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Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G SM-G996B specifications Expand
Released 2021, January 29
200g (Sub6), 202g (mmWave), 7.8mm thickness
Android 11, One UI 3.1
128GB/256GB storage, no card slot

Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G was announced at 2021, January 14 with Android 11, One UI 3.1, have chipset Exynos 2100 (5 nm) - International,Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm) - USA/China CPU Octa-core (1x2.9 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.80 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A55) - International,Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 680 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 680 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 680) - USA/China and GPU Mali-G78 MP14 - International,Adreno 660 - USA/China. It have 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM storage and there are colors: Phantom Black, Phantom Silver, Phantom Violet, Phantom Pink, Phantom Gold, Phantom Red

NETWORK
Technology
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
2G
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only)
3G
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48, 66, 71 - SM-G996U1
5G
2, 5, 25, 41, 66, 71, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - SM-G996U1
Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA), 5G
TIMELINE
Announced
2021, January 14
Released
Released 2021, January 29
BODY
Dimensions
161.5 x 75.6 x 7.8 mm (6.36 x 2.98 x 0.31 in)
Weight
200 g (Sub6), 202 g (mmWave) (7.05 oz)
Build
Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus), aluminum frame
SIM
Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM, dual stand-by)
DISPLAY
Type
Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1300 nits (peak)
Size
6.7 inches, 107.8 cm2 (~88.3% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~394 ppi density)
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Always-on display
PLATFORM
OS
Android 11, One UI 3.1
Chipset
Exynos 2100 (5 nm) - International
Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm) - USA/China
CPU
Octa-core (1x2.9 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.80 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A55) - International
Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 680 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 680 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 680) - USA/China
GPU
Mali-G78 MP14 - International
Adreno 660 - USA/China
MEMORY
Card slot
No
Internal
128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM
UFS 3.1
MAIN CAMERA
Camera
12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.76", 1.8µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
64 MP, f/2.0, 29mm (telephoto), 1/1.72", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS, 1.1x optical zoom, 3x hybrid zoom
12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55" 1.4µm, Super Steady video
Features
LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video
8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS
FRONT CAMERA
Camera
10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.24", 1.22µm, Dual Pixel PDAF
Features
Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Video
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps
SOUND
Loudspeaker
Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack
No
32-bit/384kHz audio
Tuned by AKG
COMMUNICATES
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth
5.0, A2DP, LE
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC
Yes
Radio
FM radio (Snapdragon model only; market/operator dependent)
USB
USB Type-C 3.2, USB On-The-Go
FEATURES
Sensors
Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support)
Bixby natural language commands and dictation
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
Ultra Wideband (UWB) support
BATTERY
Battery
Li-Ion 4800 mAh, non-removable
Charging
Fast charging 25W
USB Power Delivery 3.0
Fast Qi/PMA wireless charging 15W
Reverse wireless charging 4.5W
MISC
Colors
Phantom Black, Phantom Silver, Phantom Violet, Phantom Pink, Phantom Gold, Phantom Red
SAR US
0.65 W/kg (head)     0.95 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU
0.54 W/kg (head)     1.33 W/kg (body)    
Performance
AnTuTu: 622276 (v8)
GeekBench: 3476 (v5.1)
GFXBench: 54fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
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Samsung firmware SM-G996B / Galaxy S21+ 5G SM-G996B 52

Device CSC Version Bit/SW REV. Security Patch Lvl. OS Build date
Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G CHO G996BXXSDGXI6 D  2024-10-01  Full Files U(Android 14) 20241015021440
Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G CHO G996BXXSCGXH8 C  2024-09-01  Full Files U(Android 14) 20240917222111
Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G CHO G996BXXUCGXH5 C  2024-08-01  Full Files U(Android 14) 20240823003940
Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G CHO G996BXXSCGXF4 C  2024-07-01  Full Files U(Android 14) 20240629002651
Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G CHO G996BXXSBGXEC B  2024-06-01  Full Files U(Android 14) 20240606071941
Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G CHO G996BXXSBGXDH B  2024-05-01  Full Files U(Android 14) 20240516045910
Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G CHO G996BXXUAGXDA A  2024-04-01  Full Files U(Android 14) 20240424212010
Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G CHO G996BXXSAFXCL A  2024-04-01  Full Files U(Android 14) 20240401164330
Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G CHO G996BXXS9FXBD 9  2024-03-01  Full Files U(Android 14) 20240302015700
Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G CHO G996BXXS9FXAH 9  2024-02-01  Full Files U(Android 14) 20240130182730
Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G CHO G996BXXS9FWLC 9  2024-01-01  Full Files U(Android 14) 20240106032241
Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G CHO G996BXXS9FWKB 9  2023-12-01  Full Files U(Android 14) 20231202023241
Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G CHO G996BXXU9FWK2 9  2023-11-01  Full Files U(Android 14) 20231108092351
Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G CHO G996BXXS9EWJQ 9  2023-11-01  Full Files T(Android 13) 20231109063300
Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G CHO G996BXXS9EWJH 9  2023-10-01  Full Files T(Android 13) 20231021080213
Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G CHO G996BXXU9EWI7 9  2023-09-01  Full Files T(Android 13) 20230928232611
Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G CHO G996BXXS9EWI3 9  2023-09-01  Full Files T(Android 13) 20230915232801
Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G CHO G996BXXS9EWH1 9  2023-08-01  Full Files T(Android 13) 20230802102240
Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G CHO G996BXXS9EWF3 9  2023-07-01  Full Files T(Android 13) 20230626112340
Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G CHO G996BXXU8EWF1 8  2023-06-01  Full Files T(Android 13) 20230602161230
Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G CHO G996BXXS7EWE4 7  2023-05-01  Full Files T(Android 13) 20230519030710
Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G CHO G996BXXS7EWC4 7  2023-04-01  Full Files T(Android 13) 20230406010611
Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G CHO G996BXXS6EWBB 6  2023-03-01  Full Files T(Android 13) 20230306222840
Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G CHO G996BXXS6DWB1 6  2023-02-01  Full Files T(Android 13) 20230207211811
Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G CHO G996BXXU6EWAF 6  2023-02-01  Full Files T(Android 13) 20230215233710
Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G CHO G996BXXS5DWA4 5  2023-01-01  Full Files T(Android 13) 20230119233611
Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G CHO G996BXXU5DVKF 5  2022-12-01  Full Files T(Android 13) 20221206174851
Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G CHO G996BXXS5DVK1 5  2022-11-01  Full Files T(Android 13) 20221110160331
Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G CHO G996BXXU5DVJC 5  2022-10-01  Full Files T(Android 13) 20221024172820
Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G CHO G996BXXS5CVIF 5  2022-10-01  Full Files S(Android 12) 20220926095851
Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G CHO G996BXXS5CVHI 5  2022-09-01  Full Files S(Android 12) 20220830150440
Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G CHO G996BXXU5CVH7 5  2022-08-01  Full Files S(Android 12) 20220817132550
Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G CHO G996BXXU5CVGB 5  2022-08-01  Full Files S(Android 12) 20220721222200
Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G CHO G996BXXS5CVEA 5  2022-06-01  Full Files S(Android 12) 20220608031710
Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G CHO G996BXXU5CVDD 5  2022-05-01  Full Files S(Android 12) 20220425233501
Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G CHO G996BXXS4CVCG 4  2022-04-01  Full Files S(Android 12) 20220330143720
Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G CHO G996BXXU4CVC4 4  2022-03-01  Full Files S(Android 12) 20220309104420
Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G CHO G996BXXS4BVAA 4  2022-02-01  Full Files S(Android 12) 20220222055440
Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G CHO G996BXXU4BULF 4  2022-01-01  Full Files S(Android 12) 20211229193331
Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G CHO G996BXXU4BULF 4  2022-01-01  Full Files S(Android 12) 20220207235320
Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G CHO G996BXXU3BUK8 3  2021-11-01  Full Files S(Android 12) 20211106072630
Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G CHO G996BXXU3AUHB 3  2021-08-01  Full Files R(Android 11) 20210817171039
Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G CHO G996BXXU3AUGM 3  2021-08-01  Full Files R(Android 11) 20210730110815
Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G CHO G996BXXU3AUG4 3  2021-07-01  Full Files R(Android 11) 20210707154337
Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G CHO G996BXXU3AUF6 3  2021-06-01  Full Files R(Android 11) 20210613123846
Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G CHO G996BXXU2AUC8 2  2021-04-01  Full Files R(Android 11) 20210320150336
Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G CHO G996BXXS2AUBB 2  2021-03-01  Full Files R(Android 11) 20210224145135
Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G CHO G996BXXU1AUB8 1  2021-02-01  Full Files R(Android 11) 20210213065505
Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G CHO G996BXXU1AUB3 1  2021-02-01  Full Files R(Android 11) 20210204093006
Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G CHO G996BXXU1AUAB 1  2021-01-01  Full Files R(Android 11) 20210125084535
Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G CHO G996BXXU1AUA4 1  2021-01-01  Full Files R(Android 11) 20210107125105
Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G CHO G996BXXU1ATLD 1  Full Files R(Android 11) 20201209131033
Lastest combinations SM-G996B / Galaxy S21+ 5G SM-G996B
Device Version Bit/SW REV. FA Change list Updated
SM-G996B / Galaxy S21+ 5G G996BXXU4AUL1 4 FAR0 CL23342103 2024-05-13 22:17:52
SM-G996B / Galaxy S21+ 5G G996BXXU3AUE1 3 FAR0 CL21695509 2021-09-29 02:08:40
SM-G996B / Galaxy S21+ 5G G996BXXU2AUE1 2 FAR0 CL21695509 2021-08-20 01:46:25
SM-G996B / Galaxy S21+ 5G G996BXXU1AUE1 1 FAR0 CL21695509 2022-02-01 12:37:59
SM-G996B / Galaxy S21+ 5G G996BXXU1AUA3 1 FAR0 CL20796681 2021-05-05 03:59:08
All combinations
 How to flash Samsung SM-G996B / Galaxy S21+ 5G SM-G996B firmware

1. Extract (unzip) the Samsung firmware file. Recommended using WinRAR or 7-Zip

2. Download Odin Tool 3.13.1

3. Extract Odin ZIP file

4. Open Odin execute file

5. Reboot Samsung phone in Download Mode (hold Home + Power + Volume Down buttons / hold Volume Down + Bixby buttons then plug-in cable)

6. Connect you Samsung phone and wait until you get a blue sign in Odin

7. Add the 1 file Samsung firmware to AP/PDA or 4 files Samsung firmware (AP/BL/CP/CSC) to it's slots

8. Make sure re-partition is NOT ticked

9. Click the START button, sit back and wait few minutes

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