Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 8 vs Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus 5G

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip8

Galaxy S21 Plus 5G

2026, July 22

2021, January

Released 2026, July 22

2021, January

€ 1,049.00 / $ 1,199.99 / £ 1,149.00 / ₹ 124,999

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Unfolded: 166.9 x 75.4 x 6.1 mmFolded: 85.7 x 75.4 x 13.1 mm

161.5 x 75.6 x 7.8 mm (6.36 x 2.98 x 0.31 in)

180 g (6.35 oz)

200 g (Sub6), 202 g (mmWave) (7.05 oz)

IP48 dust and water resistant (dust > 1mm; immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min) Armor aluminum frame

Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), plastic back, aluminum frame

Graphite, Cream, Pink, Mint

Phantom Black, Phantom Silver, Phantom Violet, Phantom Pink, Phantom Gold, Phantom Red

Yes

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only) CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA

Yes

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO

Yes

LTE

Yes

SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave

Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time)

Yes, Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

AMOLED

Dynamic AMOLED

6.9

6.7 inches, 107.8 cm2 (~88.3% screen-to-body ratio)

1080x2520 pixels

1080 x 2400 pixels

1 Million+

16M colors

400 ppi density

393 ppi density

Yes

Capacitive Touchscreen

Mohs level 1

Corning Gorilla Glass

120Hz, HDR10+, 2600 nits (peak)

2X 120Hz HDR10+ 1600 nits (peak) Always-on display

No

Yes

Dual Cameras

Triple Cameras

50 MP, f/1.8, 23mm (wide), 1/1.57

12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.76", 1.8µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS

12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 123˚ (ultrawide), 1/3.2

64 MP, f/2.0, 29mm (telephoto), 1/1.72", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS, 1.1x optical zoom, 3x hybrid zoom

4K@30/60fps, 1080p@60/120/240fps, HDR10+

8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS

LED flash, HDR, panorama

Auto-HDR, panorama

10 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide), 1.12µm

10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.2", 1.22µm, Dual Pixel PDAF

4K@30/60fps

4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps

HDR

Dual video call, Auto-HDR

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12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1.4µm, Super Steady video

Android 17, up to 7 major upgrades, One UI 9

Android 11

One UI 9

One UI 3.0

Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5

Exynos 2100 (International) / Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 (USA, China & Korea)

Octa-core (2x4.74 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix L + 6x3.62 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix M) - US/CA/CN10-core (1x3.80GHz C1-Ultra & 3x3.25GHz C1-Pro & 6x2.75GHz C1-Pro) - ROW

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/Korea

Adreno 840 (1.3GHz) - US/CA/CNXclipse 960 - ROW

Mali-G78 MP14 - International / Adreno 660 - USA/China/Korea

12GB

8 GB

256GB/512GB

128/256 GB

Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer

Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer

5.4, A2DP, LE

5.0, A2DP, LE

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct

USB Type-C 3.2, OTG

USB Type-C 3.2, USB On-The-Go

GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS

Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO

15W wireless / 4.5W reverse wireless

Yes, Fast Qi/PMA wireless charging 15W / Reverse wireless charging 4.5W

GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G

HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA), 5G

Li-Ion (Lithium Ion)

Li-Poly (Lithium Polymer)

Li-Ion Li-Ion 4300 mAh

4800 mAh, Battery

25W wired, QC2.0, 55% in 30 min

Yes, 25W (USB Power Delivery 3.0)