Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G SM-G996U 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)

Specs source: gsmarena.com
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Samsung firmware SM-G996U / Galaxy S21+ 5G SM-G996U 54

Device CSC Version Bit/SW REV. Security Patch Lvl. OS Build date
Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G TMB G996USQSDGXJ2 D  Full Files U(Android 14) 20241008192250
Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G TMB G996USQSCGXH2 C  2024-09-01  Full Files U(Android 14) 20240903184510
Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G TMB G996USQUCGXGA C  2024-08-01  Full Files U(Android 14) 20240729150920
Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G TMB G996USQSCGXF3 C  2024-07-01  Full Files U(Android 14) 20240628145250
Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G TMB G996USQSBGXF1 B  2024-06-01  Full Files U(Android 14) 20240607133530
Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G TMB G996USQSBGXE2 B  2024-05-01  Full Files U(Android 14) 20240510164501
Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G TMB G996USQUAGXDE A  2024-04-01  Full Files U(Android 14) 20240419181641
Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G TMB G996USQSAFXD3 A  2024-04-01  Full Files U(Android 14) 20240402151401
Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G TMB G996USQSAFXC2 A  2024-03-01  Full Files U(Android 14) 20240305154601
Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G TMB G996USQSAFXAI A  2024-02-01  Full Files U(Android 14) 20240202163040
Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G TMB G996USQS9FXA3 9  2024-01-01  Full Files U(Android 14) 20240109003440
Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G TMB G996USQS9FWL2 9  2023-12-01  Full Files U(Android 14) 20231208180340
Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G TMB G996USQU9FWK9 9  2023-11-01  Full Files U(Android 14) 20231118170310
Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G TMB G996USQS9EWK1 9  2023-11-01  Full Files T(Android 13) 20231106191200
Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G TMB G996USQS9EWI2 9  2023-10-01  Full Files T(Android 13) 20230927170210
Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G TMB G996USQS9EWI1 9  2023-09-01  Full Files T(Android 13) 20230918160110
Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G TMB G996USQU8EWH6 8  2023-08-01  Full Files T(Android 13) 20230810170420
Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G TMB G996USQS8EWG1 8  2023-07-01  Full Files T(Android 13) 20230710183311
Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G TMB G996USQU7EWF4 7  2023-06-01  Full Files T(Android 13) 20230619194130
Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G TMB G996USQS7EWF1 7  2023-06-01  Full Files T(Android 13) 20230608123610
Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G TMB G996USQS6EWD4 6  2023-05-01  Full Files T(Android 13) 20230501190610
Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G TMB G996USQU6EWD1 6  2023-04-01  Full Files T(Android 13) 20230410021241
Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G TMB G996USQS5EWB3 5  2023-03-01  Full Files T(Android 13) 20230302145410
Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G TMB G996USQU5EWAI 5  2023-02-01  Full Files T(Android 13) 20230201150610
Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G TMB G996USQS5DWA5 5  2023-01-01  Full Files T(Android 13) 20230117004941
Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G TMB G996USQU5DVL9 5  2022-12-01  Full Files T(Android 13) 20221220181930
Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G TMB G996USQS5DVK7 5  2022-11-01  Full Files T(Android 13) 20221117232330
Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G TMB G996USQU5DVK3 5  2022-10-01  Full Files T(Android 13) 20221103000341
Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G TMB G996USQU5CVIF 5  2022-10-01  Full Files S(Android 12) 20220926075340
Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G TMB G996USQS5CVHC 5  2022-09-01  Full Files S(Android 12) 20220901111710
Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G TMB G996USQU5CVH9 5  2022-08-01  Full Files S(Android 12) 20220822102940
Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G TMB G996USQU5CVGB 5  2022-08-01  Full Files S(Android 12) 20220728090931
Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G TMB G996USQU5CVG4 5  2022-07-01  Full Files S(Android 12) 20220713081341
Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G TMB G996USQU5CVF3 5  2022-06-01  Full Files S(Android 12) 20220615143330
Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G TMB G996USQU5CVDB 5  2022-05-01  Full Files S(Android 12) 20220422113301
Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G TMB G996USQU5CVCG 5  2022-04-01  Full Files S(Android 12) 20220402221540
Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G TMB G996USQU5CVC4 5  2022-03-01  Full Files S(Android 12) 20220309102800
Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G TMB G996USQS5BVA6 5  2022-02-01  Full Files S(Android 12) 20220124184241
Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G TMB G996USQU5BULJ 5  2022-01-01  Full Files S(Android 12) 20220101212130
Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G TMB G996USQS4BUKK 4  2021-12-01  Full Files S(Android 12) 20211222111401
Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G TMB G996USQU4BUKF 4  2021-11-01  Full Files S(Android 12) 20211123095200
Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G TMB G996USQU4BUK7 4  2021-11-01  Full Files S(Android 12) 20211106084200
Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G TMB G996USQS4AUIR 4  2021-10-01  Full Files R(Android 11) 20211005161807
Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G TMB G996USQU4AUIL 4  2021-09-01  Full Files R(Android 11) 20210925161934
Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G TMB G996USQS4AUI1 4  2021-09-01  Full Files R(Android 11) 20210903082306
Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G TMB G996USQU4AUGQ 4  2021-08-01  Full Files R(Android 11) 20210803131534
Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G TMB G996USQS4AUFD 4  2021-07-01  Full Files R(Android 11) 20210622182807
Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G TMB G996USQU4AUF5 4  2021-06-01  Full Files R(Android 11) 20210607095709
Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G TMB G996USQU3AUDD 3  2021-05-01  Full Files R(Android 11) 20210501120836
Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G TMB G996USQU2AUC8 2  2021-04-01  Full Files R(Android 11) 20210320115635
Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G TMB G996USQU2AUB5 2  2021-03-01  Full Files R(Android 11) 20210226174705
Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G TMB G996USQU1AUAG 1  2021-02-01  Full Files R(Android 11) 20210201113404
Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G TMB G996USQU1AUA3 1  2021-01-01  Full Files R(Android 11) 20210106115333
Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G TMB G996USQU1ATLI 1  Full Files R(Android 11) 20201214084333
Lastest combinations SM-G996U / Galaxy S21+ 5G SM-G996U
Device Version Bit/SW REV. FA Change list Updated
SM-G996U / Galaxy S21+ 5G G996USQU2AUC3 2 FAR0 CL21221992 2021-08-20 01:51:21
SM-G996U / Galaxy S21+ 5G G996USQU1AUB4 1 FAR0 CL21086852 2022-02-01 12:45:00
SM-G996U / Galaxy S21+ 5G G996U1SQU1AUA5 1 FAR0 CL20796681 2021-05-05 04:07:59
SM-G996U / Galaxy S21+ 5G G996USQU1AUA5 1 FAR0 CL20796681 2021-05-05 04:16:44
 How to flash Samsung SM-G996U / Galaxy S21+ 5G SM-G996U 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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