 256GB's Fluid AMOLED, making Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra offers a higher rear camera resolution with 108 MP, while OnePlus 9 Pro 256GB offers 48 MP, making Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra offers a higher front camera resolution with 40 MP, while OnePlus 9 Pro 256GB offers 16 MP, making Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra better for front camera photography.


Battery: Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra delivers longer battery life with 10h 37m, while OnePlus 9 Pro 256GB delivers 9h 53m, making Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra the better pick for all day usage.


Storage: Both Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra and OnePlus 9 Pro 256GB offer the same internal storage of 256 GB.


Expert Review: The editorial team rates both Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra and OnePlus 9 Pro 256GB equally at 8.


User Rating: Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra and OnePlus 9 Pro 256GB both receive the same user rating of 4.2.

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Summary

Release Date

27 Jan, 2021
31 Mar, 2021
14 May, 2026

Performance

Samsung Exynos 2100
Snapdragon 888
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 2.9 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.84 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 4.61 GHz)
12 GB RAM
12 GB RAM
16 GB RAM

Display

6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
6.7 inches (17.02 cm)
6.82 inches (17.32 cm)
Dynamic AMOLED 2x
Fluid AMOLED
AMOLED
1440x3200 px (QHD+)
1440x3216 px (QHD+)
1440x3168 px (QHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate
120 Hz Refresh Rate
144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

108 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
48 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
200 MP
Primary Camera (upto 3.7x Optical Zoom)
12 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
50 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
200 MP
Telephoto Camera
10 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
8 MP
Telephoto Camera
50 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
10 MP
Camera (upto 10x Optical Zoom)
2 MP
Mono Camera
N/A

Front Camera

40 MP
Wide Angle Lens
16 MP
Wide Angle Lens
50 MP

Battery

5000 mAh
4500 mAh
6600 mAh
25W Fast Charging
65W Warp Charging
100W Flash Charging
Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB
256 GB
512 GB
UFS 3.1
UFS 3.1
UFS 4.1

Expert Review

8.0/10
8.0/10
8.7/10

Pros

  • Flagship-grade performance
  • Great cameras
  • Stunning display
  • Long-lasting battery life
  • Stunning 120Hz AMOLED display
  • Uber-fast wired charging
  • Excellent performance
  • Good cameras
  • Stellar and versatile three-lens camera system
  • Excellent performance
  • Bright and crisp 2K AMOLED display

Cons

  • Uneven weight distribution
  • No expandable storage
  • Purple-sky effect in lowlight scenarios
  • Sub-par battery life
  • Telephoto lens could do with some tweaks
  • Expensive
  • Battery life could have been better
  • Very expensive with camera kit
  • No shortcut key

User Ratings

4.2/5
(1,169 ratings)
4.2/5
(12,538 ratings)
4.6/5
(29 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

646,482
AnTuTu Score
697,091
AnTuTu Score
3,977,648
AnTuTu Score
10h 37m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
9h 53m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
15h 10m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Jan 27, 2021
(Official)
Mar 31, 2021
(Official)
May 06, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v11
Android v11
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
7 Year

Custom UI

Samsung One UI
Oxygen OS
Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Best In Class

Chipset

Samsung Exynos 2100
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

Processor

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

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

4.61 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.62 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

5 nm
5 nm
3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G78 MP14
Adreno 660
Adreno 840

RAM

12 GB / 16 GB
8 GB / 12 GB
16 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5
LPDDR5
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.

646,482
697,091
3,977,648

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

34.0 s
20.0 s
14.0 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
6,450

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

8.0 %
8.0 %
7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

23.5 %
11.5 %
21.7 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent
Best In Class

Display Type

Dynamic AMOLED 2x
Fluid AMOLED
AMOLED

Screen Size

6.8 inches  (17.27 cm)
6.7 inches  (17.02 cm)
6.82 inches  (17.32 cm)

Resolution

1440x3200 px (QHD+)
1440x3216 px (QHD+)
1440x3168 px (QHD+)

Brightness

1500 nits
1300 nits
N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
4500 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz
120 Hz
144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9
20:9
19.8:9

Pixel Density

516 ppi
526 ppi
510 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

89.44 %
90.23 %
89.7 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass Victus
Corning Gorilla Glass v5
Yes

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+
Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
N/A
94.49 %

Design

Height

165.1 mm
163.2 mm
162.98 mm

Width

75.6 mm
73.6 mm
76.81 mm

Thickness

8.9 mm
8.7 mm
8.19 mm

Weight

227 grams
197 grams
232 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass
Back: Gorilla Glass
Back: Glass

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant 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

Rear Camera Rating

Excellent
Excellent
Best In Class

Resolution

108 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle26 mm focal length 1/1.33" sensor size S5KHM3 ISOCELL Plus 0.8µm pixel size
48 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle23 mm focal length 1/1.4" sensor size IMX789 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 1.12µm pixel size
200 MP
Primary Camera105x Digital Zoom 3.7x Optical Zoomf/1.8535 mm focal length LYT 901 0.7µm 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/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera14 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size 1µm pixel size
200 MP
f/2.67 Telephoto Camera85 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size
10 MP
Telephoto Camera72 mm focal length 1/3.24" sensor size 1.22µm pixel size
8 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera77 mm focal length 1µm pixel size
50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera14 mm focal length
10 MP
f/4.91/3.24" sensor size 1.22µm pixel size
2 MP
f/2.4 Mono Camera
N/A

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Laser Autofocus
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Continuous Autofocus Laser Autofocus
Yes

OIS

Yes
Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

12000 x 9000 Pixels
8000 x 6000 Pixels
N/A

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)
N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Filters
Focus Tracking
Touch to focus
105 x Digital Zoom
3.7 x Optical Zoom
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Video Recording

8k @24 fps
4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps
HD @960 fps
8k @30 fps
4k @60 fps
Full HD @240 fps
HD @480 fps
8k @30 fps
4k @30/60/120 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Video Recording Features

Slow Motion
Video HDR
Bokeh portrait video
Video Pro Mode
Super Stable
Video HDR
Bokeh portrait video
N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Excellent
Very Good
Best In Class

Resolution

40 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera26 mm focal length 1/2.8" sensor size 0.7µm pixel size
16 MP
f/2.4 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/3" sensor size Exmor RS 1µm pixel size
50 MP
f/2.45 Primary Camera

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
N/A
N/A

Flash

N/A
Yes Screen flash
Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

N/A
Fixed Focus
N/A

Video Recording

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

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Capacity

5000 mAh
4500 mAh
6600 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 41 Hours(4G)
N/A
N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 25W Fast Charging
Yes 65W Warp Charging 100% in 29 minutes
Yes 100W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes
Yes Charging Time: 43 minutes
Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

Yes
N/A
N/A

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.

10h 37m
9h 53m
15h 10m

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

0h 55m 14s
0h 48m 34s
0h 36m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB / 512 GB
128 GB / 256 GB
512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 3.1
UFS 3.1
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

No
No
N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G 4G
5G 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes
Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78
5G Bands:
TDD N41 / N78
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89
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) / 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)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
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) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 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 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) / 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)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
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 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)
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SAR Value

Head: 0.77 W/kg Body: 1.02 W/kg
Head: 1.11 W/kg Body: 0.91 W/kg
N/A

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

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

Bluetooth

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

GPS

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

NFC

Yes
Yes
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

Yes
N/A
N/A

Audio Jack

USB Type-C
USB Type-C
USB Type-C

Audio Features

N/A
Dolby Atmos
N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen
On-screen
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Ultrasonic
Optical
Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

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

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