Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 vs Samsung Galaxy S21
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Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 Manufactured in August, 2023, with display 7.6 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, vs Samsung Galaxy S21, Manufactured in February, 2021 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 2100. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5
- Larger display: 7.6in
- Higher battery capacity: 4400mAh vs 4000mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5
- Supports DisplayPort
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S21
- Higher pixel density: 421ppi
- Lighter design: 169g vs 253g
Versions
| Memory Options | - 12/256 GB - 12/512 GB - 12/1024 GB |
- 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB |
Review
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
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Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonDisplay
| Type | Dynamic AMOLED | Dynamic AMOLED |
| Size | 7.6 in | 6.2 in |
| Resolution | 1812x2176 pixels | 1080x2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 10.81:9 | 20:9 |
| Pixel density | 374 ppi | 421 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (10-120 Hz) | Yes (48-120 Hz) |
| Max brightness | 600 nits | 800 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10+ | Yes HDR10+ |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 91.1 % | 85.9 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| sRGB gamut | 94.7 % | 99.5 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | 120 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Response time | 4 ms | 5 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | ∞ Infinite |
Design & Build
| Height | 154.9 mm (6.1 in) | 151.7 mm (5.97 in) |
| Width | 129.9 mm (5.11 in) | 71.2 mm (2.8 in) |
| Thickness | 6.1 mm (0.24 in) | 7.9 mm (0.31 in) |
| Weight | 253 g (8.92 oz) | 169 g (5.96 oz) |
| Water resistance | IPX8 | IP68 |
| Cooling system | Vapor chamber | n/a |
| Back panel | Glass | Plastic |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - White - Black - Gray - Blue |
- White - Gray - Pink - Purple |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Button | Yes In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 | Samsung Exynos 2100 |
| Max Frequency | 3360 MHz | 2900 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 3/2 (Cortex-A510) - 2/2.8 (Cortex-A710) - 2/2.8 (Cortex-A715) - 1/3.2 (Cortex-X3) |
- 4/2.2 (Cortex-A55) - 3/2.81 (Cortex-A78) - 1/2.91 (Cortex-X1) |
| Process | TSMC | Samsung |
| Transistor Size | 4 nm | 5 nm |
| Neural Processor | Hexagon | Yes |
| Graphics | Adreno 740 | Mali-G78 MP14 |
| GPU Cores | 1536 | 896 |
| GPU Frequency | 680 MHz | 854 MHz |
| FLOPS | 2089 GFLOPS | 1530.4 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 2062 | 1331 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 5396 | 3593 |
| CPU | 384437 | 253391 |
| GPU | 561497 | 281676 |
| Memory | 277544 | 158352 |
| UX | 274646 | 210361 |
| NanoReview Score | 1498124 | 903780 |
| Max Surface Temp. | 48.9 °C | 38.9 °C |
| Stability | 50 % | 66 % |
| Graphics Test | 72 fps | 34 fps |
| Graphics Score | 12123 | 5715 |
| Writing score | 19427 | 16101 |
| Web score | 14304 | 11909 |
| Video editing | 7895 | 7097 |
| Data manipulation | 13075 | 10153 |
| NanoReview Score | 15647 | 13123 |
Memory
| RAM Size | 12 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory Frequency | 4200 MHz | 2750 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | - 256 GB - 512 GB - 1024 GB | - 128 GB - 256 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 14) | Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 14) |
| OS Size | 34 GB | 28.1 GB |
| UI Skin | One UI 6.1 | One UI 6.0 |
Battery
| Volume | 4400 mAh | 4000 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 25 W | 25 W |
| Battery Type | Li-Po | Li-ion |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | Yes (15 W) | Yes (15 W) |
| Reverse Charging | Yes (Wireless) | Yes (Wireless) |
| Fast Charging | Yes (50% in 30 min) | Yes (55% in 50 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 1:24 h | 1:35 h |
| Web Browsing | 08:04 h | 06:01 h |
| Video Playback | 12:40 h | 11:06 h |
| Games | 05:13 h | 04:21 h |
| Standby Mode | 126 h | 95 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 MP | 12 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8160x6120 pixels | 4000x3000 pixels |
| Zoom | Optical, 3x | Optical, 1.1x |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K Recording | Up to 24FPS | Up to 24FPS |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 960 fps (720p) | 960 fps (720p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 123 ° | 120 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 50 MP Telephoto: 10 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP |
Standard: 12 MP Telephoto: 64 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Matrix | 50 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung GN3 | Sony IMX555 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.57 | 1/1.76 |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | 1.8 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 10 MP | 64 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 66 mm | 28 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3K1 | Samsung Bright S5KGW2 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.94 | 1/1.72 |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | 0.8 μm |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 12 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX258 | Sony IMX563 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06 | 1/2.55 |
| Pixel size | 1.12 μm | 1.4 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | 70 | 70 |
| Preview | 76 | 72 |
| Zoom | 128 | 126 |
Front camera
| Matrix | 10 MP | 10 MP |
| Photo resolution | 3648x2736 pixels | 3872x2592 pixels |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX374 | Sony IMX374 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.2 | 1/3.24 |
| Pixel size | 1.22 μm | 1.22 μm |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.3 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.2 | 3.2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode - USB-Host mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes DP 1.2 | n/a |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | No | No |
| SIM Count* | 2 | 2 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM 850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900 | GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz |
| 3G Bands | UMTS B1(2100), B2(1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8(900) | WCDMA Band 1, 2, 4, 5, 8 |
| LTE category | 20 | 24 |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | July, 2023 yr | January, 2021 yr |
| Release Date | August, 2023 yr | February, 2021 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 1799 | 800 |
| Sensors | - Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Hall Sensor - Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
| Charger Included | No | n/a |
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Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 the clear winner in this comparison.
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